A former New York Yankee strength trainer says information he supplied to the George Mitchell investigation regarding supplying Roger Clemens with steroids is included in the Mitchell report scheduled to be released later today, a source close to the trainer told ESPN The Magazine's Shaun Assael.
Brian McNamee, who worked for the Yankees and as a personal trainer for Clemens and Yankee teammates Andy Pettitte, also told investigators that on at least one occasion, Clemens was in possession of steroids from another supplier, the source said.
The source said McNamee told investigators he supplied Clemens with steroids while Clemens was witih the Yankees, and prior to Clemens joining the team.
This is just the tip of the iceberg according to the article several more Yankees will be named. More throughout the day...
Internet Coverage: MLB.com will stream Senator Mitchell's press conference at 1 CT and Bud Selig's press conference at 3:30 CT.
12:40 UPDATE: No real surprises here for any Cub fans that watched this squad over the past decade, the Score is reporting that
1:00 UPDATE: George Mitchell is at the podium. He has announced that the report will soon be available at MLB.com.
2:00 UPDATE: Upon further review there were none of the names listed above in the report. Some of the former Cubs named included Glenallen Hill, Benito Santiago, Todd Pratt, Kent Mercker, Tawd Hundley, RonDL White, Gary Matthews, Jr., and Jerry Hairston, Jr. There is also an interview with former Cub pitching great Matt Karchner said in 1999 he was rooming with two teammates in Chicago who were on the juice. Their names were left out of the report.
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