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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

ESPN: The Biogenesis Files

The largest performance-enhancing drugs operation in U.S. sports history was exposed 10 years ago. Biogenesis of America, a Miami wellness clinic fueled by a cocaine-addicted biochemist who introduced himself as “Dr. T,” outed some of the nation’s biggest stars as PED users; still others have not been publicly tied into the scandal—until now.

Drawing upon more than 1,400 pages of confidential U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration investigative documents obtained exclusively by ESPN and dozens of interviews, this package of stories provides an unforgettable look at Tony Bosch’s operation, the attorneys and league officials caught using unsavory tactics, and the depths to which athletes will go for an advantage—and to protect their images

MLB players told feds about connections to Biogenesis, Bosch

DEA documents detail Melky Cabrera’s doping timeline, actions

DEA documents show how Braun built Biogenesis doping defense

Landing MLB star Manny Ramirez put Tony Bosch, Biogenesis on the doping map

Yankees star A-Rod ratted out other players in Biogenesis scandal

MLB took risks to bring down doping players in Biogenesis scandal

 

RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: September 13, 2023 at 03:58 PM | 12 comment(s)
  Beats: alex rodriguez, manny ramirez, melky cabrera, peds, ryan braun

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Alex Rodriguez is reportedly shopping a documentary on his life

There might soon be another documentary about a prominent recent player for the New York Yankees. Following ESPN’s six-part docuseries The Captain on Derek Jeter, Andrew Marchand of The New York Post reports that Alex Rodriguez is trying to gauge interest in a documentary on his life:

Here’s more on that from Marchand’s piece, which mentions that Rodriguez (who currently co-hosts the KayRod Cast alternate broadcast with Michael Kay for selected ESPN Sunday Night Baseball games, is a MLB on Fox postseason analyst, and is a part-owner of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves) is working with Religion of Sports‘ Gotham Chopra on this project:

If done right and straightforward, it could be tremendous. Since his comeback, Rodriguez’s go-to move is self-deprecation, but that won’t work in a doc. Like a lot of things in his life, you wonder: Why would A-Rod do that? This is not different. Rodriguez’s past is not forgotten, but it is not at the forefront of people’s minds, and with TV gigs at ESPN and Fox, among others, plus being a part owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves, he appears to be doing quite well. Is it really smart to dredge up the past? But if he doesn’t, it won’t be much of a life story.

 

RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: April 25, 2023 at 12:36 PM | 17 comment(s)
  Beats: alex rodriguez

 

 

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