PB Post: Frias: Greenies rampant in major leagues

WOW!...Don’t tell me mega-supplier John O’Donoghue still has leftovers!

A National League player, who asked that his name not be used, talked to staff writer Carlos Frîas about his experiences with “greenies’‘. Over a 10-year professional career, including the last six in the big leagues, he used amphetamines. Not every day, but about “30 to 40’’ times.

...Greenies, they’re diet pills, as far as I know. It’s rampant. A guy I played with in Detroit, he would take two just to go take simulated pitching. I mean, simulated pitching. He would bean up just to take some swings off a guy throwing on the side.

I’ve heard guys order them off the Internet or get them from Latin players. They sell them over-the-counter (in Latin America), so everybody knows somebody there. Guys get them during winter ball. In Double-A, guys would get them in spring training and stock up. If you ran out, everybody knew a major-leaguer who you could call to get some more.