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December 22, 2005
Matt Lawton: Talking to Teammates Played Role in Decision to Take Steroids
I'm surprised that this has gotten so little attention. In a recent article by Bob Nightengale from USA Today Matt Lawton, who tested positive for steroids at the end of the 2005 season, claims that before he made the decision to use steroids to try to improve his playing for the New York Yankees, that he talked to teammates about what he should do, then made the call to get some steroids. In a major oversight by Nightengale, he never follows up on exactly what he talked to his teammates about and exactly which teammates he's making reference to. Perhaps Lawton only got advice on ways to improve his hitting by taking extra batting practice but if a teammate on the Yankees suggested that he shoot himself up with the veterinary steroid boldenone, which Lawton ultimately did, that would be huge news. Unfortunately we will likely never know because Nightengale chooses to focus on Lawton's search for a team willing to take a chance on him and how he tested positive after, according to Lawton, he only used the steroids once. I most certainly hope that the only advice that Lawton got from his teammates was the innocent kind and not about which steroids he should look into getting.
Posted by silverdsl at December 22, 2005 03:00 PM