by Tim Elfrink
over green tea muffins, Greek yogurt, and lattes: Source inside arbitration, interview by Gus Garcia-Roberts, February 2014.
legal team to stop gabbing to reporters: In the Matter of Arbitration Between Major League Baseball Players Association and Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, panel decision number 131, grievance number 2013-02 (Alexander Rodriguez), Fredric R. Horowitz, Esq., Panel Chair, December 20, 2013.
letting his students out of class early: No byline, “Professor Reinstated at Riverside College,” Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, December 18, 2013.
National Hockey League union disputes: From Fredric Horowitz’s résumé posted online, http://www.nmb.gov/documents/arbitrator-resumes/horowitz-fredric_res.pdf.
the Los Angeles Dodgers fan: Mike Cardillo, “Fredric Horowitz Is the Arbitrator Who Will Decide the Fate of Alex Rodriguez. Here’s His Story,” The Big Lead, August 6, 2013.
Horowitz received $69,141: US Department of Labor filings, unionreports.gov.
his second such failed test: In the Matter of Arbitration Between Major League Baseball Players Association and Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, panel decision number 131, grievance number 2013-02 (Alexander Rodriguez), Fredric R. Horowitz, Esq., Panel Chair, December 20, 2013.
belonged to panel chair Horowitz: Ibid.
Team A-Rod complained in a later lawsuit: Rodriguez v. Major League Baseball et al, 1:14cv-00244-ER, filed January 13, 2014, Southern District of New York.
cider vinegar, ginseng, and fish oil: In the Matter of Arbitration Between Major League Baseball Players Association and Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, panel decision number 131, grievance number 2013-02 (Alexander Rodriguez), Fredric R. Horowitz, Esq., Panel Chair, December 20, 2013.
“He has a lot of guilt because he feels”: Hernan Dominguez, interview by Tim Elfrink, November 2013.
hiding behind the Fifth Amendment: In the Matter of Arbitration Between Major League Baseball Players Association and Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, panel decision number 131, grievance number 2013-02 (Alexander Rodriguez), Fredric R. Horowitz, Esq., Panel Chair, December 20, 2013.
according to the legal complaint: Alexander Rodriguez v. Christopher S. Ahmad, MD, et al, filed October 4, 2013, Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Bronx.
through Florida in order to bury A-Rod: Rodriguez v. Major League Baseball et al, 1:14cv-00244-ER, filed January 13, 2014, Southern District of New York.
“You are hereby commanded that all”: The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball v. Sitrick, 1:13-cv-07990-ER, Honorable Edgardo Ramos, filed November 8, 2013, United States District Court, Southern District of New York.
procuring banned substances from the Canadian doctor: Mike Fish and Don Van Natta Jr., “Sources: MLB Wants Files Unsealed,” ESPN.com, September 25, 2013, http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/9723032.
“has broken all the rules and its lawyers should be ashamed”: Brian Greenspan, interview by Gus Garcia-Roberts, January 2014.
obscure small-potatoes lawsuit: Spencer Lader v. Carlos Delgado, 021324/2008, Justice Leonard B. Austin, Nassau County Civil Supreme Court, New York State.
“I would rather spend a million dollars”: Spencer Lader, interview by Gus Garcia-Roberts, December 2013.
jury testimony in the federal Galea investigation: Rodriguez v. Major League Baseball et al, 1:14cv-00244-ER, filed January 13, 2014, Southern District of New York.
“ineffective at halting MLB’s media campaign”: Ibid.
claimed that the e-mails about Cano were a joke: Christian Red and Teri Thompson, “Yankees President Randy Levine Grilled by Alex Rodriguez’s Lawyer,” New York Daily News, November 19, 2013.
“You’re full of shit and you know it”: Joe DeLessio, “A-Rod Storms Out of Appeals Hearing, Rips Bud Selig on WFAN,” New York, November 20, 2013.
Rodriguez throughout the Biogenesis scandal: “Alex Rodriguez Interview with Mike Francesa,” YouTube.com, November 21, 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkV9CSPSTuw.
ESPN, and the Miami Herald: Boca Raton Police Department obtained by the authors.
handling of the Biogenesis records: Fishman, “Chasing A-Rod.”
the records stolen from Fischer’s car: Boca Raton Police Department obtained by the authors.
fist-bumped whenever: Boca Raton Police report number 2013-004136, in the arrest of Reginald St. Fleur, prepared by Detective Terrence M. Payne.
“people don’t break in to steal four boxes of files”: Sonja Isger, “Biogenesis Scandal Whistleblower Says MLB Drug Data Theft Was Targeted,” Palm Beach Post, December 12, 2013.
“tanning equipment service, installation [and] sales”: NB & G Florida LLC, Florida Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, corporation filed July 3, 2013.
arrested for allegedly selling cocaine and Xanax: Palm Beach County criminal records, 13009981CF10A, arrested July 16, 2013.
a supplement store in Broward County: Total Nutrition Weston Inc., Florida Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, corporation filed October 25, 2013.
Boca-area cigar bar, according to business records: Havana Nights Cigar Bar & Lounge II LLC, Florida Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, corporation filed July 3, 2013.
launched his own line of protein brownies: EatMeGuiltFree.com.
attacking her with a bicycle pump: Coral Gables Police Department, 13-007397, October 5, 2013.
published in Newsday the next morning: Anthony Carbone, interview by Gus Garcia-Roberts, December 2013.
Payne indicated in an e-mail: Boca Raton Police Department e-mails obtained by the authors.
distribution of PEDs to minors: Law enforcement sources, interviews by Tim Elfrink, August 2013 to January 2014.
and to ban coaches who allow it: Roger Dearing, interview by Gus Garcia-Roberts, October 2013.
Bosch’s to be inspected and certified: Health Care Clinic Act, FL S. SB 746, sponsored by Senator Eleanor Sobel, http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0746.
“investigating whether St. Fleur was acting alone”: E-mail to Gus Garcia-Roberts from Boca Raton officer Sandra Boonenberg, January 10, 2014.
“You were caught in a vise”: Pelley, “The Case of Alex Rodriguez.”
“Yet Rodriguez committed the most”: In the Matter of Arbitration Between Major League Baseball Players Association and Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, panel decision number 131, grievance number 2013-02 (Alexander Rodriguez), Fredric R. Horowitz, Esq., Panel Chair, December 20, 2013.
calling the decision an “injustice”: Reuters, “Factbox: Statements on Rodriguez Suspension,” January 11, 2014.
RECORD DOPING PENALTY FOR TOP-PAID YANKEE: Steve Eder, “Arbitrator’s Ruling Banishes the Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez for a Season,” New York Times, January 11, 2014.
“a mockery of the arbitration procedure”: Rodriguez v. Major League Baseball et al, 1:14cv-00244-ER, filed January 13, 2014, Southern District of New York.
“it’s difficult to imagine that any portion”: Ibid.
a gym franchise in which he has a stake: ESPN.com News Services, “A-Rod: 2014 a ‘New Chapter of My Life,’” ESPNNewYork.com, January 16, 2014, http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/10302554.
phone call later published by Yahoo! Sports: Jeff Passan and Tim Brown, “Sources: MLB Players Association would expel Alex Rodriguez—if it could,” Yahoo!, January 21, 2014.
supplement pills promising “no crash”: EPSG Labs, website, http://www.epsglabs.com.
“the #1 pioneering sports scientist!”: SNAC Nutrition website, https://www.snac.com.
The ESPN The Magazine article referenced was facetious: Chris Sprow, “The Mag.com Presents: All World Power Rankings,” ESPN The Magazine, undated.
Miami-based Biogenesis Supplements Inc: Biogenesis Supplements Inc.; Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, corporation filed November 18, 2013.
EPILOGUE
“I couldn’t give you a good estimate”: Grievance numb
er 2013-2 (Alex Rodriguez) Vol. 8, Major League Baseball Arbitration Panel, Chairman Fredric R. Horowitz, October 17, 2013.
Gary Jones pocketed at least $125,000: Ibid.
Bosch’s round-the-clock bodyguards: Agreement between Bosch and MLB obtained by the authors.
“It’s a substantial expenditure”: Grievance number 2013-2 (Alex Rodriguez) Vol. 8, Major League Baseball Arbitration Panel, Chairman Fredric R. Horowitz, October 17, 2013.
Rodriguez’s suspension through 2014 will cost him $22,131,147 in salary: Kevin Davidoff, “A-Rod Suspended for Entire 2014 Season,” New York Post, January 11, 2014.
flipped his Miami Beach mansion for a $15 million profit: Miami Dade property records.
“hijacked”: Sandomir, “Rodriguez and Agent Hijack the World Series.”
“mother of all anabolics” Grievance number 2013-2 (Alex Rodriguez) Vol. 8, Major League Baseball Arbitration Panel, Chairman Fredric R. Horowitz, October 17, 2013.
Ryan Braun signed his own five-year, $105 million extension: ESPN.com News Services, “Ryan Braun extended through 2020,” ESPN.com, April 22, 2011, http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6403833.
signing a relatively middling $1.25 million deal: “Melky Cabrera,” accessed March 2014, http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cabreme01.shtml.
he still received a $300,000-plus share: Al Saracevic, “Rule: Full Playoff Share to Melky Cabrera,” San Francisco Chronicle, November 3, 2012.
he signed a $16 million, two-year deal: Associated Press, “Melky Cabrera’s Contract Finalized,” November 20, 2012.
St. Louis Cardinals agreeing to pay him $53 million over four years: Paul White, “Jhonny Peralta’s Contract with Cardinals Draws Scrutiny,” USA Today, November 25, 2013.
Bartolo Colon more than tripled his salary: Marc Carig, “Bartolo Colon, Mets Agree to Two-Year, $20 Million, According to Source,” Newsday, December 11, 2013.
but then signed an $8 million dollar deal: Associated Press, “Cruz, Orioles Finalize $8 Million, 1 Year Contract,” Miami Herald, February 24, 2014.
the $725,000 bonus the Mets gave Cespedes: Ben Badler, “Mets Sign Dominican Outfielder Ricardo Cespedes,” Baseball America, August 24, 2013.
“All authority to discipline Players”: Wallace Matthews and Andrew Marchand, “Yankees Eye Voiding A-Rod Contract,” ESPNNewYork.com, January 30, 2013, http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/8894904.
suspended eight players for their role: Rob Neyer, “Landis Had Major Impact as First Commish,” ESPN.com, January 22, 2004, http://sports.espn .go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=neyer_rob&id=1714894.
On April 18, 2006: Affidavit in support of a search warrant filed by Jeff Novitzky to Honorable Edward C. Voss, United States District Court, District of Arizona, on May 31, 2006.
a record 119 players were granted drug exemptions: Gabe Lacques, “MLB Exemptions of Adderall Use on the Rise,” USA Today, December 1, 2013.
“there’s no question attention is a key part”: Ibid.
Florida produced the second-most current players: Sporting News staff report, “NFL 2013: Breakdown of total players from each state,” Sporting News NFL, September 18, 2013.
called only twenty times: National Collegiate Athletic Association et al v. Christopher J. Christie et al, United States District Court District of New Jersey, deposition of Bud Selig, November 9, 2012.
“Certainly since the issuance of the Mitchell Report”: Grievance number 2013-2 (Alex Rodriguez) Vol. 8, Major League Baseball Arbitration Panel, Chairman Fredric R. Horowitz, October 17, 2013.
“It’s just the signs are there”: Mike Oz, “Jack Clark Accuses Albert Pujols and Justin Verlander of PED Use,” Yahoo! Sports, August 9, 2013.
“The allegations about Albert Pujols”: Grievance number 2013-2 (Alex Rodriguez) Vol. 8, Major League Baseball Arbitration Panel, Chairman Fredric R. Horowitz, October 17, 2013.
FBI agent Greg Stejskal had attempted: Greg Stejskal, interview by Tim Elfrink, December 2013.
Canseco had tested positive for steroids: Diana Marrero, “Canseco Sent Back to Jail for a Month,” Sun Sentinel, June 24, 2003.
causing the slugger’s dad to challenge: Ken Rodriguez and Jorge Ortiz, “Canseco Denies Using Steroids,” Miami Herald, September 30, 1988.
baseball has developed the most aggressive: James Wagner, “MLB Expands Drug-Testing Program, Will Implement in-season HGH testing,” Washington Post, January 10, 2013.
the league was the first: Ibid.
In his prophetic 1969 Sports Illustrated survey of athletic doping: Bil Gilbert, “Problems in a Turned On World,” Sports Illustrated, June 23, 1969.
fifty NFL players were suspended for PEDs: Mike Sando, “Seahawks’ Lead in PED Bans under Carroll,” ESPN.com, May 20, 2013, http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/100145.
339 major league and minor league baseball players were suspended: Violations of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, list dated October 2, 2013, provided to author Gus Garcia-Roberts.
a total of eight players have been suspended: Henry Abbott, “The Gaps in NBA Drug Testing,” ESPN.com, November 11, 2012, http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/51305.
NBA superstar Kobe Bryant makes no secret: Jonah Lehrer, “Why Did Kobe Go to Germany?,” Grantland, April 16, 2012.
“minimally manipulated”: Ibid.
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has called for more research: Sam Amick, “Mark Cuban: NBA should discuss allowing HGH use,” USA Today, November 24, 2013.
“We gotta stay hurt forever?”: Mike Ditka, interview by Gus Garcia-Roberts, February 2013.
“But hell yeah, I’d try it”: Ibid.
“almost a cakewalk, actually”: Pelley, “The Case of Alex Rodriguez.”
passed at least a dozen drug tests while on Bosch’s regimen: Ibid.
The program is so tough to fool: Tom Verducci, “New Testing Protocols Could Change the Game in Fight Against PEDs,” Sports Illustrated, January 13, 2014.
“Rather than trying to find the drug itself”: Warren Cornwall, “The Secret to a Bulletproof Anti-Doping Test?,” New York Times Magazine, February 25, 2014.
“quasi-public institution in which people”: National Collegiate Athletic Association et al v. Christopher J. Christie et al, United States District Court District of New Jersey, deposition of Bud Selig, November 9, 2012.
The owners of the thirty MLB teams: Jayson Stark, “MLB’s next commissioner?,” ESPN.com, May 8, 2013.
asked his Milwaukee pharmacist and George Steinbrenner: Assael and Keating, “Who Knew?,” ESPN The Magazine, November 9, 2005.
is familiar with T/E ratio screens: Grievance number 2013-2 (Alex Rodriguez) Vol. 8, Major League Baseball Arbitration Panel, Chairman Fredric R. Horowitz, October 17, 2013.
“we did what we had to do”: National Collegiate Athletic Association et al v. Christopher J. Christie et al, United States District Court District of New Jersey, deposition of Bud Selig, November 9, 2012.
“Joe T: Love going to war”: Observation by Gus Garcia-Roberts, February 2014.
INDEX
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The page numbers in this index refer to the printed version of this book. To find the corresponding locations in the text of this digital version, please use the “search” function on your e-reader. Note that not all terms may be searchable.
Aardsma, David, on financial impact of PED use, 388
Abrams, Roger, 31
ACES Inc., 177–81, 184, 233, 246–49, 278–81
Adrenalin, 32
agents, 177–81, 247
Ahmad, Christopher, 259, 268, 335
Aikens, Willie, 37
Albir, Marcelo, 201–4, 206, 208, 213, 299–300, 302–3, 340–41, 351
Alex Rodriguez: A Biography (Stewart), 48
Alles, Gordon, 32
American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), 79, 80–81, 83
amphetamines, 31–34, 35, 36, 39–40, 391
Ana
bolic Steroid Control Act (1989), 94, 100
Anderson, Greg, 109
Ankiel, Rick, 115
Annals of Internal Medicine, 80
arbitration proceeding, 2–4, 355–71
Armstrong, Lance, 153, 164, 398
A-Rod (Roberts), 17, 48, 50–51, 135
AROD Corporation, 63, 351
Arriola, Joe, 56
Arteaga, J. D., 22–23, 26
Associated Press (AP), 105, 106, 272, 320
Ayala, Julio, 361, 384
Ayala, Susy, 384
Baker, Herb, 26
BALCO investigation, 399
Ball, Roger, 71, 123, 283
Barnes, Roddy, 50, 189, 190
Baseball Hall of Fame, 386
Bases Loaded (Radomski), 113
Bastardo, Antonio, 184, 279, 339, 342
Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO), 110
Bello, Anthony Cancio, 50
Bench, Johnny, 33
Bernhardt, Jim, 14, 25
Bernhardt, Tom, 23, 24, 26
Berra, Dale, 39
Biden, Joe, 94
Biocic, Paul, 22
Biogenesis, 3, 4–5, 6, 88, 159, 183, 185–86, 279
and ACES clients, 278–81
and Albir, 208–9
and Cervelli, 278
financial issues of, 240–41
MLB’s investigation of, 286–87
and University of Miami, 201, 204, 205
See also Bosch, Anthony
“biological passport” program, 398
“biologic medicine” treatments, 395–96
Birbragher, Orlando, 158
Black, Roy, 255, 269, 273, 347
Blue, Vida, 37
Bonds, Barry, 6, 62, 69, 102, 107–8, 111, 116
Boras, Scott, 23, 56, 61, 64, 68–69, 142, 178, 279
Bosch, Aliette Baro, 76, 84, 85–86, 245, 246, 250, 315
Bosch, Anthony, 1–2, 4, 6, 7–8, 201–5
and ACES, 279
and Albir, 208–9
ambitions of, 161–62, 242–44
at arbitration hearing, 359–62, 367, 368, 371
and Braun, 6, 203, 204, 205, 209–10, 211, 212, 275–76
business ventures of, 76, 84–85, 86, 153, 154
