Ex-Mets worker pleads guilty to distribution SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A former New York Mets clubhouse employee pleaded guilty Friday to distributing steroids to major league players, and is cooperating with baseball's steroids investigation. Kirk Radomski, 37, admitted providing anabolic steroids, human growth hormone, Clenbuterol, amphetamines and other drugs to "dozens of current and former Major League Baseball players, and associates, on teams throughout Major League Baseball," San Francisco U.S. Attorney Scott Schools said in a statement. "The distribution of anabolic steroids to professional athletes cheats both the paying public and the clean athletes and is a serious crime," Schools said. "This investigation shows that distribution of performance-enhancing drugs continues to be an issue for sport in America. This office is dedicated to pursuing those who benefit from such crimes." Friday's guilty plea is the latest development in the steroids scandal that has plagued sport in recent years. And it put baseball back in the doping spotlight and surely will get fans wondering what names will follow. "We support the efforts of the U.S. Attorney's office in combating the illegal use of performance-enhancing substances, and we are encouraged that the U.S. Attorney has insisted Mr. Radomski cooperate with Senator George Mitchell's investigation as a condition of the plea agreement," said MLB president Bob DuPuy in a statement. "We urge all personnel connected with Major League Baseball to come forward with whatever information they may have that will assist Senator Mitchell in his investigation." The story was first reported by the New York Daily News. SI.com, the San Jose Mercury News and Washington Post all were reporting details from a search warrant affidavit that's under seal. Radomski, who worked for the Mets from 1985-95, dealt human growth hormone, deca-durabolin and testosterone, among other drugs, the San Jose Mercury News reported, citing a search warrant affidavit. The warrant had some information blacked out, including what appeared to be players' names. According to that warrant, Radomski became a major source of drugs for baseball players after federal investigators shut down Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative in Burlingame. The case is being handled by the same federal investigators who netted guilty pleas from BALCO founder Victor Conte and Barry Bonds' personal trainer, Greg Anderson, among others. "We look forward to working together with federal law enforcement toward our shared goal," Mitchell said in a statement. As part of the plea deal, the Washington Post reported Radomski agreed to testify before any grand jury proceeding as requested by the government and participate in undercover activities. The affidavit listed 23 checks worth more than $30,000 that federal investigators alleged were deposited by individuals associated with MLB into Radomski's bank account between May 2003 and March 2005, the Post reported. And SI.com reported cell phone numbers belonging to current and former MLB players already have been identified. "This individual was a major dealer of anabolic steroids, including human growth hormones, whose clientele was focused almost exclusively on Major League Baseball players," prosecutor Matt Parrella said outside court, according to SI.com. Parrella said Radomski was in business for about 10 years, but he declined to name any of his clients. Howard Johnson, a Mets infielder in the 1980s and currently the team's first-base coach, remembered Radomski. "He was a clubhouse kid, one of several, one of the kids that were there," Johnson said before the Mets played at Washington on Friday night. Former Mets pitcher Ron Darling, now a team broadcaster, said he didn't remember Radomski. Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said equipment manager Charlie Samuels would not be available for comment. "We were surprised and disappointed to learn of the guilty plea today," the Mets said in a statement. "The conduct in question is diametrically opposed to the values and standards of the Mets organization and our owners. "We are and always have been adamantly opposed to the use of performance-enhancing drugs and continue to support Major League Baseball's efforts to eradicate any such use in our game," the team said. -------------------- Wow. It looks like the door on this is about to be blown wide open. This could get ugly.
And, yes, Adam Everett's steroid consumption has turned him into a being with a wingspan. He is a pterosaur.
