Dr. Galea Charged With Providing PEDs

[Eldee5]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=5198475

Anthony Galea, a Canadian doctor charged in U.S. federal court Tuesday with smuggling and related drug offenses, frantically crisscrossed the country last summer and injected U.S. professional athletes with human growth hormone and other substances, according to legal documents ESPN has obtained from a Canadian court.

After an eight-month investigation, the Toronto-based physician was charged in a federal criminal complaint filed in Buffalo with smuggling, conspiring to lie to federal officials, unlawful distribution of HGH, introducing the unapproved drug Actovegin into interstate commerce and conspiracy to defraud the United States.

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Galea is alleged to have treated athletes in eight major U.S. cities last summer. His busiest destination proved to be Cleveland, where he cared for 11 athletes. According to Catalano, he also treated three athletes in New York during that time, as well as two each in Boston, Tampa, Fla., and Washington. He also visited athlete patients in Orlando, San Diego and San Francisco.

The legal filings do not spell out, however, if the individual athlete played for a franchise in the city in which he received treatment.

Hopefully this will not become a distraction. Check the link for a timeline. Athletes are identified only by a letter. No names.

[flymick24]

somewhere, arod shed a single tear

[Jax Teller]

I hope A-Rod crushes a homer, grows wings, & then flys around the bases while pissing on every infielder with his performance enhanced pen0r.

edit: while molesting flymick

[DEADSOX]

Athlete B is Reyes.

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

edit: while molesting flymick

That's a given.

[nhyankeefan]

I was scared at first the athlete B was ARod, but then I saw that the Yanks were out of town a couple of the days that athlete B was in NY.

[yankeebot]

I was scared at first the athlete B was ARod, but then I saw that the Yanks were out of town a couple of the days that athlete B was in NY.

Ha. I checked that too.

[keg411]

I was scared at first the athlete B was ARod, but then I saw that the Yanks were out of town a couple of the days that athlete B was in NY.

I'd bet that it's a football player. It seems like this one is far more NFL focused than MLB focused.

[Mr. Mxylsplk]

I'd bet that it's a football player. It seems like this one is far more NFL focused than MLB focused.

Could be, but a lot of those meetings would be when nfl teams are in training camp, and players have pretty limited access to non-team personnel.

[SLURPEE]

I didn't see this thread. I had posted a new one about this topic. Okay.


Anyway I think athlete B I U = Beltran Arod Reyes no particular order.

And I think the Orlando athlete is Tiger Woods.

I'm not sure who is HGH crazy in Cleveland.

[DEADSOX]

I'm not sure who is HGH crazy in Cleveland.

Lebron

[SLURPEE]

Athlete B has taken HGH

Athlete I and U has taken vitamin drip and ATP and ginseng.

So only 1 of Arod, Reyes and Beltran has taken HGH....


Who's had knee issues in Cleveland? Travis Hafner?

[effdamets]

Lebron

That was my first thought.

[BronxYanks45]

Lebron

doubtful

[effdamets]

doubtful

why would you think that?

[SLURPEE]

why would you think that?

HGH is being used to help recover from injury. And not minor injuries either.

Lebron had major injuries? With his knee? No, so it's not Lebron.

[Eldee5]

I didn't see this thread. I had posted a new one about this topic. Okay.


Anyway I think athlete B I U = Beltran Arod Reyes no particular order.

And I think the Orlando athlete is Tiger Woods.

I'm not sure who is HGH crazy in Cleveland.

I think that the Orlando athlete being Tiger Woods is a given. And I'm glad to see that the only Orlando treatment was the Plasma Rich Platelets. Despite Tiger's cheating behavior--which I believe is between him and his wife--I'd really like to believe that his tremendous successes on the golf course were accomplished without performance enhancers.

[Hellsing]

I think that the Orlando athlete being Tiger Woods is a given. And I'm glad to see that the only Orlando treatment was the Plasma Rich Platelets. Despite Tiger's cheating behavior--which I believe is between him and his wife--I'd really like to believe that his tremendous successes on the golf course were accomplished without performance enhancers.

Oh I hope he's been doping for a long time.

An affair will only knock him down a few pegs. If he was caught doping, he'd forever be destroyed and it would be a beautiful day.

[effdamets]

Oh I hope he's been doping for a long time.

An affair will only knock him down a few pegs. If he was caught doping, he'd forever be destroyed and it would be a beautiful day.

This .

[Eldee5]

Oh I hope he's been doping for a long time.

An affair will only knock him down a few pegs. If he was caught doping, he'd forever be destroyed and it would be a beautiful day.

Why do you feel that way?
I couldn't care less about his sex life but he's one of the very best athletes to ever play the game and we've been lucky enough to see him play. I don't understand wanting him to be found dirty.

[cheerio]

I like how in the report players are labeled as letters

[Hellsing]

Why do you feel that way?
I couldn't care less about his sex life but he's one of the very best athletes to ever play the game and we've been lucky enough to see him play. I don't understand wanting him to be found dirty.

Briefly....

He put up this holier than thou attitude. I deplore people like that.

People followed him as though he were some diety. Never understood that. If it was found out that he did all of this while cheating on his wife AND cheating the game, people would sour on him very quickly.

I respect your opinion on the matter, but there you go.

[Eldee5]

I respect your opinion on the matter, but there you go.

Thanks. I respect yours also, I just wanted to hear the reasoning.

[SLURPEE]

Santana Moss one of the players. I would provide a link. But I'm lazy right now.

Looks like names are coming out. I guess we will soon be hearing about baseball.

[DEADSOX]

Santana Moss one of the players. I would provide a link. But I'm lazy right now.

Looks like names are coming out. I guess we will soon be hearing about baseball.

Holds breath...

One is definitely a Met, either Reyes or Beltran (in a perfect world, maybe both!).

[rpbri2886]

Assuming A-Rod is one of the three New York players, do you think he is player U?

Galea examined player U on 9/10/09, but there is no proof that HGH or anything else was administered to the player. The Yankees had an off day that day, between games against Tampa and Baltimore at home, so this would be plausible.

If this is true, this is great news for the Yankees (or at least a dodged bullet).

[SLURPEE]

Assuming A-Rod is one of the three New York players, do you think he is player U?

Galea examined player U on 9/10/09, but there is no proof that HGH or anything else was administered to the player. The Yankees had an off day that day, between games against Tampa and Baltimore at home, so this would be plausible.

If this is true, this is great news for the Yankees (or at least a dodged bullet).

Players from NY are B U I

According to the documents only player B was given HGH. Players U and I weren't.

What I make out of that is between Beltran, Arod and Reyes, only one received HGH.

Which one? I have no idea.

[ThaKoolAidKid]

Why is ginseng listed as a PED? It's in drinks.

[CanoForPresident]

Players from NY are B U I

According to the documents only player B was given HGH. Players U and I weren't.

What I make out of that is between Beltran, Arod and Reyes, only one received HGH.

Which one? I have no idea.

Reyes.

[SLURPEE]

I'm thinking Reyes too.

Not that it's impossible, but Arod wasn't on the DL during the summer. Since he started the season on the DL. Sure he had hip surgery but he wasn't actually recovering from (why would he be taking HGH while playing?) it, if that makes sense.

Where as Reyes was out basically the entire season on the DL.

If you put things to together and you include NFL players, the common factor is all the players took HGH when they where not playing (Pettitte and Ankiel in the past are examples) . Either on the DL baseball or IR in the NFL.

I could be wrong but it doesn't look like they would be taking it while they're playing. Why? There's nothing to recover from, you're playing.

[effdamets]

I'm thinking Reyes too.

Not that it's impossible, but Arod wasn't on the DL during the summer. Since he started the season on the DL. Sure he had hip surgery but he wasn't actually recovering from (why would he be taking HGH while playing?) it, if that makes sense.

Where as Reyes was out basically the entire season on the DL.

If you put things to together and you include NFL players, the common factor is all the players took HGH when they where not playing (Pettitte and Ankiel in the past are examples) . Either on the DL baseball or IR in the NFL.

I could be wrong but it doesn't look like they would be taking it while they're playing. Why? There's nothing to recover from, you're playing.

Fatigue.

[Bugg]

Part of me wants to get on the proverbial high horse and pull the Mike Lupica "it's the end of the world!" nonsense.

Increasingly that seems foolish, All this is now is the federal government wasting time, resources and tax dollars worrying about what amounts to a botique doctor treating rich athletes with experimental treatment.The Mets even directed Reyes to go to Galea for the platelette treatment, so this guy was viewed as a good doctor as little as 18 months ago by at least 1 MLB club(alright, know it's the club that employs Jeryy Manuel, but I digress). HGH is not necessarily any worse than any number of legally-prescribed drugs.HGH and what ever comes after it are new medical innovations. That kind of innovation isn't going to be stopped whether anyone likes it or not.

Santana Moss sucked with the Jets and has been little better with the Deadskins. Deosn't seem it's done much good for Reyes either.

[Mr Coffee]

I'm thinking Reyes too.

Not that it's impossible, but Arod wasn't on the DL during the summer. Since he started the season on the DL. Sure he had hip surgery but he wasn't actually recovering from (why would he be taking HGH while playing?) it, if that makes sense.

Where as Reyes was out basically the entire season on the DL.

If you put things to together and you include NFL players, the common factor is all the players took HGH when they where not playing (Pettitte and Ankiel in the past are examples) . Either on the DL baseball or IR in the NFL.

I could be wrong but it doesn't look like they would be taking it while they're playing. Why? There's nothing to recover from, you're playing.

HGH isn't only taken to recover from injuries. It works similarly to steroids in regard to muscle growth (and recovery) and its effect is categorized as 'anabolic.'

From wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_hormone

• Increases calcium retention, and strengthens and increases the mineralization of bone
• Increases muscle mass through sarcomere hyperplasia
• Promotes lipolysis
• Increases protein synthesis
• Stimulates the growth of all internal organs excluding the brain
• Plays a role in fuel homeostasis
• Reduces liver uptake of glucose
• Promotes gluconeogenesis in the liver^[25]
• Contributes to the maintenance and function of pancreatic islets
• Stimulates the immune system

[Bugg]

HGH isn't only taken to recover from injuries. It works similarly to steroids in regard to muscle growth (and recovery) and its effect is categorized as 'anabolic.'

From wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_hormone

• Increases calcium retention, and strengthens and increases the mineralization of bone
• Increases muscle mass through sarcomere hyperplasia
• Promotes lipolysis
• Increases protein synthesis
• Stimulates the growth of all internal organs excluding the brain
• Plays a role in fuel homeostasis
• Reduces liver uptake of glucose
• Promotes gluconeogenesis in the liver^[25]
• Contributes to the maintenance and function of pancreatic islets
• Stimulates the immune system

And as to any drug or supplement, legal or illegal, there are the intended effects, the reasons you take these drugs, and side effects and possible unintended consequences. For example, Viagra was a failed hypertension medication that during testing was found to have a happy side effect. And the technology and chemistry will always be ahead of testing. Simply the line between cheating and healing is getting very blurry. WOuld contend it's going to become harder to tell the difference and maybe pointless to even try.

[hova4life]

Player B might be Beltran:

The presumably most lucrative patient for Galea, identified in documents as "Athlete B," was paid a visit by the doctor in New York on July 22, July 30, Aug. 6, Sept. 1 and Sept. 10. He is alleged to have received an HGH cocktail on the last three visits, including one specifically described as an injection in his knee.

Also, there was a NY times article that had a bit more detail from someone who was in the briefing. This is some of A-rod's part:

According to that person, the assistant said that Galea injected Rodriguez with a cocktail of drugs on at least one occasion, although its ingredients were not known. In the complaint, the assistant says Galea treated a number of athletes with a cocktail that included H.G.H., which is banned as a performance-enhancing drug by football, baseball and golf. But nothing in the complaint specifically links that assertion to Rodriguez.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/sp...tml?ref=sports

[nnysiny]

Player B might be Beltran:

sure sounds like it. he last played on June 21 before his little hiatus, although it seems his "medication" didnt work

[Hellsing]

In 50-100 years, HGH supplementation will be part of everyone's diet and people will question why we didn't start taking it sooner.

[JeterRodriguezSheff]

I hope A-Rod crushes a homer, grows wings, & then flys around the bases while pissing on every infielder with his performance enhanced pen0r.

edit: while molesting flymick

Yea, what he said.

[delv]

In 50-100 years, HGH supplementation will be part of everyone's diet and people will question why we didn't start taking it sooner.

while this post scares me, I applaud you for its sybilline aspects