Luis Gonzalez angrily denies steroid rumors
The Dirt:
Arizona left fielder Luis Gonzalez reacted angrily Thursday after the Diamondbacks’ top executive told a newspaper there have been “whispers” about whether the five-time All-Star used performance-enhancing drugs.
Diamondbacks managing general partner Ken Kendrick did not accuse his team’s most popular player of cheating. But he mentioned Gonzalez’s name in a rambling interview with The Arizona Republic about steroids in baseball, which prompted Gonzalez to call a news conference two hours before the Diamondbacks hosted the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.
The Spin: Hard to say what might be going on here. Why would a team official throw one of his guys under the bus like that? It’s not like there are any reprocussions for using steroids - just look at Barry Bonds.
