Some Athlete-Clients Of Dr. Galea Face Subpoena
David Epstein and Melissa Segura of SI.com report that the investigation of Tiger Woods doctor Anthony Galea is ongoing and that federal law enforcement officials have "alerted a number of world-class athletes to expect grand jury subpoenas."
While it is unclear which athletes and how many will be subpoenaed, it is an indication that the multi-agency, federal investigation of Galea is progressing. According to a December story in The New York Times, Galea's medical assistant told investigators that he had administered performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes. The FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Food and Drug Administration investigators are working together on the case. Galea has stated that he did not provide performance-enhancing drugs to athletes. According to two sources familiar with the investigation, law enforcement officials have been in touch with NFL players who have used Galea's services.
Geoff
Teri Thompson and Adam Rubin report on Jose Reyes's meeting with the FBI. Reading this it's hard to envision how the FBI won't be questioning Tiger as well.
Reyes said he told the FBI that he spent five days in Galea's Toronto office in early September, receiving three plasma replacement injections every other day, to help him recover from a torn right hamstring tendon. He said he was asked if he had been injected with human growth hormone, which Galea has admitted prescribing to patients, and which is illegal in the U.S. with limited exceptions. It is not illegal in Canada.
"They asked me if he injected me with (HGH). I said 'no,' Reyes said. "What we do there, basically, he took my blood out, put it in some machine, spin it around and put it back in my leg." Reyes added that his meeting with the FBI was 40 minutes to an hour and said he did not expect to have further involvement as the case moves forward. He said one of his agents, Chris Leible, was with him during the meeting and that he was surprised to get the call.
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 07:24 PM
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Tiger Woods found to have used steroids
Tiger Woods found to have used HGH
Tiger Woods found to be addicted to Vicodin
Tiger Woods found to be addicted to Ambien
Bet me?
Mary Shelley, where are you when we need you?
We need a good ending. Fast.
Surely he wouldn't be so stupid as to risk having asterisks placed against those majors he has already won? There again, nothing would surprise me about this individual anymore.
Vicondin for pain......check.
HGH - Actovegin for fast healing to keep the money machine up to speed......check.
Juiced to play better......no way !
This guy had the whole tool kit long before he bulked up.
However...as I have written in earlier posts, the Tour caddie of a well known player is the brother of a buddy of mine. The caddie told my buddy that "Tiger is on the juice."
Yes, I know this is starting to read like that goofy email that made the rounds a couple of months ago, but you're getting this one first-hand from me). I heard it directly from my friend (Dusty) and he got it directly from his brother.
Steroids just might be a "check" too.
To put a little weight behind it, Geoff, I am going to email you the name of the Tour player and you can see if goes anywhere from there.
And for what it's worth, I don't have it in for Tiger Woods. I just revere golf's traditions and records more than baseball revered theirs.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2010/news/story?id=4953819
Pickworth, instead of "The Modern Prometheus" what we have here is a remake of "Young Frankenstein" as a tragedy. Mel Brooks with an edge.
What is your guess as to when Woods shows back up on tour?
1. How Tiger looked at his public announcement: It's the first time I've ever seen him afraid of anything.
2. What Tiger said at his public announcement, especially his carefully crafted statement about drugs, conveniently focusing only on PEDs. e.g. HGH is really not a "drug". It's "substance" (blood). By narrowing his statement with the terms "performance enhancing", he conveniently left the possibility that he may have used other drugs.
3. The New York Post and Fox News, fed by a report from the "Pulitzer nominated" National Enquirer, have reported that Tiger is now in Wickenburg, AZ undergoing treatment for addiction to Vicodin and Ambien.
4. And now this latest report about Dr. Galea suggesting that the noose just may be tightening on Tiger.
5. My personal belief is that if a guy will lie to and cheat on his wife to such an extent, he might also cheat the game.
So, my worthless opinion is that he won't play at all this year. Too much to fix, and perhaps even more important, too much embarrassment. He has always been a very private guy who doesn't handle criticism well at all. Almost childish about it. We all know the myriad stories.
I don't think he's even close to ready to handle the scrutiny and criticism that is waiting for him when he steps back on the tee.
Just my two cents...
That's all it was; a Tour rumor. However, anyone who has spent any time around the Tour or around people who really know the Tour knows that most of these rumors are based on facts.
As promised earlier in this post, I have shared with Geoff the name of the Tour player that my friend's brother caddies for, but beyond that I'm sure that if it is true, there are many other players, caddies and Tour hangers-on who also know about it. It's only a matter of time before the truth, whatever that is, comes out.
If I read you correctly, Tiger's statement was a polished version of Manny's "I didn't kill nobody"
If proven what's next, will the USGA and Timmy's boys put an asterisk in the record book ?
Several years ago, Tom Pernice, Jr. was quoted in the media of saying Tiger Woods "must be" using PED's because his of his muscular development - in effect Pernice was saying he works out and does not look like Tiger. . . Woods has been repeatedly tested - as have all the other players - and they have all (almost) passed with flying colors. . . As others have said - this is an actual and extremely serious charge - if true - against Tiger and ought be left to the proper authorities to investigate and charge or clear.
We're all entitled to our opinions, and I haven't formed mine based on just a single conversation with a golf buddy of mine. The weight of the (hearsay) evidence is pretty significant at this point, and growing.
And the first name I mentioned was neither Kevin, nor Nathan. I know neither of them. Wouldn't know them if they sat down next to me at the 19th Hole.
Makes me wonder if some folk on here don't know as much about the game as they like to think they do.
Doctor P ... you likey tea?
Oh how Gary Player must be a chuckling to himself.
http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2010/2/21/final-tiger-statement-reading-round-up.html#comment7541562
True, you didn't mention caddie or brother by name, or not their real names anyway, but a quick google search turns up the Fasbender's. Or does Rory have a new caddie?
c&c, point noted. It seems that either spelling is broadly accepted but out of curiosity I pulled out my copy of The Garden City Golf Club - A History (copy #411), and in fact they use the spelling you prefer, and I will too going forward.
Sweet tea by the pitcher, none better than what they have at the H&H.
Dinnae fash yersel Dr. P. It is a common error and one which is committed in Scotland as much as anywhere else - regrettably.
You're not attempting to defend Tiger Woods by discrediting the messenger, are you? That's a favorite tactic of people who are losing the larger argument. Perhaps you should be as diligent in your research about Tiger Woods' possible PED use as you are in your opposition research on me.
Regardless, I decided to your research for you...
Here's William K. Wolfrum of WorldGolf.com saying much the same thing as I wrote.
http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/william.wolfrum/2009/05/13/tiger_woods_on_steroids_it_s_not_a_ridic
Here's the Orlando Sentinel saying it again...
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-12-15/sports/os-bianchi-tiger-woods-1216-20091215_1_tiger-woods-multiple-majors-commissioner-tim-finchem
And here's the LA Times' Bill Plaschke's infamous column from Dec. 16th suggesting steroid use TWO YEARS AGO...
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/dec/16/sports/la-sp-plaschke16-2009dec16
The last time I checked, Plaschke wasn't behind bars or being sued. I could go on, but you get the point: you're hyperventilating over something quite trivial. It's called rumors. I happen to believe rumors that come straight from the Tour more than an opinion column by a golf writer, I actually believe them both. While repeating rumors might get me shot or mysteriously poisoned in a lesser country, it is my right in a free society.
You keep defending the indefensible and I'll keep speculating on the obvious.
Here's another one: "greens" fee, which is what most people say, should actually be "green" fee.
Makes todays loopers look like choir boys.
As for Tiger and the HGH issue, not sure how you make the leap from me asking you about Sabbatini and the Fasbender brothers to a "defense" of Tiger on the HGH issue. Right now there's no proof that he did use HGH or any other steroid but given the way things have gone I certainly wouldn't make an even money bet that he hadn't...
...but given the right odds I'll bet on just about anything! You want to offer 1000-1? If so I'll take you for $10.
Back to Sabbatini, his caddie is still Kevin Fasbender, right? If his brother Nathan isn't your buddy then he must have another brother named Dusty? Lo and behold there's one of those right out there in big sky country...seems as though he likes to shoot a lot of pool.
Dr. P, your courage doesn't quite match your curiosity. Your request for 1000-to-1 odds speaks for itself. If you want to confirm anything about Tiger Woods, why don't you try visiting the caddie area at the next PGA Tour event and start waving $100 bills around and see what you learn. Then you can stop childishly harassing me about what I have learned. You continue to attempt to extract information from me for no other purpose than to make me look bad when all you had to do was ask my wife and she could have told you that I almost always look bad. LOL!
OK, moving on to other more interesting topics such as what is it with all these young guns laying up all over the place? Sim at San Diego, Clark and Watson at the Hope, and now Fowler at Phoenix. It must be some strange virus. I hope I don't catch it!
I have no need to extract any info from you as you already put it all out there for us. But I do find it curious that if the two brothers of a "close friend" sat down next to you in the "19th hole" that you wouldn't recognize them?
You said "Bet me?".
So are you now refusing to make a wager?
That's gutless.
I'd love to see a wager made on the four points you made!
You may very well be the big winner.( I wouldn't bet against ya.)
So either lay the money down or quit saying things you really don't mean.
You keep defending Woods and I'll continue to speculate. You will continue to be right...that is, until the truth comes out.
Remember, Oh Great Defender, that Barry Bonds is still "innocent" too. So were any number of other drug denyers until they got caught.
One last thing...you also keep conveniently ignoring the fact that the vast majority of golf fans are skeptics just like me. You also believe that if you keep casting aspersions on us that will make you right. Why don't you try sitting on the sun in the morning to see if you can keep it from coming up. You'll have better luck.
This is my last comment on this tired subject. I'm sure the other readers will agree.
I did my previous post before I saw your challenge. I'll take whatever bets you want to place, but not at the cowardly 1000-to-1 odds proffered by P Brain. I'll give you even odds on each of the four predictions: one bet per prediction. Now let's see who's the coward.