An Amazing Mess

Sports Illustrated is reporting a former clubbie for the New York Mets, Kirk Radomski, who has already pleaded guilty to providing steroids to dozens of players, has now given investigator Senator George Mitchell a list of names which will "blow your mind."

According to this story, Radomski (the guy wearing the dark t-short, holding up the pair of pants) has been Mitchell's "holy grail" of sorts this entire time and the fact that he is now playing nice means (a) he could get a lighter sentence September 7 because he faces up to 25 years and (b) this could be a huge break in the Mitchell case.

Radomski worked as a clubbie for the Mets from 1985 to 1995, but according to the feds, was a supplier to former and current players from 1995 to 2005.

No specific players are named in the story, and it's not clear if the names he allegedly provided were names of just New York Mets. But in that 20-year span, some big names have put on a Met uniform, like Hall of Famers Gary Carter and Eddie Murray, former MVPs Keith Hernandez, Kevin Mitchell, Jeff Kent, Rickey Henderson and Mo Vaughn, former Rookies of the Year Darryl Strawberry, Mike Piazza, and Hideo Nomo, former Cy Young Award winners Dwight Gooden, David Cone, Frank Viola, Bret Saberhagen, Orel Hershiser, Tom Glavine and Pedro Martinez, former and current managers Clint Hurdle, Ron Gardenhire, John Gibbons, Lee Mazzilli, Ray Knight, Willie Randolph, and Larry Bowa, current General Manager Billy Beane, current pitching coaches Roger McDowell and Mike Maddux, current hitting coach Dave Magadan, and All-Stars Ron Darling, Sid Fernandez, Jesse Orosco, Randy Myers, Rick Aguilera, John Franco, Gregg Jefferies, Howard Johnson, Lenny Dykstra, Todd Hundley, Vince Coleman, Bobby Bonilla, Jeromy Burnitz, Tony Fernandez, Fernando Vina, Brett Butler, Edgardo Alfonzo, Pete Harnisch, Jason Isringhausen, Carl Everett, Carlos Baerga, John Olerud, Preston Wilson, Al Leiter, Robin Ventura, Melvin Mora, Kenny Rogers, Armando Benitez, Mike Hampton, Matt Lawton, Kevin Appier, Roberto Alomar, Gary Matthews Jr., Jose Reyes, David Wright, Cliff Floyd, Mike Cameron, Scott Erickson, and Carlos Beltran.

Again, these are just some of the guys who wore a Met uniform between '85 and '05. Out of those 67 players, Matt Lawton is the only one we know for sure who's ever tested positive (Gary Matthews Jr. was implicated, but denied the allegations and it's been all-but-forgotten at this point).

Imagine what it would do to the game though, if just a quarter of those guys, or a quarter of any other team's high-profile players from the last two decades appear on Radomski's so-called "list." Baseball might never be the same.