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On the day Paul Lo Duca reported to spring training, he apologized -- but he never said why he was apologizing. Friday, the former Dodgers catcher was more forthcoming about the passages in the Mitchell Report that pertained to him. "What was written about me is true," Lo Duca said. Lo Duca was the starting first baseman for the Washington Nationals on Friday in his first game at Dodger Stadium since he was cited in the Mitchell Report as a user of steroids and human growth hormone and the person who referred former Dodgers teammates Eric Gagne and Kevin Brown to his drug supplier. He said he was unsure of how he would be received in light of the revelations.

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July 26, 2008  09:00 AM ET

And he's still a turd.

July 26, 2008  09:11 AM ET

i guess the steroids didnt take because he still sucks!

July 26, 2008  09:50 AM ET

Now what about the gambling expenses and underage women? Is Fat Tony still showing up to his games?

July 26, 2008  11:18 AM ET

Lo Duca used Da Roids....old zzzzzzzzz news.

July 26, 2008  01:17 PM ET

he must be using some surplus roids made in new jersey. you know, the one that white castle uses for their burgers.

July 26, 2008  02:16 PM ET

he must be using some surplus roids made in new jersey. you know, the one that white castle uses for their burgers.
Kumar Patel | 07/26/08, 01:17 PM

Sunofabich. So THAT'S why I beat the hell outta that fry guy.

July 26, 2008  02:17 PM ET

Sunovabiatch. So THAT'S why I beat the hell outta that fry guy ...

July 26, 2008  02:18 PM ET

I beat up two fry guys.

July 26, 2008  08:10 PM ET

is it considerd cheating if everyones doing it??

July 26, 2008  11:13 PM ET

Well if this Duche was on the juice, cleary they are NOT performance enhancing.... No more asterisk talk!

July 26, 2008  11:21 PM ET

Steroids don't give you talent. They allow you to train and recover as you would not otherwise be able to. Why do people take them? They believe they can get an edge, that they will enhance their performance. The asterisk stays.

July 26, 2008  11:26 PM ET

Just because everyone doesn't become the greatest doesn't mean that others haven't benefitted more. This guy may not have made the big leagues without them, or been able to perform and stay. Maybe he did gain at the expense of some other kid that never got the chance. No more defending steroid use. They are illegal, immoral, and indefensible.

July 26, 2008  11:27 PM ET

why would he admit this now? no one was even talking about him anymore he said he was sorry at spring training the same way that Giambi did when talks first came out which was the "im sorry" uuhh for what jason? "my lawyers wont let me tell you but we all know what im sorry for" and thats all we needed. i dont get why players cant figure out that all you need to do is say yea i did them im sorry you dont even have to admit how much you used them u can make that up Pettite said he used it one because he felt his team needed him to get back from an injury when everyone knows hes probably did them everyday in since 2003. but we just took the appology and moved on. its when you dont admit it cough bonds cough clemens cough. is when people hate you because you stay in the news and we all know your lying through your teeth because anyone that has every talked to you before comes out and says o yea he told me he was using them too. and you become public enemy number one. all that it takes is for you to say hey i used them im sorry. theyll talk about it for a week on ESPN and then your out of the picture and no one ever brings it up again. but clemens and bonds deny it then everytime some jack*ss wants ten minutes of fame he brings up a conversation that they had one time 5 years ago that he could remember pefectly about how they told him which steriods they used, how much, who they got it from, how much it cost, what the steriod dealers gf's mothers maiden name is, basically any of the tiniest detail possible and then everyone believes him and the whole DID HE USE STERIODS? talk pops back up. just take the "high" road like giambi and say i did it or the semi high road and be like pettite or brian roberts and say you tried them once but you knew immeaditly that it was wrong and that you felt like crap for the rest of the your career and how your puppy died and whatever story you want to tell to make the public feel bad for you and we'll just say ok and move on.

July 26, 2008  11:51 PM ET

anyone know why a message sent to themoderator@fannation.com is undeliverable?

July 27, 2008  12:57 AM ET

Once a turd always a turd !!!

July 27, 2008  01:53 AM ET

So using PEDS's is only cheating if you are good? hmm... okay...

July 27, 2008  02:09 AM ET

turd? as in the floater that fouls the punch bowl, that kind of turd?

July 27, 2008  09:08 AM ET

Why did Jim Bowden think it was a good idea to pick up this guy? Until the nats get rid of the likes of Lo Duca and the person that consistently makes bad player and management decisions, Jim Bowden, they are going to be destined to fall in the cellar year after year. I don't care if they have "the plan" in place. Until they get competant front office management, it's over.

July 27, 2008  12:52 PM ET

Using is cheating. Period. Different people may get different things from them, some more some less. Some are naturally better to begin with, have more drive, have some innate knack, whatever.... The players should all follow the rules, and law, and not take steroids. This is so not complicated.

 
July 27, 2008  04:15 PM ET

Who cares? Really? He sucked on em and he sucks without em.

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