Whitesoxnut
06-08-2006, 11:20 AM
Well he has an exuse. He's from Chicago which "aint ready for reform". Strange how reliever Nelson went on the DL right when this broke;)
Drug revelations enrage Ozzie, Nelson
By Mark Gonzales
Tribune staff reporter
Published June 7, 2006
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and reliever Jeff Nelson expressed disbelief Wednesday that Jason Grimsley had revealed names of other players he suspected were using illegal drugs after getting caught himself.
"Take blame, take the hit and don't be putting it on anyone else," said Nelson, who played with Grimsley on the New York Yankees in 1999-2000. "'Hey, I got caught with it, and I'm going to bring some other guys down.' That's what's wrong."
Nelson said of Grimsley's admission that he took performance-enhancing drugs and implicating other players "probably doesn't surprise you, put it that way.
"He's a different player. A nice guy. I got to know him for a long time. I enjoyed being around him. But it's one of those things, when things come out, some surprise you and some don't."
Guillen thought Grimsley, whom Arizona released Wednesday, was arrogant as a player. Guillen said he was glad he isn't playing major-league baseball in the current era.
"Only thing I can say is that a former player should shut up and go," Guillen said. "Shut up and move on. We don't need these guys here. Baseball is better without him."
Guillen expressed surprise when he learned Grimsley had climbed through a duct to confiscate Albert Belle's corked bat from the umpire's room at the former Comiskey Park when he pitched for Cleveland.
"That was him?" Guillen said. "That man is a criminal. … I never thought it was him. I thought it was someone else."
Sox designated hitter Jim Thome played with Grimsley in Cleveland from 1993-1995 but spoke only in general terms.
"We're trying to do a good job of clearing the steroid issue," Thome said. "From testing to everything else, it has been positive.
"Unfortunately, when things like this happen, it makes the fans wonder what's going on in that regard."
Nelson called Grimsley's actions a "black eye" for baseball.
"You just take care of your own back yard and go about your ways," said Nelson, who predicted Grimsley's fate would be similar to that of Rafael Palmeiro, who hasn't returned to baseball since testing positive for steroids last summer.
"I don't worry about guys in the past. I just worry about what I have to do on the field. If everyone else would do that, none of this stuff would have happened, and Jason Grimsley naming guys wouldn't have happened either.
"Why he did it, I don't know. Maybe he was facing a bunch of criminal chargers and tried to protect his own [rear]. That's all I can see."
Drug revelations enrage Ozzie, Nelson
By Mark Gonzales
Tribune staff reporter
Published June 7, 2006
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and reliever Jeff Nelson expressed disbelief Wednesday that Jason Grimsley had revealed names of other players he suspected were using illegal drugs after getting caught himself.
"Take blame, take the hit and don't be putting it on anyone else," said Nelson, who played with Grimsley on the New York Yankees in 1999-2000. "'Hey, I got caught with it, and I'm going to bring some other guys down.' That's what's wrong."
Nelson said of Grimsley's admission that he took performance-enhancing drugs and implicating other players "probably doesn't surprise you, put it that way.
"He's a different player. A nice guy. I got to know him for a long time. I enjoyed being around him. But it's one of those things, when things come out, some surprise you and some don't."
Guillen thought Grimsley, whom Arizona released Wednesday, was arrogant as a player. Guillen said he was glad he isn't playing major-league baseball in the current era.
"Only thing I can say is that a former player should shut up and go," Guillen said. "Shut up and move on. We don't need these guys here. Baseball is better without him."
Guillen expressed surprise when he learned Grimsley had climbed through a duct to confiscate Albert Belle's corked bat from the umpire's room at the former Comiskey Park when he pitched for Cleveland.
"That was him?" Guillen said. "That man is a criminal. … I never thought it was him. I thought it was someone else."
Sox designated hitter Jim Thome played with Grimsley in Cleveland from 1993-1995 but spoke only in general terms.
"We're trying to do a good job of clearing the steroid issue," Thome said. "From testing to everything else, it has been positive.
"Unfortunately, when things like this happen, it makes the fans wonder what's going on in that regard."
Nelson called Grimsley's actions a "black eye" for baseball.
"You just take care of your own back yard and go about your ways," said Nelson, who predicted Grimsley's fate would be similar to that of Rafael Palmeiro, who hasn't returned to baseball since testing positive for steroids last summer.
"I don't worry about guys in the past. I just worry about what I have to do on the field. If everyone else would do that, none of this stuff would have happened, and Jason Grimsley naming guys wouldn't have happened either.
"Why he did it, I don't know. Maybe he was facing a bunch of criminal chargers and tried to protect his own [rear]. That's all I can see."