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Tribe pitcher relieved, says possible HGH penalty was a distraction
By Sheldon Ocker
Beacon Journal sportswriter
Published on Saturday, Apr 12, 2008
CLEVELAND: Neither Paul Byrd nor any other player cited in the Mitchell Report for using performance enhancing substances will be disciplined by Major League Baseball.
That was one of the decisions reached by Commissioner Bud Selig, as outlined in a joint statement from the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association. ''I didn't think it was bothering me that much, but it was,'' Byrd said Friday. ''I felt a sense of relief when I found out that there would be no suspension. I think it (not knowing) affected me a lot more than I thought.''
Byrd was named by the San Francisco Chronicle as a user of human growth hormone from 2002 to 2005, when it formally was banned by the commissioner. Byrd admitted being a user, citing a medical condition.
When he visited a doctor to learn why he was having problems sleeping, Byrd learned he had a tumor on his pituitary gland, which manufactures HGH. Because the gland had been damaged and was no longer producing HGH, Byrd said he injected synthetic HGH to replace what was lost.
Byrd said he was unable to comment on his medical condition or whether he has asked for an exemption from MLB that would allow him to continue taking HGH.
''Not at this time,'' he said when asked if he could discuss that topic. ''I want to keep the future private. And the issue with the tumor, I also want to keep private.
''I still want to hear back from MLB about my situation, as to whether it will be handled in a different way or independently. I need to hear from them before I talk about any of that. But I still stand by my story, by what I said in Boston.''
The Chronicle article appeared the day the Tribe played the Boston Red Sox in the seventh game of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park.
Sheldon Ocker can be reached at socker@thebeaconjournal.com.
CLEVELAND: Neither Paul Byrd nor any other player cited in the Mitchell Report for using performance enhancing substances will be disciplined by Major League Baseball.
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