European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 36 stars and stripes july 2007 feds didst give Mitchell All information steroids investigator didst get Complete player list the associated press san Francisco Federal prosecutors said monday they did not give base Ball steroids investigator George Mitchell Complete copies of affidavits implicating players in the use of performance enhance ing responding to applications filed by the associated press and Hearst in cases in Arizona and new prosecutors urged a judge to keep under Seal the names of the players identified in sworn statements signed by irs special agent the attorneys office in san fran Cisco filed papers opposing the attempts by the a and Hearst seeking a redacted cop ies of search warrant the attorney said both motions were a thinly veiled attempt to Benefit financially by publicizing the names of people involved in the governments steroid probe and does not serve a Public the Arizona Case involves former major league Pitcher Jason Grimsley and the new York Case deals with former new York mets clubhouse employee Kirk a the government also argued that most of the facts concerning its investigation of Radomski were publicly disclosed after he pleaded guilty in april to felony charges of distributing steroids and laundering in the made in District court in Central prosecutors said disclosing the names would harm an ongoing investigation of steroid use in at its this is a Choice Between the governments articulated legitimate investigative need versus hearts pecuniary interest in Selling according to the the san Francisco chronicle and the times Union of both hears owned asked a Feder Al judge in june to make Public the 2005 sworn statement by the govern ment said 36 current and former players were supplied drugs by but their names were blacked out in the Docu Federal prosecutors said Radomski agreed to cooperate with Mitchell As part of his guilty the governments decision struck a bal Ance that advances to societal interests in exposing the insidious subculture sur rounding the steroid world while at the same time preserving the integrity of its in prosecutors Public disclosure would Likely harm both the governments investigation and the Mitchell commissions ability to use the information provided by the a Case involved an affidavit by no Vitzky stating that Grimsley implicated Sev eral David Segui told esp in june 2006 that he was one of the blacked out and the los Angeles times reported in october that Roger Cle Andy Pettitte and Miguel Tejada also were along with Brian Roberts and Jay players in the times report denied using and Randy the agent for Clemens and said he was told Grimsley denied making the statements attributed to him by Grimsley has not commented publicly and a Federal prosecutor said the report contained significant Julie the los Angeles times reported in octo Ber that new York Yankees Pitcher Andy Pettitte above was implicated by former major league Pitcher Jason Grimsley As having been supplied with the release of the a redacted information in this Case would create a substantial probability of prejudice to the ongoing in prosecutors Arod dismisses talk of becoming Home run King the associated press san Francisco Alex Rodriguez Barry Bonds had just suggested that if he does indeed break Hank Aarons Home run Arod will top Bonds figure be fore too i kind of feel shy talking about it because i hit 14 or 15 Home runs in and they said i was going to hit Rodriguez said i think its kind of Ridic but i take that As a comply who turns 43 on july entered the Allstar break with 751 four shy of Hank Aarons who turns 32 on july leads the majors with 30 Home runs this sea raising his total to asked whether Arod would make his reign Bonds quickly replied his Talent is i dont think people really appreciate his his Eye hand Coor his actual his actual recognition of the those Are things you cant Bonds its great because i know what he knows and i can see what he in just older and cant do it As Willie Mays told me i see what you i just cant do it Rodriguez repeatedly said he will celebrate when Bonds tops Aarons i would get out of my Couch to go pay a ticket and go watch him Arod Angels waive Hillenbrand the an gels waived infielder designated hitter Shea Hillenbrand on Mon a disappointment for los an Geles after signing a oneyear contract in the 31yearold Hillenbrand batted with three homers and 22 Bis in 53 games with the his mediocre hitting and the emergence of left fielder Reggie Willits and first baseman Casey Kotchman relegated Hillenbrand to a minor role with the and he recently asked to be Trad saying he needed to be an everyday the Angels designated him for assignment on june he split last season Between Toronto and san where he was an everyday play he also was a regular during prior stints in Arizona and bos Hillenbrand is leaving the an gels on Good unlike his de parture from the Blue jays last last he got into a dispute with Toronto manager John Gib Bons Over playing Gibbons challenged Hillenbrand to a fight after the infielder wrote on the clubhouse bulletin Board that the ship is they didst fight and Hillenbrand was traded to the giants after writing play for yourself on a Board in the a two time has a career aver with 107 homers and 481 Bis in 923 Blue jays release Zambrano Toronto the Toronto Blue jays released right hander Victor Zambrano on the 31yearold Zambrano appeared in eight games with Toron including two this sea going 02 with a who signed As a free agent on underwent Tommy John surgery for the Sec Ond time last season but pitched Well enough in Spring training to Jeff the american leagues Alex compares grips with the National leagues Barry Bonds on monday during the Home run Bonds is four Home runs Short of Hank Aarons career record of earn a spot on Toronto opening Day Zambrano allowed eight runs and eight hits in innings against Boston on May he was placed on the 15day disabled list two Days later with a strained right the native of Venezuela went 32 with a Era on a rehab assignment at triple Syracuse be fore being Yankees Rookie Hughes makes first rehab Start new York Yan Kees Rookie Phil Hughes pitched two innings monday for class a Tampa in his first minor league rehab Start since being sidelined More than two months by ankle and hamstring Hughes didst allow a gave up an unearned run and walked he struck out three against the Dunedin Blue his next Start is scheduled for saturday with double Hughes Hurt his hamstring May 1 while he was working on a no hit bid in the seventh inning against Texas in his second major league he Hurt his left ankle May 25 while doing an agility Drill during a rehab program for a strained left i was a Little tentative in the first but that to be sex said who threw 20 of 36 pitches for strikes and had his fastball reach 94 the second inning i Felt a lot More i was kind of letting it go and not really think ing about Landing As much on my front foot or anything like Hughes said he was encouraged that his ankle and hamstring held up i didst feel a thing out there so it was Hughes the Yankees Are 4243 at the Allstar break and their rotation has been Hurt by its been very Hughes not just the fact that the team is but from a self ish Point of you never want to be whether i was in Tri plea or the big its especially the amount of you know Little in juries Are going to but twice in a Row like it its very i try not to dwell on it too