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**Brian34Cook** · 12-13-2007, 11:44 AM

Cardinals:
Ryan Franklin
Rick Ankiel

Ex-Cards:
Mark McGwire
Larry Bigbie
Cody McKay
Kent Mercker
Jason Christiansen
Fernando Vina
Gary Bennett Jr.
David Bell

What I've found so far.. if I'm missing any go ahead..

**Brian34Cook** · 12-13-2007, 02:25 PM

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Bigbie said he has not used performance enhancing substances since he began to cooperate with authorities. Bigbie stated that there was a lot of small talk among Cardinals players about steroids, and he discussed performance enhancing substances with one player who said that he had a source for any performance enhancing substance Bigbie might want.

thats umm.. neat lol

**Pujolsfan91** · 12-13-2007, 06:42 PM

Nothing surprising really..

**Brian34Cook** · 12-17-2007, 08:52 PM

Vina admits to using HGH
Current ESPN analyst took drug in '03 to aid in healing
Posted: Monday December 17, 2007 8:28PM; Updated: Monday December 17, 2007 8:28PM

Slow to recover from knee and hamstring injuries, Vina played only 61 games for the Cardinals in 2003. He said he was under pressure from the team and himself to get back on the field, so he tried HGH.

At 5-foot-9, 170 pounds, Vina said he wasn't trying to bulk up -- his job was to slap the ball around and use his quickness to get on base. He said he turned to HGH hoping to get healthy.

"Was it right? No. Obviously, it was wrong," Vina said. "I'm embarrassed by it."

He also said the drug didn't help him much. Vina played in only 29 games for the Tigers in 2004, his final season. He had played in at least 150 games in 2001 and 2002 with St. Louis.

"Bottom line, it was stupid. I'm embarrassed now, and it didn't help, either," Vina said.

SI.com - MLB - ESPN analyst Vina admits to using HGH as player - Monday December 17, 2007 8:28PM