KATHY WILLENS / Associated Press
Hall-of-Famer Reggie Jackson , at Yankee Stadium in April, says steroid users should not be eligible for Cooperstown.
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Reggie: Keep cheaters out of the Hall
Two-time World Series MVP Reggie Jackson said there's no room in baseball's Hall of Fame for steroid users and he is disturbed that the record book has been affected by the cheating.
Jackson, 63, the former Cheltenham High star who played in the majors from 1967 to 1987, is 12th on the all-time home-run list with 563. Players who have moved ahead of him and been linked to performance-enhancing drug use include Alex Rodriguez, Rafael Palmeiro, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds, the career leader with 762.
"It bothers me," Jackson said in an interview with Bloomberg Television in New York. "A lot of Hall of Famers are very offended by it. I am starting to get affected, and I am hoping that those guys that get caught don't get into the Hall of Fame."
"Mr. October" played for the Yankees from 1977 to 1981 and now serves as a special adviser to the team.
Gym owner subpoenaed in Clemens case
A former gym owner in the Houston area has been issued a subpoena by the Washington grand jury investigating whether Roger Clemens lied to Congress about using performance-enhancing drugs, the New York Daily News reported.
The owner, Kelly Blair, said he will appear at an undetermined date and time in August.
Blair was an owner of 1-on-1 Elite Personal Fitness, a gym in Pasadena, Texas, that closed last year. He is a cousin by marriage to New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte, Clemens' former teammate and close friend. Pettitte's father worked out at the gym, where he reportedly obtained HGH.
Blair, who denied supplying Clemens, said he gave a small sample of HGH to a third party whom he suspects might have then given it to Pettitte's father, Tom.
Halladay staying in AL East?
According to Newsday's Anthony Rieber, the Yankees may be the most attractive trading partner for the Blue Jays regarding ace Roy Halladay - even though they are in the same division.
The Blue Jays are open to trading the righthander but would like to add centerfielder Vernon Wells and his huge contract to a deal. And the loaded Yankees may be the only team able to absorb Wells' hefty contract. He is owed $99.25 million through 2014.
Noteworthy
Chicago outfielder Carlos Quentin, who is rehabilitating after suffering a torn tendon in his left foot, played last night for triple-A Charlotte. . . . White Sox righthander Bartolo Colon, who has a sore left knee, is scheduled to start Sunday in Charlotte. . . . Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who has kept a low profile since turning over the team's daily operations to his sons more than two years ago, spent three hours in his office at the team's spring-training complex yesterday and said he felt good.
Contact staff writer Jorge Castillo at 215-854-2928
This article contains information from the Associated Press.
