Baseball holds its breath for The List to be released  —  The reactions will range from shock to anger, to threats and counter-threats.  Then again, maybe George Mitchell's 20-month steroids investigation will be stopped dead cold by a wall of cynicism.  Already there are enough detractors …

Tejada named in Mitchell Report  —  Roberts, Knoblauch, Clemens, Justice also implicated  —  Former American League MVP Miguel Tejada is mentioned in the Mitchell Report, due to be released by 2 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, SI.com has learned.  —  Seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens …

Is This The List Of Players Mentioned?  [Is This The List?]  —  OK, let's do a little test of the Internets today: In the last hour, we have been forwarded a list of players mentioned in the Mitchell Report by about 25 different people.  Is this list substantiated?  No. Is it from an MLB official?

Sources: Players, owners to share blame in Mitchell report … Major League Baseball and the Players Association share the blame for tolerating a widespread culture of drug abuse, George Mitchell's report on doping in baseball says, according to two lawyers who said they are familiar with the report.

Complete List Of Names On Mitchell Report  —  Take this with a grain of salt, I received from a reputable source the following names which include Yankees Johnny Damon, Roger Clemens, and Andy Pettitte.  —  The most prominent name on the list appears to be Albert Pujols.

Mitchell's Steroid List Leaked, Disputed By MLB Official  —  NEW YORK — WNBC.com's Jonathan Dienst has obtained names expected to be on George Mitchell's list of baseball players linked to performance-enhancing drugs.  Baseball officials are refuting some names on the list.

Source: Yankees' Clemens, Pettitte named in Mitchell steroid investigation  —  Among the names expected to appear in the Mitchell Report today are two of the most revered pitchers in Yankee history - Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte.  —  According to a source familiar with information provided to Mitchell …

A-Rod: "It was a huge debacle"  —  Alex Rodriguez didn't mince words on his conference call today, saying that Scott Boras misled him into opting out of his contract.  —  Listen for yourself:  —  Rodriguez said that he didn't fire Boras because this will be his last contract.

Big schism in A-Rod/Boras camp  —  Alex Rodriguez's resigning (10-years, $275 million plus $30 million in incentives) was made official this morning.  Very interesting comments by Alex on the way the whole thing went down.  It sounds as if Scott Boras made him believe the Yankees didn't want to resign him.