Sid Puffinberry, who once pitched in Boston's bullpen back in Roger Clemens' heydey with the club, says he is "relieved" that he wasn't named in George Mitchell's report on steroid use in major league baseball, released this week. "Not that I have anything to worry about - I've never taken steroids in my life," said Puffinberry (pictured at right prior to alleged steroid use and again at left after the allegations surfaced). Still, he says, there were a lot of rumors swirling about after he once threw a perfect game in his only start for the Red Sox, after compiling an uninspiring 1-7 record with a 16.23 ERA in 25 lifetime appearances prior to that performance. "A lot of people say that because my appearance changed a little - well, OK, a lot - that it must mean I took steroids. Or they say that just because I threw a perfect game after sucking so bad for so long that means I was on the juice. I say - people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones... and that if they do, and they want to make sure they can break the house with that stone, they need to add at least ten mph to their fast ball... And I can hook em up with a great trainer..." Meanwhile, Mitchell, a prominent member on the Red Sox Board of Directors, expressed satisfaction that he had exposed enough in his report for Commissioner Bud Selig to take action. "I didn't list all the Yankees who had ever taken steroids, I'm sure, but it's a good start..."
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