Jack Cust denies he ever talked about steroids with Larry Bigbie:

Cust told reporters that he never has used performance enhancing substances, saying, "No. No. Not even one game." And, he said, he does not remember having any conversations with Bigbie about steroids.

"He was a teammate of mine five years ago and we haven't talked since," Cust said. "I don't remember any conversations about (steroids). He might have misinterpreted something I said, but I don't remember anything.

"I read the report, and he said he had the locker next to me. I didn't have a locker next to him. I don't know how something like that gets misinterpreted, but I haven't talked to him in five years. ... A lot of people say the same thing, that it seems weird my name is in there when there were other cases where there was a lot more (evidence) accrued."

This was an example of where a player talking to Mitchell might have kept his name out of the report.