I'm not a Boston-hater, and frankly I don't really care about steroids (kids, please don't do drugs). But I am always a fan of Ryan Parker songs, so check out his latest about Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz joining the Patriots in Boston's hall of shame. It's worth a listen just for the photoshop that appears at 0:33.
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July 30, 2009
by Ed PriceFiled under: Dodgers, Red Sox, MLB PEDsThe biggest fear of major league players, and their union -- and, now, Red Sox fans -- has reawakened. "The list" -- the names of 104 players who tested positive for steroids in 2003 -- has again been compromised, this time with Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz outed as users.According to the New York Times:The information...
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July 30, 2009
The New York Times reported today that both Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during that 2003 round of testing. As of right now, pollsters surveyed a nation of baseball fans have yet to find one person who is surprised by this "revelation."
This and a few other links for your afternoon pleasure.
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July 30, 2009
David Ortiz had one hell of a day on Thursday afternoon. About an hour or so before the game, he finds out that he is on the list of MLB Players that tested positive back in 2003.
Then in the 7th, his 3-run homer off former teammate Craig Breslow put the Boston Red Sox out front [...]
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July 30, 2009
The day has come that many Boston Red Sox fans have dreaded - Big Papi has been tied to steroids. According to The New York Times, David Ortiz had a 2003 positive drug test for a performance-enhancing substance.
Although the newspaper didn’t have information regarding what substance Ortiz tested positive for back in 2003, this is [...]Post from: Knuckle Curve
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July 30, 2009
David Ortiz issued the following statement after the game:
Today I was informed by a reporter that I was on the 2003 list of MLB players to test positive for performance-enhancing substances. This happened right before our game, and the news blindsided me. I said I had no comment because I wanted to get to the [...]
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July 30, 2009
I don’t want to believe it. I don’t want to think about it. I am hoping that the news is untrue. However, it’s hard to ignore the news that David Ortiz is the newest player to have failed a drug test for performance enhancing drugs (albeit in 2003).
The New York Times is [...]
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July 30, 2009
Now We Know Why Papi Doesn't Play So Big Anymore"Ban 'em for the whole year."That was Red Sox slugger David Ortiz's suggestion on what to do with MLB players who test positive for performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). At least that's what he said during Spring Training.I wonder how Ortiz feels now? Care to put your money where your mouth is, David?When Ortiz...
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July 31, 2009
"Baseball is a marathon, not a sprint."
How often have you been told that, with respect to the baseball season, no single day nor no single event matters more than the collective performance over a 162 game season? When looking at individual performance, I follow that perspective to a fault. Until a slump reaches the proportions of David Ortiz in the first months of...
Via boston.com
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July 30, 2009
Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz became the latest star implicated in baseball's ever-growing drug scandal, acknowledging Thursday that the players' union confirmed he tested positive in 2003.
Via Full of Sports
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July 30, 2009
According to reports, both Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz were on the doping list in 2003. Their names are now right along side that other overpaid lying sack of **** Alex Rodriguez. This really pisses me off. Manny and Big Papi
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July 30, 2009
The same day he was reported to have failed a drug test in 2003, David Ortiz blasted a three run home run to put the Red Sox past the Athletics, 8-5. Down 4-1 at one point, Boston was able to climb back and get the win behind the play of Ortiz and Jason Varitek. [...]
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July 31, 2009
David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez are among the 104 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. Both were key members of the Boston Red Sox during the club's World Series championships in 2004 and 2007.
Time for an investigation?
Ortiz responded to the news, saying, "Right now, I don't have answers. I've got no information. ...
Via dallasnews.com
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July 30, 2009
A New York Times report today says that Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz were among that group of about 100 players that tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003.
Part of the story:
The information about Ramirez and Ortiz emerged through interviews with multiple lawyers and others connected to the pending litigation. The lawyers spoke anonymously because the testing...
Via Big League Stew
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July 30, 2009
Here we go again, folks. According to a report in the New York Times, Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz are on the list of players who tested positive for PEDs in 2003. The former Red Sox teammates join Alex Rodriguez and Sammy Sosa as players identified by anonymous sources as being among the guilty during MLB's initial steroid survey (for which there was no punishment for testing...
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hypocrisy at its finest, but i have to agree that the crux of boston fans that i deal with on a daily basis are pretty annoying, so maybe we have it coming.
you might wanna check out this site. steroids def were not legal in 2003. i also got a kick out of the fact that slang for steroids are "Arnolds."