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Found August 06, 2009 on Babes Love Baseball: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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David Ortiz owes his fans (and the people who could care less) an explanation as to why he alledegly tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs back in 2003.

The Boston Red Sox semi-slugger, along with future players' union head honcho Michael Weiner will hold a news conference this Saturday (in enemy territory) at Yankee Stadium just before the series finale.

According to Big Papi, the union confirmed the presence of his name on the infamous court-sealed 2003 steroids list last week. He has had very little to say since then, but I believe we can let his bat do the talking.

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Just sayin'.

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Original Story: http://www.babeslovebaseball.com/2009... Verified_ybn
3 Comments:
  • Should be interesting to see what his lie is. Looks like he is going to try to spin this like he was wronged. Just man up Otriz and take your medicine like a man the way Giambi and ARod did, don't pull a Palmiero, Sosa or a McGwire lame act.
    by giantsrepeat   August 07, 2009   Reply   Options   +1 Likes
  • I love all the support Boston fans are throwing behind him now but still think A-Rod is a cheater. Don't be a hater y'all just love your team. Hating Boston doesn't make me a better Yankees fan or vice versa
    by Tinman24   August 07, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • Oh.....let's see what he'll say....
    by melkyway28   August 07, 2009   Reply   Options  
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