I am so sick of these lists, congressional investigations, and these "cheating" baseball players!! Now the hall of 'roids has two new members, David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez (AGAIN! He just served a 50 game suspension for taking a female fertility drug).
Don't get me wrong I love David Ortiz. He has been not only the biggest clutch hitter in Red Sox history (Game 4 and 5 of the 2004 ALCS filed in every Sox fan's memory), but a pretty stand up guy. Now him too!? You know what I really don't care if he used it! Almost every power hitter since the late 80's has.
Bonds (damn his head is 5 times bigger than in his Pirate days). Palmeiro (Lied in front of Congress. Nixon would have been proud). Sosa (Yeah he also used corked bats). McGwire (I remember his record breaking home run, watching it at an Atlanta Hooters. Great synthetic memory!). Manny (He probably doesn't even know he took them). A-ROD (Millions of dollars of pressure on him plus he had to keep up with the Toronto exotic dancer tabs). Canseco (He has been dead on with this scandal and lone truthful source).
When the rest of these guys were filling up stat sheets in the late 90s due to their steroid use, David Ortiz was struggling in Minnesota and his career was on the ropes.
The guy's career and well-being was on the line! He was trying to save his job. I'm not saying it makes it all right, but you might very well consider the same in his position.
Now for this list. Release the damn thing already! How fair is this to Ortiz, Ramirez, and A-ROD? Name every top Tom, Dick and Harry! I don't care if someone who played 23 games and hit .238 for the freaking Florida Marlins is on this list too. Name everyone! Now the history of the most beloved game on the earth is in question! Who should make the hall and who shouldn't now? Guess What?!? Everyone in this era used them, people!
This story is old news already. How long does the media plan to drag it out for before the finally decide to release this list?!
I, for one, and thankful for the fact that football preseason has us looking forward to another sport. The drama about who used HGH or steroids will soon be replaced with the pure weekend football drama that everyone loves.
Don't get me wrong I love David Ortiz. He has been not only the biggest clutch hitter in Red Sox history (Game 4 and 5 of the 2004 ALCS filed in every Sox fan's memory), but a pretty stand up guy. Now him too!? You know what I really don't care if he used it! Almost every power hitter since the late 80's has.
Bonds (damn his head is 5 times bigger than in his Pirate days). Palmeiro (Lied in front of Congress. Nixon would have been proud). Sosa (Yeah he also used corked bats). McGwire (I remember his record breaking home run, watching it at an Atlanta Hooters. Great synthetic memory!). Manny (He probably doesn't even know he took them). A-ROD (Millions of dollars of pressure on him plus he had to keep up with the Toronto exotic dancer tabs). Canseco (He has been dead on with this scandal and lone truthful source).
When the rest of these guys were filling up stat sheets in the late 90s due to their steroid use, David Ortiz was struggling in Minnesota and his career was on the ropes.
The guy's career and well-being was on the line! He was trying to save his job. I'm not saying it makes it all right, but you might very well consider the same in his position.
Now for this list. Release the damn thing already! How fair is this to Ortiz, Ramirez, and A-ROD? Name every top Tom, Dick and Harry! I don't care if someone who played 23 games and hit .238 for the freaking Florida Marlins is on this list too. Name everyone! Now the history of the most beloved game on the earth is in question! Who should make the hall and who shouldn't now? Guess What?!? Everyone in this era used them, people!
This story is old news already. How long does the media plan to drag it out for before the finally decide to release this list?!
I, for one, and thankful for the fact that football preseason has us looking forward to another sport. The drama about who used HGH or steroids will soon be replaced with the pure weekend football drama that everyone loves.
About the Author:
Randy Greenway is an MLB columnist with an focus on the American League. He regularly converses with fans at a popular Boston Red Sox forum and loves to pass the time on a good sports quiz.
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