The news that David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez failed the 2003 steroids test makes this the most exciting day in the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry for me since the Yanks swooped in and signed Mark Teixeira. And I make no apologies for feeling that way.
Sorry, I’m not going to pretend I think this is a sad day for baseball. I have written for a piece for The Faster Times called “Steroids: The Real Juice Behind Reversing the Curse of the Bambino” – with some of my thoughts on the issue.
As I’ve said a zillion times over the years, Sox fans should have thought about the very real possibility that the steroids scandal would hit their team. Especially when it came to David Ortiz. But instead, too many Boston fans – not all, but a good bunch – acted like their team’s hands were clean on the issue. Too bad, so sad.
Oh, and so much for FoxSports’ Ken Rosenthal’s self-righteousness on the issue, criticizing anybody who wondered if Ortiz was chemically enhanced.
The thing that gets me the most on this test failure – and that goes for A-Rod too – is that these players knew the test was coming, and they still failed. What hubris.
Wondering if Curt Schilling still wants the entire list of 103 names to come out?
One other note – Jon and I will still be squawking, but we’re going to be writing in other outlets as well. I have another piece coming up soon on BaseballReflections.com. Go here to read my article for them about the first half of the Yankees’ season.
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