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I think that had more to do with the fact that he is our hated (though respected) rival that just got ousted. I'm sure most people weren't ignorant to believe that the Red Sox were clean and the Yankees were all juicers, we were just reveling in the fact that another big Yankee was caught taking roids.

I posted that after his 3rd hit of the game... just a joke.

Lowell's too old.

Good call, can't go negatives. Over/Under 2.

Over/under on Papi never hitting a HR this season?

OMG is yesterday all over again. 6th inning, trailing the game, 5 runs in, 0 outs.

3-0 Rays. God, I hate Penny. Smoltz can't come soon enough.

1-0 TB. Penny is really good at putting us in early holes.

I think that you always have to consider that professional athletes will do just about anything in their power to get an edge. These are just "fans" of the sport who want everything "clean" and perfect. They are competitive athletes trying to be the best and make the most money. Its just the way it is (and likely always has been). If you want clean, pure sports, go watch little league. Maybe in the future it will be possible to have a pure league. Maybe its just me, but I wouldn't put it past anyone. I honestly believe that if Baby Ruth, Hank Aaron, etc had access to steroids, they might very well use them. Who knows, they might have experimented with ways to improve their game that might be considered "cheating" if it worked. Heck, it's been claimed that Willie Mays used to use a greenie called "Red Juice". I enjoy sports, especially played at the highest level for the highest stakes, even though it means that there might be cheating, attempts to cheating, etc going on. When the stakes are high, people will do anything to win.

Honestly, though, are we really all that "ashamed" that many many athletes (lets not just limit this to baseball) have done what ever they could do gain an edge. The only difference (to me) between taking PED and any other ways athletes looked for an edge in the history of man kind is in the effectiveness. Baseball players have always looked for an edge; spit balls, stealing signals, using altered bats, taking greenies, now PEDs. Same goes for any other sports. I honestly don't think anyone could argue that this same exact scenario wouldn't happen if steroids were available back when Ruth played the game.

Yes, I was. You must not be. What he is claimed to have taken isn't some Viagra drug. All you ever do is just call people idiots, blah. Don't be stupid.

I was thinking the same thing myself, but that is only if what he is claiming is true. It is now likely that he has been a PED user all along, but just hasn't been caught until now. I'm hoping that he was simply stupid and took a legitimate prescription drug without realizing it would trigger a positive test... but I'm not optimistic. Odds are, he is/has been a user.

Same boat as the "disappointed, not surprised". Manny had always (maybe still is) been my favorite player (of those I've actually watched). I think that, even though Manny's now a Dodger, this probably isn't very good news for Ortiz. You can honestly now question whether Ortiz' dramatic drop (disappearance) of power after Manny left is just coincidence. Bad bad situation for him. A scrub in Minnesota, he comes to the Sox, slugs besides Manny, Manny leaves, and so does Ortiz' power. Not good.

Wow, this game is Ugly. 7-2.

Why is Masterson still out there? Great, leadoff triple.

We have seen some very inconsistent umps in the last couple of games.

UGH.

I've sat up in the monster seats a couple of times... I actually prefer field boxes. Closer to the plate and a better view of the park.

I'm salivating at the idea of Hanley Ramirez playing SS for the Sox.

Pathetic. 4 walks in the inning and we can only muster 1 run.

Bailey doesn't look like he want's to swing.

Ugh. Bases loaded, no outs, 2-0 count. If we don't score, WOW.

Will Ortiz ever hit another HR?

YES! Out of it.