His last three years as a Twin, he played in 130, 89, and 125 games. I'd say that constitutes 'full time player', and yet he only hit 20 homers once, and didn't come close in the other two seasons. He comes to Boston and out of nowhere becomes a middle of the lineup crusher. When you factor that in, and then consider baseball players really don't start to break down in their early thirties (unlike all other major sports)... I definitely have my suspicions.
Look, I think we can all agree that out of all MLB players from the early-mid 90s to around a couple of seasons ago (if not now), any of those guys could and probably were juicing. All of baseball has a cloud over it. You guys act like Ortiz is exempt from this cloud, despite the fact there is some things about him and his career that should cause at least a little suspicion (should you choose to acknowledge them).
But who gives a f***, it was obviously a mistake for me to post this thread, given how many talksox members clearly have a giant log up their ass right now (hi bosox21).