Ortiz and Manny: Tested Positive in '03

[Art Vandelay]

He also asserted that some players asked to be categorized as testing positive because they wanted to trigger mandatory testing the following year.

Also, many of those same players had a bridge that they wanted to sell the technicians handling the testing.

[mweir145]

I simply posted that because it was something that I was not aware of. Thanks

It's also something that isn't very plausible, either.

[Yoda]

Greatest comeback in sports history *

I lol'd

[knapplc]

Who knows if that was Ortiz's case but interesting none the less.

You're actually going to hold on to that slim possibility instead of facing the facts here?

It's not like it matters if the majority of those Red Sox teams were on steroids. Everybody was (and many still are).

That parenthetical comment could have said (and MANNY still is) and it would have been much funnier.

[da bears]

I am definitely going to agree with what I think it was mweir or yoda said about Bonds accomplishments. The guy deserves every ounce of credit for how he played the game, best player I have ever seen(I'm 26 so not too much history there). Also on this list aren't the players testing for substances that were banned after the 2003-2004 season? So it's not necessarily roids unless I misheard.

[lastingsgriller]

Greatest comeback in sports history *

made me laugh (and wasn't a canned joke)

[lastingsgriller]

red sox*
bonds*
2004 & 2007*
brett boone's 50 HR season* (speculation)
Brady Andersons 50 HR season* (speculation)
Manny*
Papi*
Middle infielders with power* (speculation)
sammy so-so*
Mark McGuire*
Raffy Palmiero*
everything that has happend in baseball since the strike* (speculation)
except albert Pujols (I hope)

[bigken117]

red sox*
bonds*
2004 & 2007*
brett boone's 50 HR season* (speculation)
Brady Andersons 50 HR season* (speculation)
Manny*
Papi*
Middle infielders with power* (speculation)
sammy so-so*
Mark McGuire*
Raffy Palmiero*
everything that has happend in baseball since the strike* (speculation)
except albert Pujols (I hope)

is unfriendly

[mweir145]

I am definitely going to agree with what I think it was mweir or yoda said about Bonds accomplishments. The guy deserves every ounce of credit for how he played the game, best player I have ever seen(I'm 26 so not too much history there). Also on this list aren't the players testing for substances that were banned after the 2003-2004 season? So it's not necessarily roids unless I misheard.

Bonds was that much better than everyone else. He was simply an amazing player.

[Strasil42]

Garciparra in the Boston Globe:

Former Sox player Nomar Garciaparra, now with the A’s, expressed anger shared by many major leaguers over the handling of the 2003 testing. He told reporters after yesterday’s game that the process was so flawed that innocent players may be tarnished by “false positives.’’ He also asserted that some players asked to be categorized as testing positive because they wanted to trigger mandatory testing the following year.

Who knows if that was Ortiz's case but interesting none the less.

Keep the faith!!!1

LOL