Couple of reasons imo:
First, this doesn't come as a suprise anymore and I think with Manny going doing, it was like the other shoe falling.
Second, I think people are just tired of the whole thing. I agree with what you are saying, but I am not suprised.
Personally, I think players should have been able to inject in the on-deck circle.
First, this doesn't come as a suprise anymore and I think with Manny going doing, it was like the other shoe falling.
Second, I think people are just tired of the whole thing. I agree with what you are saying, but I am not suprised.
Personally, I think players should have been able to inject in the on-deck circle.
ESPN is more in the tank for the Red Sox than their own network NESN is. Watching that game Sunday night was torture. You try to keep the volume on for a few minutes but the Red Sox ballwashing just drives you to the mute button. Miller is just a shamless Red Sox groupie and the crww on BBTN don't make much of an effort to hide their loyalties.
I think also people feel that when he made the comment he was inferring from that point forward, a sort of "okay we as MLB have been fucking up until now, but from here on out, now that we have testing, if anyone is caught they have no one to blame but themselves." I'm pretty sure he was asked what should happen to players who test positive (as in, the present).
Also remember we have no idea if ortiz took steroids, coulda been one of many other things.
And don't take me for a Sox fan here, bunch of overpaid, cheating, underachievers. All the blind sox fans who jeered Manny for juicing and now that Ortiz is caught it's "well everyone was doing it" - well that may be true and is a valid argument but don't flip flop just 'cause now its your fuckin guy. Hypocrites.
The only one who's looking better and better in all this is Bonds... Because apparently he was on an even playing field and still outperformed everyone.
Also remember we have no idea if ortiz took steroids, coulda been one of many other things.
And don't take me for a Sox fan here, bunch of overpaid, cheating, underachievers. All the blind sox fans who jeered Manny for juicing and now that Ortiz is caught it's "well everyone was doing it" - well that may be true and is a valid argument but don't flip flop just 'cause now its your fuckin guy. Hypocrites.
The only one who's looking better and better in all this is Bonds... Because apparently he was on an even playing field and still outperformed everyone.
I think because Ortiz has always been great with the media that they prob do take it ez on him. Plus everyone loves him, he always has a smile on his face. And look at his press conference, he didn't read from a piece of paper he was looking right at everyone and he seemed to just speak from the heart.
By the way, it's not like his totals shot through the roof as soon as he hit boston. I would say most hitters would improve some just by going from the twins to bos
Twins 2001 hr/ab 16
Twins 2002 hr/ab 20
Sox 2003 hr/ab 14
Sox 2004 hr/ab 14
By the way, it's not like his totals shot through the roof as soon as he hit boston. I would say most hitters would improve some just by going from the twins to bos
Twins 2001 hr/ab 16
Twins 2002 hr/ab 20
Sox 2003 hr/ab 14
Sox 2004 hr/ab 14
Bingo! Nobody believes these guys anymore, they have been caught lying so many times that (in some cases under oath) nobody is shocked when something like this leaks, the story has run its course. Ozzie G was right when he suggested that they just release the damn list and get it over with. The players that are guilty of cheating just need to come clean, if for no other reason than for the sake of the good players in the league that never resorted to sticking a needle in their ass (if there are any left.) They are the ultimate victims here as the whole league is being painted with a broad brush.
