Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz, MLBPA plan Saturday news conference for 2003 drug test

[mavskidd02]

Yeah but the confidentiality has already been violated. More than once. Release them all so we can move on. The players haven't committed a crime. They're not getting suspended for the positive test. Let's put it to rest once and for all.

I agree, and if it was up to baseball, the list would have been out months ago. But the PA rules baseball, and they would never, ever let this list see the light of day.

[frankb03]

Yes, you're right it is ridiculous. But it would also be ridiculous to promise someone confidentiality, only to take it away 5 or 6 years later. If the players agreed, then by all means, relase the names.

Many of the players want the names released. Many have been on the record stating so. Of course, I'm sure the one that have requested the names to be release didn't test positive. It's the players union that's resisting.

Under normal circumstances I'd agree with you. Maintain confidentiality. But these aren't normal circumstance when names are being leaked every other month.

[mavskidd02]

You're correct frank, it's not fair to "a select few." But you have to determine who's more important, the 4 or 5 being leaked, or the 90 who haven't been.

Either way, I don't think we will ever see this list. Because like it has been for the last few years, the PA gets what they want, when they want it.

[frankb03]

Regarding the topic of this thread. Please not another "I took some over the counter supplement that I didn't know was banned".

I'm so tired of that excuse.

[frankb03]

Guys, it is the most hypocritical and hilarious thing.

Watch the first inning of the Yankee game tonight......

Big Papi is mercilessly booed and jeered when he gets to the plate, but you can bet your ass in the bottom half of the inning, those same fans will cheer the fuck out of A-Roid.

It's just comical. I went to a Yankee game, two weekends ago, A-Rod hit a homer to break a scoreless game in the 7th, the place ERUPTED! It's such a joke. Apparently no one gives a shit if you cheat, as long as you are on their team.

I agree. But............

At least Arod admitted he took PED. Unlike so many others. Second, Arod is still performing at a high level, post_PED. Unlike Ortiz who's stats have been on a severe decline over the past few years. Of course it doesn't make one right or wrong. It's just the nature of the beast.

Then again, who's to say Arod still isn't using????

[mavskidd02]

I agree. But............

At least Arod admitted he took PED. Unlike so many others. Second, Arod is still performing at a high level, post_PED. Unlike Ortiz who's stats have been on a severe decline over the past few years. Of course it doesn't make one right or wrong. It's just the nature of the beast.

Then again, who's to say Arod still isn't using????

A-Rod is still using, and if there was a way to prove it, and betting was an option, I would wager every dollar to my name that he is still using.

And are we really going to "applaud" the man who VOLUNTARILY went on 60 minutes, for a voluntarily interview and lied to millions of Americans. He admitted it after the fact. I give him 0 credit for that. Don't lie to my face, cheat America's game and then backpedal. Fuck A-Rod, has been my stance for a long while.

[BigWeiner]

I agree. They need to release the entire list so everyone can move on. This releasing one or two names is a joke.

I mean does anyone care anymore about Arod testing positive in 2003? In a few weeks another name will be release then no one will care about Ortiz.

Talk about ruining the game. Releasing 1 name a month is gonna drag this shit out for the next 10 years, and every time someone gets named, it's like they caught a murderer. What a joke.

[BigWeiner]

This is not a joke, but I heard that Ortiz said he drank a mil shake in 2003 that he didn't know what was in it. He's gonna lie, I think that's obvious. People will have more respect for him if just makes a joke out of it. I don't know why he doesn't. It's simple, just say " I was trying to get big and strong so I could hit more homreuns, for the fans. Sorry" The Boston fans would probably love him even more.

[savage1]

I will tell you one thing and this may make me look like a mole, but I don't care:
If I was a player who had taken PED'S in 2003 and my name was leaked, and the other 100 or so were not, and someone approached me and offered to leak the other names for a fee(and of course not say I paid him to do it), I would do it without batting(no pun intended) an eyelash.

[savage1]

Yeah but the confidentiality has already been violated. More than once. Release them all so we can move on. The players haven't committed a crime. They're not getting suspended for the positive test. Let's put it to rest once and for all.

The trouble is that some of these players have such huge and fragile egos that they probably couldn't deal with any negative publicity even though this happened six years ago-they are pampered babies in my eyes.