Is ANYONE surprised?
I’m not surprised. There is not another name in pro baseball that would be surprising to me at this point.
Here is this issue I have with all of these allegations and releasing of names from a test 6 years ago, either release them all and move on or let’s call it a “wash” and assume there were a lot of players using PEDs and stop this slow parade of listing names.
This is affecting more than just the players and their future, it’s affecting the fan base. Fans are becoming jaded and tired of this. Baseball news is more about negative issues rather than playing baseball. The NFL did a great job by being swift in handling player/league issues (in most cases). But MLB has continued to let the league get stomped over by those in the media and the fan base simply because they cannot work out their issues.
As a baseball fan, I would like to see some changes across the league that focus on putting the best product on the field. Viewership numbers have gradually decreased in many markets due to the 100s of options for entertainment. For baseball to grow and regain popularity there needs to be an action that clarifies and puts this issue of the 2003 tests in the past. Focus on figuring out player’s salaries and cleaning up the multiple bad market teams.
Time to move on and play baseball.
Tags: baseball, david ortiz, peds, steroids
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