"I would suggest everybody get tested, not random, everybody," he said. "You go team by team. You test everybody three, four times a year and that's about it." This is what Red Sox DH David Ortiz said when asked about the steroids testing. However, he didn't stop there. When asked about what the consequences of a positive steroids test should be, he replied,"Ban 'em for the whole year". Now these words have undoubtedly become infamous as obviously he himself reportedly tested positive for steroids in 2003 along with former teammate Manny Ramirez. This report will certainly cast a dark shadow on the World Series Championships that the Red Sox won with those players during that time frame.
But know judgement day comes for Manny (again) and especially David Ortiz. How will he handle the reporters and their questions? That question is on the mind of every sorts fan right now. However, that is not where this article ends. What really needs to be talked about is the legitimacy of the rings that were won by the steroid using catalysts of the offense that steamrolled through the AL and all the way through to win the World Series. When does baseball step in and take away the accomplishments that these two players accrued? Is it even necessary considering the circumstances that most everyone else in the league was using performing enhancers too? The answer ultimately has to be that we do void the awards of the cheaters who were caught and reward the ones who did it the honest, right way, with no outside help. It may be tough and painstaking to legally get the names of the people on the list, but it needs to be done in order to make things right.
The people who took the steroids had their moments in the spotlight, and broke the records and they'll never be forgotten for what they did, but the MLB can't send the message that we're going to let the cheaters keep their awards, and pretty much reward the ones who took the enhancers and made the sport look good. You would never let a thief keep the money after he stole it from a bank. It just doesn't make sense. The MLB has a lot of work to do to fix tis gigantic mess, which they really made for themselves, if they want to come out smelling like roses.
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