David Ortiz: "I never bought or used steroids"
by Eli Greenspan on Aug 8, 2009 6:08 PM EDT
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Is this a case of 'another one bites the dust' or should we, as fans question whether Red Sox David Ortiz might just be telling the truth? Here's what he said during a news conference Saturday afternoon:
"I definitely was a little bit careless back in those days when I was buying supplements and vitamins over the counter — legal supplements, legal vitamins over the counter — but I never buy steroids or use steroids,"
New information surfaced in this ongoing controversy that only muddies the waters for resolution. First of all, it turns out that only 96 players tested positive out of the 104 tested. Ortiz said he was not able to find out himself just what substance he tested positive for and it has been acknowledged already that some legal substances could result in positive tests.
This is an issue that just isn't going away. Last week, Henry Aaron, a respected voice in the world of baseball, recommended that the whole list be published as a way to put the controversy in the past. There are many legal and fairness issues surrounding the release of the list and it is not likely to happen soon. A promise was made by the commissioner's office and the players' union when these tests were taken that the names would not be released.
I watched the news conference and I thought Ortiz seemed genuine and forthright. He didn't come across as defensive or trying to make excuses. He seemed truly pained that his integrity was being called into question in a way that made it impossible for him to defend.
Any thoughts on how to resolve this issue, once and for all?
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They need to release his info to him
At the bare minimum at least give the poor guy the ammo to defend himself.
Not that anyone believes defenses in this day and age.
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Releasing the list also lifts the cloud of suspicision from those who didn't test positive.
Also, until the list is made public, names will be dribbled out forever. We need to get past this stuff and move on.
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by pedalpusher on Aug 9, 2009 8:09 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
No it won't.
It’s literally impossible to prove someone DIDN’T do something, and people are ruthless – there will always be speculation.
Even though I think that this information should have been made public to begin with, that does not mean it should be made public now. These tests were administered under the veil of anonymity, and they should remain that way unless a player wants his results to made public. The lawyers who are leaking the information need to be investigated just as thoroughly as the players, as they are also breaking the law by violating a court order to keep the information private.
I understand that the list could help shut down the drug rings that provided the players with the PEDs, but until the list can be validated by independent testing, it’s kinda pointless to release a document that could very well end up slandering the names of many innocent players. And even if the samples are validated as testing positive for PEDs, the issue still remains that these tests were taken under the promise that they would not lead to any form of punishment, whether in the legal system or the court of public opinion. Violating that is basically entrapment, to me.
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