Doth He Protest Excessively?
Posted on February 17th, 2009 in Uncategorized | No Comments »
David Ortiz weighs in on steroid use in baseball.
Asked if he would consent to blood tests, which are currently the only reliable way to test for human growth hormone, Ortiz said, “I don’t care. Whatever. I just want to go out there and make sure that people aren’t looking at you like, ‘Oh look at this guy, he’s big now. What is going on?’”
Here’s one difference between the Boston and the New York media: The Boston reporters don’t actually ask Ortiz if he ever used steroids…..
My point is this: I don’t really care whether Ortiz did or not. The witch hunt needs to end. And I happen to think that Ortiz is a good guy and a fine representative for the game. But I do care about the Yankees being targeted for selective disclosure of six-year-old drug tests….