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Red Sox 2010 Schedule: Should be a Wild Year

By ⋅ September 16, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

In the midst of 2009’s heated playoff race, Major League Baseball released its 2010 schedule on Tuesday, and Red Sox fans are already salivating, as are baseball fans in general. The Twins will be playing home games in an outdoor stadium for the first time since 1981, and several key figures will become free agents [...]

Baseball’s 2003 Steroids List Taken Illegally

By ⋅ August 27, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The infamous list that has haunted baseball, and grouped together some of the game’s best players as cheaters, has been determined to be taken illegally. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declared that federal agents were wrong in seizing 104 names from two companies holding the results of a 2003 league-wide drug survey. The [...]

Jim Rice Calls out Manny, A-Rod, and Jeter as Bad Influences, Later Retracts

By ⋅ August 26, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Former Red Sox player and Hall of Famer, Jim Rice, currently finds himself amidst a self-created controversy for singling out Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, and Derek Jeter as bad influences on America’s youth while at the Little League World Series this past weekend. Rice compared current MLB players to those of his generation, citing that [...]

2 Employees Fired in 2008: Red Sox Steroids Scandal?

By ⋅ August 2, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

According to a Boston Globe report, MLB opened an investigation into performance-enhancing drug use during the 2008 season after two security employees were fired for steroid use. Despite investigating a possible scandal, MLB apparently didn’t investigate enough. What did they miss? Well, apparently one of the two laid off employees claimed to have exchanged steroids [...]

Ortiz, Others Knew They Were on 2003 Steroids List

By ⋅ August 1, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

According to a Boston Globe report, David Ortiz and more than 100 other major league players that tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003 were told years ago that they were on the list. Despite telling reporters July 30 that the news “blindsided” him (which may be true since the report came at such a [...]

Ortiz Steroids Report: All Too Familiar

By ⋅ July 30, 2009 ⋅ One comment

I don’t want to believe it. I don’t want to think about it. I am hoping that the news is untrue. However, it’s hard to ignore the news that David Ortiz is the newest player to have failed a drug test for performance enhancing drugs (albeit in 2003). The New York Times is reporting that [...]

Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz Tested Positive for Performance-Enhancing Drugs in 2003

By ⋅ July 30, 2009 ⋅ 14 comments

It was revealed today by the New York Times that Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz were named on the famous 2003 list of over 100 names that tested positive for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. This is the same list that has named Alex Rodriguez and Sammy Sosa. Manny was already suspended 50 games earlier [...]

Red Sox, Bay Suspend Contract Discussions

By ⋅ July 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

2009 All Star Jason Bay will have to wait until the end of the season for a new contract. The Red Sox and Bay have put off discussions for a contract renewal for a second time. The Sox tried to sign Bay to an extension during Spring Training, however talks were suspended. They picked up [...]

Selig Wants Banned Players Out of Minors

By ⋅ July 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig agrees with SportsOfBoston’s own Jon and wants major leaguers banned under the steroid policy to be out of professional baseball, not just the big leagues, for the entirety of their suspension. This most recently popped up when Manny Ramirez appeared in the minor leagues to tune up for his return [...]

Rumored Leak of 2003 Steroid List is Most Likely Fake

By ⋅ June 30, 2009 ⋅ 20 comments

Update, (07/30/09): Ortiz, Manny named on 2003 list In news that is spreading like wildfire, the 2003 list of the 103 MLB baseball players who tested positive for steroids has been potentially leaked to the public. Rotoinfo.com posted the story this morning and it has been the talk of the town all day. The biggest problem [...]

Cirque du Manny

By ⋅ June 24, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

Further evidence that baseball’s steroid crackdown is every bit as draconian as you thought it was: Manny Ramirez entertained a 15,000-strong crowd by brilliantly striking out and grounding out last night as the newest member of the Albuquerque Isotopes, despite his suspension. For his next trick, he leapt tall buildings with a single bound, and [...]

Torre: Manny Should Skip All-Star Game

By ⋅ May 29, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Dodgers manager Joe Torre told reporters Friday that slugger Manny Ramirez should skip the All-Star Game if voted in. Manny was suspended for 50 games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. He claimed he was perscribed tainted medication, when it fact we learned later he took a drug to mask his heavy steroids abuse. [...]

Medical Records Show Manny Ramirez Steroids Use

By ⋅ May 12, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

According to a report by ESPN.com’s Mark Fainaru-Wada (co-author of the book, Game of Shadows) and T.J. Quinn, medical records the MLBPA was forced to hand over to league officials because of the collective bargaining agreement further indicted Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez. Ramirez first tested positive for elevated levels of testocerone during Spring Training. MLB then [...]

TGIF: Andre Ethier Needs Manny Ramirez

By ⋅ May 8, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

With recent news that Manny Ramirez has tested positive for a banned substance and will miss 50 games, you may be wondering how this will affect your team. In reality, the Dodgers are still the best team in the West even without Manny due to the pure lack of competition. In the fantasy realm, having [...]

MANNY TESTS POSITIVE FOR FERTILITY DRUG

By ⋅ May 7, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

Just breaking news out of L.A. that former Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez has tested positive for drugs and is suspended for 50 games! His agent Scott Boras says it’s not steroids but a prescription from a doctor. ESPN is reporting the substance is a women’s fertility drug. WTF? Here’s the scoop from ESPN.com: …two [...]

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