Here we go again

Even if you are not a huge baseball fan, you probably still heard about David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez being named on the this infamous "list" of players that tested positive for performing enhancing drugs back in 2003. Even if you don't watch baseball at all, you still have heard about it because every sports show and network has been running wild with the story. Just like before when the whole steroid use issue came to light in the MLB, news stations and sports shows went crazy over it and when names started to come out, it got worse.

Personally I don't care if they were on this "list" of people that tested positive. I'm not saying that because I am a fan of steroids or cheating. I'm saying that because I am willing to bet that the list of banned substances, if there really was a list, in 2003 is no way near the same list that is in place today. It's probably safe to say that a lot of athletes use some kind of performance enhancing drugs, and just because I say performance enhancing drugs doesn't mean I am saying they use steroids. You can go to your local GNC store and buy protein shakes, power bars and several different forms of creatine and all of those can be considered performance enhancing drugs because that is what they are designed to do.

I guess the point I am trying to make is that all the media is making a big deal out of this and I don't think it needs to be. If a person tested positive for PED in 2003 it doesn't mean they are still using it or are users in the first place.

The list of banned substances has been added to over and over again. Many of these athletes that are on this "list" were probably using a substance before it was banned from the league, but now since these substances are on this list now, everyone immediately thinks they were "doping" when actually they weren't.

Except for Manny. He loses the right to use that argument because he got popped just recently for "doping."

No one would even have known about these athletes if this "list" was destroyed like it was supposed to be. And whoever is leaking these names off this list needs to be severely disciplined. That was a sealed document and all information on it was confidential. Whoever is doing this is ruining the reputations of some honest ball players, like Big Papi. He has shown throughout the years that he doesn't need to be on the "juice" to hit home runs or to be a superstar, unlike some other MLB players, like Jose Canseco or A-Rod, who have tainted this beloved sport.

I can't really sit back and bash on the sports writer who broke the story, because he did do his job when someone handed him a smoking gun. I do believe that he should name his source in the open. This person who is giving these names needs to be brought out in the open and quit hiding in the shadows, because he is hurting reputations of some legitimate players. Not to mention he is breaking the law by revealing names on a court sealed document.

But hey, I guess that's the name of the game, break the law and get paid.