Did David Ortiz (Big Papi) admit to steroid use?

by Rev Halofan on Oct 13, 2007 11:58 AM PDT in Angels News

According to ESPN.com, Big Papi admits he may have been on the juice.

This story is from MAY and the worldwide leader buried (casually, and without comment) the shockingly cynical "confession" 8 paragraphs down the page, wrapped in a non-story about Curt Schilling.

ESPN's stock would precipitously drop if Papi, Manny, Jeter or A-Rod were found to have joozed, so anything even hinting of their non-immortality gets buried under the verbiage.

Money Quote from the Cookie Monster himself:
In fact, Ortiz isn't 100 percent certain he hasn't taken steroids himself. He told the Herald that when he was a young player in the Dominican Republic, he used to drink protein shakes for sale there. He explained he no longer does so because he can't be sure they don't include banned substances.

"I tell you, I don't know too much about steroids, but I started listening about steroids when they started to bring that [stuff] up, and I started realizing and getting to know a little bit about it," Ortiz told the Herald. "You've got to be careful. ... I used to buy a protein shake in my country. I don't do that any more because they don't have the approval for that here, so I know that, so I'm off of buying things at the GNC back in the Dominican. But it can happen anytime, it can happen. I don't know. I don't know if I drank something in my youth, not knowing it."

Sounds like a non-lawyerly way of preparing a no-contest defense...

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big papi

he is big papi. his got muscles on his face.

by blaqhalo on Oct 13, 2007 11:59 AM PDT reply actions

yeah, this is old

I thought I remembered reading about it here?

East coast bias

by Carl Johnson on Oct 13, 2007 12:31 PM PDT reply actions

I guess we will find out

if World Series rings are as valuable as Olympic Gold Medals.

by 44FAN on Oct 13, 2007 12:34 PM PDT reply actions

Looks like we should already have the answer..

44FAN, and Im still waiting on the Angels to turn over their title after hearing about Troy Glaus...

by seamariners85 on Oct 15, 2007 11:07 AM PDT reply actions

to fucking WHO?

Bonds? Ortiz and the Twins? Where is the asterisk on the 1989 Bash Borthers World Championship? Where is the asterisk on Brett Boone's 116-win 2001 team?

by Rev Halofan on Oct 15, 2007 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions

Well then..

Who would Ortiz have to hand his title over too? Im just saying if it is bad enough for one team to forfeit their title, why not your team? Unless of course its because of the fact that its YOUR team.

Well you said it yourself calling yourself a sore loser.

And yeah, I think the Angels should give their title to Ortiz and the Twins.. because that would make sense too..

by seamariners85 on Oct 16, 2007 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions

the shipments

were post world series clown boy.

ARod. It should be pretty apparent now Bill.

by hauldog on Oct 15, 2007 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions

The timing of this post...

...lends itself to us looking like sore losers.

This is old news and barely news. You're reading way too much into what that fat fuck said and overestimating ESPN's reliance on Ortiz, A-Rod, etc. looking good. ESPN wants viewership and their ratings will be good whether Ortiz is making news for being a good player or being a steroid-user.

by Dogman on Oct 15, 2007 2:56 PM PDT reply actions