YAWN…Big Papi…YAWN…tested positive…
Where to begin? The Sox won today. Big Papi went 2 for 3; HR, double, 3 RBI’s. Oh, and a story broke about him being one of the ones that tested positive for PED’s in 2003.
YAWN…Big Papi…YAWN…tested positive…
Where to begin? The Sox won today. Big Papi went 2 for 3; HR, double, 3 RBI’s. Oh, and a story broke about him being one of the ones that tested positive for PED’s in 2003. You know, that list that still has 97 names that they have yet to release. That list they seem to keep sealed until all the steroid talk has died down some then BAM drop a name or two. Yup, that list! Both he and Manny.
What does that mean? It means something banned by the league found it’s way in to his body. Plain and simple, that’s all, really no different from anyone else. And by anyone I don’t mean that to be take the wrong way, I’m not saying everyone in baseball ate the crunchy candy. I’m saying almost everybody in baseball ate the crunchy candy.
Does it make me angry that now two Sox players made that list? Not at all; I couldn’t be any more indifferent to be honest. Now if Papi tested positive tomorrow I’d be pissed that he was doing it while it was banned and still playing so poorly while doing so. But he didn’t, he tested positive 6 years ago. Back when your pitchers did it, positional players did it and I’m pretty sure a couple of the guys that toss those peanuts to you did it. Almost everybody!
And before my fans write me and say “Boston Bob, you seem so smart, what do you think happened with Manny and David?” I give you this:
Manny Meets Papi Act 1 Scn 1:
Manny: Hey David, welcome to the team, you are going to love it here. The fans are great (he liked us that day) and they all have these accents that make ours sound like perfect English.
Papi: Thanks Manny, and thanks for picking me up at the airport. What do you usually do in your spare time?
Manny: Steroids.
Papi: What?!?
Manny: I said no problem, for the ride. Let’s go find your bags.
Later on that night as they sit in Manny’s living room watching ESPN Papi grabs a handful of “candy” out of the candy dish on the end table.
Papi: Why this candy so crunchy Manny?
Manny: It’s just old, don’t worry about it. Eat my candy n you’ll jack fifty balls a few years from now.
Papi: Why is that?
Manny: It’s just the Manny Candy baby!
If I were a bettin man (and I am) I would throw some money down on that being accurate word for word. Papi says he was surprised to find out that he tested positive. Do you believe him? I’d really like to and that is the only possible scenario that I see where something like this could happen without you knowing it.
And last couple of things on the whole steroid garbage. First, you had BETTER release the rest of those names now, all at once! Forget sealing it, what’s done is done…you have to just release them all, if they love you they will come back. Or something like that. But enough is enough, release them and be done with it.
Second, Tori Hunter are you for real, our Championships are tainted? You play the freakin game and you are telling me that you didn’t notice anything strange going on back then? If you find a championship team out there that DIDN’T have a single player who used steroids on their team from the 90’s on up then…then…then good freakin job Magnum PI! Steroids were a part of the game for years and a lot of people did them. You can either accept that fact and move on or you can wipe the whole entire era clean. I’m gonna suggest move on!
Lastly, we finally signed Jason Bay. Not really but if his name shows up on that list Theo will be able to get some peas, the smooshed food cake, the expired flea collar AND possibly the punctured bag of kitty litter. We think alike don’t we Theo?!?
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