NEW YORK -- David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez, the sluggers who led Boston to a pair of World Series championships, were among the more than 100 Major League Baseball players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, according to a report in the New York Times.
The article posted on the newspaper's website Thursday cited lawyers involved in pending litigation over the testing results who spoke anonymously because the information is under seal by a court order.
Major League Baseball declined to comment on the Times' report, telling the Associated Press it didn't have the list of the 104 players who tested positive six years ago. The players' union also declined comment.
Red Sox owner John Henry did not immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment.
In 2004, Ortiz and Ramirez led Boston to their first World Series championship since 1918. The sluggers helped the Red Sox win another title in 2007.
The results from the 2003 tests were supposed to remain anonymous, but they later were seized by federal agents. Alex Rodriguez admitted using performance-enhancing drugs after he was linked to the 2003 list. And in June, The Times reported that Sammy Sosa also was on the 2003 list.
Not shocked, i just wish they would release all the names at once. I have just come to the realization that most of the baseball I watched was with players on roids, aqnd I've gotten over it. Most of our heros in NFL are on roids so deal with it. - SF 58
CUBS PICK UP PAIR OF PIRATE LEFTIES
The Cubs beefed up their pitching staff on Thursday, one day before the trade deadline, by picking up left-handers John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny from the Pirates in exchange for right-handers Kevin Hart and Jose Ascanio and third baseman Josh Harrison. Grabow, 29, is 3-0 with a 3.42 ERA in 45 relief appearances this season. Gorzelanny, 27, was 3-1 with a 5.19 ERA in nine relief appearances with the Pirates before being optioned to AAA Indianapolis, where he has gone 4-3 with a 2.48 ERA in 15 starts.- cubs.com
Cubs are on a roll, and now just added two lefties thanks to the decomposing franchise known as the pirates. F St. Louis!- SF 58
Thursday, July 30, 2009
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This seems like a very sensible move on the part of the Cubs as they had virtually no lefties in the bullpen. My question though is what happens when Lilly comes back? I am assuming Marshall becomes a starter for the next three weeks in place of Lilly, but what happens to Marshall after that? Back to the minors or is the ND wide receiver heading back down? Cubs are hottest team in baseball right now, IMO.
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