[Liberty4Life]

i do have to say that drawing out 2 to 3 names a year off the 'list' is more painful then anything else. i really wanted to believe in A-Rod, but then baseball stabbed me in the back. Manny and David were both kind of shockers but when you look at it, not really. They need to end the horror and just release them all

Well, as they mentioned during the Ortiz conference, a few of those 104 tests weren't accurate (something like 8 of them), and another 15 or so are being contested.

With Ortiz, he admits to taking a legal supplement that wasn't banned by baseball. If true, he really shouldn't be crucified for it. Although I thought that was McGwire's excuse...

For me, the 'straw' was really A-Rod, simply because my excuse during the 'Barry Bonds' saga was 'well, let him break Aaron's record, 'cuz A-Rod is going to break it anyways and we won't have the need for the asterix.' After that, it was a 'well, what can you believe. It's the nature of the game.'