Not The Usual Steroid Suspects: David Ortiz is Hot in June

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If David Ortiz is the steroid user that everyone claims he is, he should be showing improvements at this advanced stage in his career. If it was, in fact, true that Papi was on the juice, he’d have surely been smoked out by the same anonymous source that wouldn’t let Sammy Sosa’s dance routine stand as he addressed (or failed to address) his steroid use.

The truth of the matter is that David Ortiz is an aging ball player who was trying to recover from two injuries in the last year—two injuries that I am sure caused him to adjust his swing to deal with any pain or discomfort. 

Now that he has been removed from his customary three spot in the lineup and has had the time to work out the bad habits he developed, he has re-emerged as a force in the Red Sox line up.

Sometimes life is simpler than people think:

“To a cop the explanation’s always simple. There’s no mystery to the street, no arch criminal behind it all. If you find a body and you think his brother did it, you’re gonna find out you’re right.”

Sports are the same, ladies and gentlemen. You are all looking for Keiser Soze (PED’s), when you really just need to weigh the facts.

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