Manny Suspended 50 Games

By now, most sports fans have heard that Manny Ramirez has been suspended for 50 games for testing positive for a banned substance.

Ramirez has claimed that the drug was prescribed for a personal health reason by a doctor. He has also claimed to be unaware that the drug was on the banned substances list.

However, it has been revealed that the drug he tested positive for was HCG, a women’s fertility drug, typically used by steroid users to restart their body’s natural testosterone production.

It seems likely that he was using HCG in conjunction with actual steroids, which means the legacy of another one of the best hitters of this era will be tainted.

The number of baseball players who have tested positive seems to be piling up. A list that had the names of 104 steroid users is down to 102 unknown players, with Ramirez and Alex Rodriguez having been revealed as users.

Unfortunately, there seems to be no end in sight. Major League Baseball needs to do something definitive quickly to prevent losing fans that are now wary of every homerun hit.