I was impressed

I want to step away from the polical conversation for a little while, because quite frankly it is giving me a headache. I wanted to talk about someone that impressed me today. That person was David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox. He held his new conference today to talk about his name on the 2003 list of PED use in Major League Baseball. I was impressed with his openess about the fact he used to use supplements and vitamins, that he had no idea what was in it. He is in the process right now of trying to figure out what exactly he tested positive for, so he can determine what it was and make it public. Most of the time when something like this happens, the person implicated goes into hiding or does not want to talk about the issue. In this case David is trying to figure it out.

I personally think it is displicable that first of all these names are being leaked out. And lets be clear, it is being done illegally. The union and owners agreed that the testing would be annonimous, to determine what course of action would be taken. It remained that way until....wait for it....lawyers, government, and as many as 200 people got a hold of the documents. Now they are being released and someone is being paid for those name.

My suggestion to all the players, MLB, and union is to release all the names at once. It will cause a stir, all be a small one, for about a week. After that the issue will fade away and the players can continue to play. As it stands right now there will be a name a month for the next 6 years or so. Baseball does not need that and I think if you put it to a vote of all the Major leaguers it would get approval to realeas them all.

Mr. Ortiz thank you for standing up and taking the blame, adressing the issue and trying to figure out what you did. I appreciate the honesty and being up front. You are a class act!!!