That's really the crux of the issue. CHB's defenders are saying, "He's only asking what the fan is asking."
But fans sometimes don't ask the wisest questions. It's the media's job to point out, "Well, it's still early, but this bears watching." On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 8:10 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for sharing that, Steve. It was excellent. > > One nice thing about it was that it addressed my original question > logically. > > "Hmm. I wonder if Ortiz is juicing?" I ask > > "Hey, shithead," says Neyer, "It's only 14 games." > > "Doh! You're right." > > I'm amazed that the Athens of America is afflicted by CHB. > > > On Friday, May 10, 2013, Steve Ouellette wrote: > >> Rob Neyer with an excellent response to Shaughnessy. Wish I'd written >> that, but then it would have required me to break the vow about reading >> CHB's stuff ... >> >> >> http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/5/10/4317898/david-ortiz-steroids-accusation-dan-shaughnessy-red-sox >> >> Steve O >> >> >> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Larry Rupp <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Unless facts tell me otherwise - I'm siding with Papi on this issue. >> Pure speculation on Shaughnessy's part and said to 'make' news vs report >> it. >> >> Sent from Larry's mobile device >> >> On May 10, 2013, at 5:11 PM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Freakin' Shaughnessy always has to stir the pot for his own >> aggrandizement, whether it is the 'curse', which he certainly mined for his >> own >> purposes, writing the book with Francona or this nonsense with Papi. >> >> Dan D >> Central NJ USA >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* John C <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Cc:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Friday, May 10, 2013 2:52 PM >> *Subject:* Re: Elephant in the Room >> >> I hope he's not using. I can understand Papi's frustration. He gets >> called out if he gets off to a slow start. And now he faces accusations >> because he's off to a fast start. What's the guy to do? Unfortunately, >> this is the result of the steroid era. >> >> On Friday, May 10, 2013 10:55:51 AM UTC-4, Ray Salemi wrote: >> >> Was I the only one where who wondered if Papi's rejuvenation came out of >> a bottle? >> >> I'm no Shaughnessy fan, and his article was useless, but the question was >> there for me. I've seen too many older athletes bend the curve with >> steroids to wonder otherwise. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
