Manny Ramierez, suspended 50 games for performance enhancing drugs.
Uh oh.
WHOA!!!
linkI'm going to go on record to say that I think Manny is innocent. I think he'd be more likely to get suspended for pot than steroids/HGH. He says this is from a medication from an MD for a personal issue and I believe him.
Looks like it won't be overturned though:
"Recently I saw a physician for a personal health issue. He gave me a medication, not a steroid, which he thought was OK to give me," Ramirez said. "Unfortunately, the medication was banned under our drug policy. Under the policy that mistake is now my responsibility. I have been advised not to say anything more for now.
"I do want to say one other thing; I've taken and passed about 15 drug tests over the past five seasons. I want to apologize to [Dodgers owner Frank] McCourt, Mrs. McCourt, [manager Joe] Torre, my teammates, the Dodger organization, and to the Dodger fans. LA is a special place to me and I know everybody is disappointed. So am I. I'm sorry about this whole situation."
After consultation with the Players' Association and his personal representatives, Ramirez waived his right to challenge the suspension. He will lose about one-third of his $25 million salary."