According to SI.com, an MLB "source" said it was a PED, but not a steroid. Let's at least wait for the facts to surface before writing the headlines.

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Pete's reply: Fair enough, though I think the term steroid in this particular case is generic.

IF M-Ram is found to be guilty despite (insert excuse/alibi here), then a 50-day suspension WITHOUT pay would be the least he should do.

Enough is enough with these PE substances in baseball. If players haven't gotten the idea by now - after congressional hearings, the Mitchell report, et al. - that using banned substances is a "major-league" no-no, then maybe taking away a major chunk of a season along with their salary will do the trick.

I guess it was just Manny being Manny....

This will just be the first of many Red Sox to get busted - watch for other names like David Ortiz, Jason Varitek and Nomar Garciaparra to become tainted as well. And who knows - maybe Curt Schilling's bloody sock performance was aided by performance enhancers as well?!?

I'd like to say this makes me happy, given its another team's player, but at some point I just want to believe that something through this era is real. Manny pulls jerk-off stunts sometimes for sure, but the guy can flat out hit. Plus, I liked thinking a quirky weirdo can do play like he could, b/c lets face it, a lot of baseball players have the personality of my desk.

Well, if the lid wasn't off the can of worms before, it is now.

You know, there is another thing the two of them have in common when they were popped for juicing. Its pretty clever to use that particular picture given my previous sentence.

Never forget that this guy was offered to the O's by the Bosox a few years back even up for Tejada. Personally, I'd rather have Luke Scott and Troy Patton, the players we got for Tejada. PS I still believe Palmeiro.

Let the pile-on begin. As a matter of factual accuracy, it is not known that Manny tested positive for 'steroids', only that he tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

There's a big difference between steroids and non-steroid PED's, both legally, and in terms of how much it 'enhances' performance. (HGH being the only real exception).

Did they announce when he tested positive? Was it 2009? or last year?
just wondering...

its a shame...a player with such talent to do something so stupid. But what can you expect these days?

Now im just crossing my fingers that Ken Griffey Jr isnt on the list...cuz that would crush my faith! My favorite player cuz he is a guy who played the game right and was such a class act....but we have all been surprised before...

Great. Another month of steroid coverage on Sports Center.

Pete,I still think as long as Bud Selig remains commisioner,this is one ofthe most blatant examples of hypocrisy in baseball.If he didn't know what was going on during the McGwire -Sosa years,then he's a bigger buffon then I already think he is.The main reason he is still commisioner in my opinion,is because he maintains the staus quo so that teams like The Yankees and Boston can spend the type of money they spend because it benefits MLB financially.I guess what bothers me is a player like A Roid or possibly Giambi,will make the Hall of Fame even though they have failed steroid tests in the past when people like Barry Bonds,who I personally dislike,and Rafeal Palmerio,who had one of the sweetest swings I ever saw,deserve to be in and should at least have had a chance to play,but got thrown under the bus by MLB.Palmeiro will always be one of my favorite players.And look at Miguel's number since the steroid issue broke.Rapid decline,which I don't think is all a result of age.He doesn't have a single home run yet this year.Oddly enough,as much of a jerk as Canseco is this tends to lend a little bit of credibility to some of his claims.and where is Jay Gibbons these days.Sad,but in this day and age you mean to tell me that with that kind of money you can't afford to hire someone to screen your "medicine" a little more closely?Sorry Manny as much as I think you've been a good fit in LA,I'm not buying it?What's your take Pete?How does Selig get a free pass on all this mess?And I thought Palmerio's story had a little more plausability then this one.That should have at least served as an example for other players to say the least.

I'm quite upset about this. More upset about Manny than A-Roid. I'm a forever fan of the O's and always will be, but, I've always enjoyed Manny. Back from the Indians days. He's carefree, strange, and good for the sport. Not to mention the fact that he basically told Boston to shove it! I hope he appeals and it was, in fact, medicine that he was prescribed.

This is the worst steroid allegation thus far, and will hurt the game more than any.

Whoa....does that mean the O's can trade for Manny, get all those homers, and still not do additionally damage to their reputation?

Pete: What anti depressant has performance enhancing ingredient? That is what is being reported.

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Pete's reply: I've heard several different reports.

Maybe ESPN's fascination with "Manny being Manny" isn't so funny after all. More attention should be paid to the grosser behavioral effects of these drugs than just to the narrow on-field "performance" aspects. A-Rod's off-field behavior has been less than sterling, too.

I wonder what David Ortiz has to say. He's always been so quick to bash (and rightfully so) ARod.

Gee, what a huge surprise. The cheating continues. All hail Major League Baseball - our moral compass. Continue to worship the players! They are gods!

no hall of fame for manny

Is this another example of "Manny being Manny"?

Here's the headline: "Manny being banny."

Surprised? Not really. Did anyone ever think Manny Ramirez was real bright? Strange? Gee, Pete, that's about the nicest compliment he's ever received regarding his behavior, mentality and outlook on rules, norms or accepted behavior. You know, those things that are for OTHER people, but not for him, because he's above all that.

I don't have all that money or fame or the stats, but at the end of the day I can say, "at least I don't have your life" to so many of these guys. IOW, sux to be you, Manny (Alex, Roger, et al).

Another interesting thing - not only are they cheatin' cretins, they also feel the desire to lie about the 'reasons' they tested positive.

Can't change their spots, I guess.

In Manny's defense, he says he was clean for all 15 prior tests. Maybe at age 36 Manny's got to reach for medicine to perform "at bat" and he was taking medicine for other reasons. Now, completely seriously for once, what if a ballplayer is going through a slump in his marital at bats and needs some help?

Also, does the fact that Reimold is sitting out the second game today for Norfolk mean he's en route to the Oriole's game tonight or is he just getting a rest? Arizona brought up their AAA equivalent (actually less potential upside) in Josh Whitesell to take over 1st base last night. I'm ready to close the curtain on Felix Pie and roll the dice on the not so young Reimold. How about you Peter?

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Pete's reply: I'm going to let the braintrust decide when to bring up Reimold. That way, I can second-guess everybody if they get it wrong.

Hi Pete,

This proves what I have been saying all along that the players are still cheating, they are just a lot better at it. Come on, players don't get better as they get older in baseball. For many years performance graphs on professional players proved without doubt that perfomance begins to gradually fall off with age. Sure, there is an aberration here and there, but overall, players in their mid and late 30's were pretty much done. Roger Clemens started throwing harder the closer he got to 40, and Manny Rameriez numbers are ridiculous for a man moving into his late 30's. Don't give me that crap about better training methods and better nutrition.

This creep was coming off another steroid cycle and was taking a fertility drug to get his natural testosterone moving again.

Until MLB and the Players Union agree to a lifetime ban for a single offense, and test for HGH, the players will cheat and roll the dice. It is a disgrace.

Ramierez stole the money from the Dodgers. Maybe "Big Papi"s fall off in production has less to do with testing and more to do with Manny leaving and taking his stash with him.

Bud Selig is kidding himself if he thinks that MLB players are clean.

It's ironic to continue to see Canseco come out as the straight shooter as these revelations pile up. Baseball sure has a problem when the public can look to him as a credible source.

In the meanwhile, I'm just glad football has flushed out steroids and HGH, right?

Months ago Jose "the only thing I know is steroids" Canseco said that the reason Manny could not get a long term deal was because he was probably on the list of players that tested positive that was never released and teams knew he was a risk. Looks like, yet again, Jose knew what noone else knew.

Pete , I injected Deca-Durabolin for 7 yrs . But then again , I didn't have 8 mil in salary to lose either .