Gina, Lynne, and all -  
 
I believe Manny when he says he passed previous drug tests. If he hadn't, he
would've been suspended.  This drug test, unfortunately, was different. However,
it does give me hope that up until now,  he's been clean, as testing hasn't
shown otherwise.
 
But as for now...
 
I don't see any reason why I can't support him while still being realistic about
what he has done. I"m not saying he's "innocent". He took a banned substance
recently. We know this. That is all we know. Plenty of fans supported Jason
Giambi, A-Rod, and others who have gone through similiar things. I'm not
condoning what he may have done, but I can still root for him to get past it.
 
I just hope that this is a one time mistake.  I worry what this means for his
legacy, but I do think that if he continues to play well when he comes back, and
if he doesn't have any further issues with stuff going forward, that hopefully
it will be just one of the many crazy footnotes to his wild career.
 


--- On Fri, 5/8/09, Gina <opghost@...> wrote:


From: Gina <opghost@...>
Subject: [mannyacs] Re: I'm in shock...
To: mannyacs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 10:02 AM








Lynne,

First of all, I hope and pray that you will be ok with the fires. Please let me
know if you need anything.

Second, I believe Manny. Am I naive? I don't know. Maybe I just want to believe
him? I'm not sure. But, I do believe him. As he stated, he has tested negative
the last 15 years. Why would he start now? I really do believe him that it was
taken for health reasons. And, if that is true, the can pull his medical records
(with his permission) and prove it. If it's true, I'm sure he will want his
medical records pulled to prove it.

Another reason that I believe Manny is that he had no need for steroids. He was
playing fine without them.

The only thing that I don't get is that it seems as if any medication perscribed
to a baseball player would have to be run by the team, the mlb or someone.
Wouldn't it?

We'll have to follow this one closely. But, I have a feeling (a wish?) that he
will be found innocent. I'm standing behind him on this. I would imagine most of
us on this list will do the same. We are his true fans. Maybe we could each
write him a letter of support?

Gina

--- In mannyacs@yahoogroup s.com, "Lynne" <lynne@...> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Please let this be a dream. I'm city is in flames from an out-of-control brush
fire. Then I got to Yahoo! Sports and see that Manny has been suspended. Can
this day get any worse?
>
> Lynne
>



















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