“I think the fans come to the game, whatever sport it is and they want their team to win. I don’t think they’re thinking about those things. … I think they’re interested in their team winning. In any sport, not just baseball. So quote me on that. It’s not just baseball. When fans go to the park and they’re cheering for their team, they’re not standing up there in the seventh inning, in my opinion, thinking about whether a guy did something. I don’t believe that happens.” – Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland.
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“In terms of high-profile cases, this shows baseball is getting more serious in terms of the testing program and that’s a good thing. … Also, it is regrettable that the sport does not identify substances involved in positive cases. Baseball needs to be transparent.” – WADA director general David Howman.
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e, some of them are not, but I’m not the judge in this case.” – Royals manager Trey Hillman.
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“When he was young, I definitely don’t think he was on steroids. … In some ways I’m sad about it because I had him when he was young. He’s a great talent. I look at Manny Ramirez like my son. I’ll wait to see exactly what it’s all about.” – Phillies manager Charlie Manuel, who managed and coached Ramirez in the minors and from 1994-2000 with the Cleveland Indians.
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“Obviously it hurts me deeply. No. 1, I’m a huge fan, that’s for sure. So I think it’s just sad news for the game, no doubt about it. It’s just something that, you know, when I had Sega Genesis I used to be him. It’s just one of those things. What can we say? It’s definitely bad news, bad news – and bad news is never welcome.” – Major league home run leader Carlos Pena of the Tampa Bay Rays.
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“This is something regrettable because Manny is one of my favorite players and I thought his numbers, his average, his home runs and RBIs where clean,” – Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal.
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“It’s unfortunate for the game when you have big names being suspended or being punished, but I hope people realize we’re doing all we can as players and as a sport in general to make sure we’re clean.” – San Diego Padres pitcher Jake Peavy.
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“It’s too bad. He’s one of the star players. Nothing surprises me anymore. Unfortunate.” – Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox.
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