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I used to work in Southlake, TX, which is one of the area's richest neighborhoods. I really hate that town, but that's besides the point... A MLB player for the blue jays was a frequenter of our shop during the off season, we saw him about twice a week, really down to earth guy, nice family, etc....

The talk came up at one point, he said the talk has gotten out of hand. He admitted that in his opinion, about 25% of players have done SOMETHING, he wouldn't get into much detail though (understandably). He dismissed the notion that over 50% are on something (as many people believe, and said that's ridiculous. I had made the comment that I think Manny is just that good of a contact hitter, and that I don't think he'd be on anything, but Ortiz scares me a little. He said, "Ortiz, nah, that guy's just a freak, he's not on anything..." That was as detailed as he got on the whole conversation, but he seemed pretty adamant on Ortiz being clean.

Now, how much are we going to trust this guy??? Especially one that was so tight lipped on the subject? Who knows, but I don't doubt him, he always seemed like a legit guy.

Just my two cents in defense of Ortiz.