I have been compelled to get back to writing to discuss the 500 Home Run club’s newest member, David Ortiz. The other day while listening to a popular talk radio show discuss his candidacy for the MLB Hall of Fame, there were some arguments on both sides of the issue. To me, there is no question that David Ortiz belongs in Cooperstown. His history of postseason heroics and overall offensive numbers put him in company with the already enshrined. More importantly, he is one of a shrinking number of athletes who is embraceable public figure and has given back and grown the game. If I were to have been able to weigh in on this radio show, these would have been my case for David Ortiz. Steroids One of two arguments against David Ortiz relates to steroids. In 2003 when performance enhancing drug use was widely used throughout baseball (and all sports), David Ortiz and many other baseball players participated in a test for Major League Baseball where no penalties for a positive
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