Butchie, if it were up to me, I’d only listen to the radio for traffic reports and ballgames, if at all. Unfortunately, my copilots like to listen to that top 40 crap…

I was kinda surprised Ortiz didn’t play the”I don’t speak english card.” I give him credit for being so public BUT something about his story still feels off.

@Raf, stop listening to top 40 radio! Try college radio instead……..

@ Tresh Fan:
You know the famous cortisone shots that the players take? well they are actually a steroid hormone.

Interestingly enough I came down with bronchitis a few weeks ago. The doctor prescribed a couple of medications which I took to the drug store to be filled. When I was handed the white bag with my meds I was asked if I would like to have them explained to me. Well, no one had ever asked me that before—they usually just give me my pills and that is it—so I said “Okay.”

The pharmacist came out and pulled a bottle of pills from the bag. “These are antibiotics. You take 2 a day with meals—say breakfast and supper—for ten days. And these,” she said, pulling a box out, “are steroids—–”

Steve Lombardi wrote:

@ clintfsu813: The perks (?) of spending 105 to 180 minutes a day, five days a week, sitting in traffic, listening to the radio…

LOL

and on top of that, they play songs in heavy rotation, so you’ll hear those songs at least 4 times within an hour. And it’s not like you can get away from it switching to another pop station. I remember hearing Rhianna’s “Please Don’t Stop the Music” no less than 10 times driving up from Philly a while back.

@ clintfsu813: The perks (?) of spending 105 to 180 minutes a day, five days a week, sitting in traffic, listening to the radio…

Well, whatever they were, they sure worked. Because the year before Ortiz failed his drug test, he was released by the Minnesota Twins after two seasons in which he combined to hit 38 homers and drive in 123 runs. In each of the three seasons after testing positive, Ortiz hit no fewer than 41 homers and drove in at least 137 runs.

I hate lazy reporting… Reading that, you’d never know that he actually did hit as a Twin, or broke his wrist twice while playing for the Twins…

Love the headline and your knowledge of popular music, Steve. Color me impressed