Say it is so, Sammy – Sosa ’roided in 2003

Any serious baseball fan knows that Sammy Sosa was juicing, but the New York Times is now reporting he was caught in 2003.

And, shades of Roger Clemens a couple of years ago, but NOT Mark McGwire, Sammy the Bull swore to Congress in 2005, before his command of the English language suddenly failed him, that he had never used performance-enhancing drugs.

That said, 2003 was the “trial” year for MLB’s PED-testing program, which was supposed to remain confidential, but the list of 104 positives eventually wound up in the hands of federal agents.

That’s what tripped up A-Roid, Alex Rodriguez, earlier this year. So, will Sammy the Bull regain enough English skills to say something?

And, another sidebar. As people, especially in Boston, wonder what’s up with David Ortiz, just a reminder that he and Sammy are fellow Dominicans; players from that island nation have an almost magnetic attraction to steroids, it would seem at times.

Oh, also, let’s not forget one other thing – Sosa’s connections to The Original Juicer™, Jose Canseco, via El Presidente Jorge Bush’s Texas Rangers.

And with Sosa, Clemens and Barry “Orchidometer” Bonds leading the potential 2013 Hall of Fame class ...