Why Didn't I Think of This?

Bill Simmons has a post up right now that is really breaking my heart.  All day, since the news came out about Manny Ramirez's suspension, I have been focusing on the Dodgers and what they are going to do from here.  I have been dealing with feeling embarrassed that this is happening to my team, and guilty as though I have done something wrong.  And I made a few comments at Sons of Steve Garvey about how the Red Sox fans would understandably have a lot to say on this matter.

But I didn't think about what this news might mean for the World Series the Red Sox won with Ramirez.  Particularly the one in 2004, the one that changed our lives forever, that made it possible for us to, as Simmons said, "die in peace."  Sure, there have been rumors forever about the guys on that team (and many others), but like I said earlier, those were always unproved, and could therefore be ignored.  Ramirez didn't fail any other tests as far as we know, but now this is out there, and it puts a cloud over everything.  This is real.  And it hurts more than it should, considering this is just a damn game.