I think it taints everything Manny has been a part of. Does this mean that the Sox wouldn't have won the titles? Definitely not. The team was way more than just one player. And there should definitely not be any kind of asterisk regarding those titles. But it does call into question, "what if?"

Now, having said that, there are clearly more people who were juiced during this time. So it's not like you can indict one club for having him on their team.

I think the main result of this is that he and his records and statistics should be disgraced.

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