Orioles ask public not to judge players (AP)
Published 12/16/2007 at Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
The Baltimore Orioles, one of the clubs hit hardest by the Mitchell Report, issued a statement Saturday night calling for tougher drug testing but asking the public not to judge players based on "unsubstantiated allegations." Nineteen current or former Orioles were named in the report as having used illegal performance-enhancing drugs, including All-Stars Miguel Tejada and Brian Roberts.
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