While Manny Ramirez declined to discuss a report in the New York Times about a positive test in 2003 that both he and former teammate David Ortiz flunked, Pedro Martinez chose to weigh in. "I can tell you, I didn't know they were doing it," Martinez said after pitching five innings and allowing three hits and five runs in a 9-6 loss to Columbus. "It was something that was very common among the players, as far as I know. I was never told that they were using anything. I never heard anything from them. I'll tell you one thing: They're good, with or without it. Both of them are really, really good." Martinez went on to praise Ortiz and Ramirez in his postgame media conference. "I've seen Manny throughout his career and Manny's been as steady as you want a player to be," Martinez said. "David, I mean, you have to be some kind of a person. Even though [performance-enhancing drugs] might help you physically, help you to keep your concentration and do the things you have to do, it's not like he hit a homer every time. There were a lot of bloopers that looked like a guy who hit the ball with paper that still did the job. "I'm not going to say anything, because I don't agree with it. I believe the game should be played clean. They've got my total support. They weren't the only ones. There were a lot of guys."