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Old 02-11-2009, 02:36 PM   #36
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"Considered one of baseball's greatest second basemen, Alomar stirred controversy in 1996 by spitting in the face of umpire John Hirschbeck.
The incident prompted fellow ump Al Clark to say, "If I were John, I'd insist that Robbie Alomar take an AIDS test."

How ironic was this statement 13 years ago
Ironic, yes but either way you cannot catch aids from spit unless there are open cuts etc from my understanding.

Has it ever been confirmed that Alomar has HIV/AIDS? I've never heard this until today.
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