The previous evening a story had broken that the FBI was planning subpoenas for athletes who had ties to a Canadian doctor accused of selling unapproved drugs. Reyes was among those stuck in that web, since he had consulted Dr. Anthony Galea last September for his persistent hamstring troubles.

In this era there are few places an athlete wants to be less than having his name tied -- even third-hand -- to illegal performance enhancers. The innocent look guilty by mere association.

Reyes said he talked to FBI agents for about 45 minutes Thursday while accompanied by one of his agents. He said he told the FBI what he told about a dozen reporters circled around his locker yesterday morning: That he had gone to Toronto and received platelet-rich plasma therapy, a legal process thought to speed up healing, for which Galea had gained renown in athletic circles. Reyes said he had undergone the process three times in a five-day period. He said he felt better initially, but that the therapy did not ultimately work well enough to get him back on the field and he was forced to turn to surgery.

But, as long as he was telling the truth, it was not what Reyes said that should so encourage Mets fans. It was how he said it. We too often take for granted that someone such as Reyes is handling delicate questions and answers in his second language. How comfortable would you feel dealing with drug questions in Spanish in Santo Domingo?

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