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But for Jose Alvarado, I have no sympathy,” Ritchie said. “I want to give him the benefit of the doubt here, but I know the way it is in the NFL. You know damn well what you put in your body, and if you don’t, you have all sorts of resources to check on anything.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmav7m98j001y357sa7q4yql0@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“You knew what you were doing. That’s the way I look at this.”', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmav7m99y001z357sih1qqn64@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The Phillies released a statement saying they “fully support” MLB’s process, and were “disappointed” to hear that Alvarado failed the test. 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