"It's clear just seeing his body," Wendell told the Denver Post. Bonds reacted, telling reporters, "If you've got something to say, say it to my face. Don't talk through the media." In March 2006, Wendell was quoted by the suburban Chicago Daily Herald as saying that former Cubs teammate Sammy Sosa "of course" used steroids. Wendell alleged that Sosa's home run totals increased significantly only after he began using steroids. He also stated that "everybody in baseball" (including coaches, managers, and owners) knew about steroid use by players such as Sosa, and that he agreed with the information in José Canseco's book Juiced. In a 2010 interview, Wendell ridiculed excuses and apologies from stars who admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs. "When Mark McGwire said he wished he had never played in this era, that [ticked] me off because he had the same choices I did," Wendell said. "He didn't have to take a shortcut and cheat like that. If he feels that badly about it, give the owners back the money that he took from them." In early 2001, after Vladimir Guerrero (then playing for the Montreal Expos) took exception to being hit by Wendell, Wendell remarked, "One of the ways to get him out is pitching inside and if he can’t handle being pitched inside, he should go frickin' back to the Dominican and find another line of work." Less than a month later, Wendell was ejected from a game against the St. Louis Cardinals for throwing behind batter Mike Matheny. After the game, Wendell referred to Cardinals' pitcher Rick Ankiel, whose mysterious loss of control would soon end his pitching career: "When Ankiel is out there and he throws balls everywhere, why don't they throw him out of the game?" On the eve of the 2000 World Series between the Yankees and the Mets, Wendell is quoted as having said "Yankee Stadium? I don't give a hoot about it. We've played there before. It won't be a surprise. The Yankees have tortured us for years and years, and beating them would be sweet for me." During the Yankees celebration of their win, it is reported that every five minutes, someone would call for a toast "To Turk Wendell!" Wendell repeatedly told reporters that he wanted to play his last season in baseball for free. "I want my last season to be a testament to the game," said Wendell.