ARod tested positive for steriods in 2003

[Johnny Rockets]

nobody will ever touch Ryan Howards K record

Don't remind me....

Didn't stop him from getting paid though.....H*ll I don't care....it ain't my money....

As long as he continues to knock in more runs than anyone else, I can live with it....most of the time.

[JakeFlake]

A-Rod admits, regrets use of PEDs

"When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I needed to perform, and perform at a high level every day," Rodriguez told ESPN's Peter Gammons in an interview in Miami Beach, Fla. "Back then, [baseball] was a different culture. It was very loose. I was young, I was stupid, I was naïve. I wanted to prove to everyone I was worth being one of the greatest players of all time.

"I did take a banned substance. For that, I'm very sorry and deeply regretful."

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3894847

[King Taharqa]

A-Rod's statline from 2001-2003:

156 HRs, 395 RBIs, .305 average, 1 MVP, 2 gold gloves.

[VA Panther Fan]

"Back then, [baseball] was a different culture. It was very loose. I was young, I was stupid, I was naïve. I wanted to prove to everyone I was worth being one of the greatest players of all time.

So...going to the Yankees meant that pressure was then alleviated and the need for PEDs went away?

Please.

[Epistaxis]

So, um, has anyone asked why these supposedly anonymous random tests are not so anonymous anymore?

The union could have destroyed the names, no?

headscratchy

[JakeFlake]

So, um, has anyone asked why these supposedly anonymous random tests are not so anonymous anymore?

The union could have destroyed the names, no?

headscratchy

It would not surprise me in the least if the union gets de-ceritified.

[Squirrel]

So, um, has anyone asked why these supposedly anonymous random tests are not so anonymous anymore?

The union could have destroyed the names, no?

headscratchy

What I heard the Federal government made them give them the names and samples.

[Mr. Scot]

He's one of the few major stars that has actually admitted it, though it's still not exactly "full responsibility".

Be interesting to see how the public reacts.

[Mesmer]

He's one of the few major stars that has actually admitted it, though it's still not exactly "full responsibility".

Be interesting to see how the public reacts.

It really doesn't matter. This is just another step in MLB ruining itself. It may not be true that all major league guys are on the juice, but it sure appears to be that way to the average person.

Almost every dude I meet is into watching some kind of sport. For me it's football and hockey, others.. basketball and football. Whatever. Very rarely is it that I talk to someone my age who actually watches baseball.

To the people like me, and everyone I know... it's things like this that's just more and more reason to keep ignoring baseball.

[pstall]

What is really going on is average joe has had enough. From sports, to CEO's pay to you name it.

You cheat you don't get squat.I don't care what profession you are in. Don't whine to me about pressure, buck up and do it right or get out of the way.

I'm glad names are coming out. Don't do the crime if you can't do the crime.

And yes I know about MLB's lame rules or lackthereof last 10 yrs or so.

Too bad.

[Kevin Greene]

Let's have the other 103. Should be damned interesting.

[carpanfan96]

I don't agree with it, but at least he agreed to it.

[c0r]

Let's have the other 103. Should be damned interesting.

this.

[carpanfan96]

this.

agreed, there are probably a few more big names on this list. Especially if it was as rampant as Arod said it was in the early 2000's with trainers and such offering them to players. Which all the evidence points to this being the case which is sad for baseball and its fans.