Saturday, February 7, 2009

Report: A-Rod Tested Positive for Steroids

SI.com has reported Alex Rodriquez tested positive for an anabolic steroid and testosterone in 2003.  Rodriguez chose not to comment to a SI.com reporter. He stated, “You’ll have to talk to the Union.”

Is anyone really surprised? It’s disappointing, but not surprising. The only negative is that we’ll now be talking steroids again rather than the enjoyment of Spring Training.

So, we now have the greatest home run-hitter of all time, arguably the greatest pitcher of all-time (at least of his time), and, now, possibly the best all-around player of all-time, all tainted by the steroid era. What does the future hold for inductions into the Baseball Hall of Fame?

Is it time for Bud Selig to take a look at the record books? Should MLB begin thinking of restoring the records held by Aaron and Maris? Should there be an asterisk on Clemens’ 354 wins? These are questions that need to be asked and answered. MLB and Selig can no longer hide their heads in the sand.

Get ready… ESPN and your favorite sports talk-radio stations will be all-over this story in the coming days. If A-Rod thought Madonna was a magnet for the media, she has nothing on a good steroid story!

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posted by Don Gilbert at 7:13 pm  

8 Comments »

  1. No one should be surprised.

    Comment by MrMet — February 7, 2009 @ 7:17 pm

  2. No surprise. A-Fraud!

    Comment by NYY-7 — February 7, 2009 @ 7:47 pm

  3. I guess the term in Joe Torre’s book, A-Fraud, now has merit. And, I wonder how A-Fraud will now back-track from his interview with Katie Couric in 2005(?), when he denied using steroids.

    Comment by SportsFanatic — February 8, 2009 @ 2:13 am

  4. The baseball record books need to be revisited. Something need be done with the fraudulent numbers of the past two decades. Baseball is a game of statistics. If the stats are lies, the game itself is a lie.

    Comment by NYY4ever — February 8, 2009 @ 7:51 am

  5. I still take pleasure every once in a while in a photograph I have from 2004 when Jason Varitek stuck his fist and glove into Gay-Rod’s girly face.

    Comment by Bostonian — February 8, 2009 @ 12:24 pm

  6. Report: Schilling put ketchup on his sock……..:)

    Comment by Ray Fan — February 8, 2009 @ 11:40 pm

  7. My main man Curt? Nevah!

    Comment by Bostonian — February 9, 2009 @ 7:34 am

  8. Ray Fan? Mmmm. Is that Rays’ fan, or are you a fan of Ray Charles?

    Comment by MrMet — February 9, 2009 @ 8:46 am

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