A-Rod tested positive for 'roids in '03

[Padgoi]

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The Mitchell Report was only supposed to hurt the Yankees. You're telling me Manny, Ortiz, or anyone else on that roster didn't experiment? Sorry, but if you throw one under the bus, you throw em all under the bus.

I live in NY and am a die-hard Yankee fan and while this definitely is disappointing, I won't stop loving ARod because of it. He was hitting homers well before the Steroids began and well after he was off (if he's off). ARod is a known follower, always has been, will do anything else everyone is doing. The other big guys were doing it, he followed suit. This entire era is a bust and I feel sorry for people like Griffey Jr (if he wasn't involved).

[Padgoi]

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By the way, while we're on the subject of other sports, how about LBJ? LAWL!

[Scottdau]

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WOW I am so SHOCKED! Oh well I wonder who will be the true HR King. If Bonds and A Rod were on Juice. Maybe A.P. until they find out he juiced. You never know. I think a lot of guys were juicing. should be interesting to see what happens.

[Scottdau]

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Yeah this is no shocked, like I said before I am sure a lot of guys were on this crap! It was just how those years went.

The funny thing is. Two years ago I mention that the Rocket was doing the same things as Bonds and every one said I was NUTS. Now he's busted. I said A Rod is probably juicing people laughed. OH well, I am just Amazing! I kidd. It sucks for baseball, but it is what it is!

[Scottdau]

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No one would surprise me anymore. Though as open and outspoken as he's been about 'roids, he would really look bad if something came out. Not that he'd be alone in that, of course.

And just for the record, he's only admitted to using creatine before. Somehow that's been twisted to mean steroids elsewhere on the 'net. Figured I'd get that out of the way already.

I think that is what it is all comes down to. I think a lot of players were on something.

[Suiko]

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Not all the names have been announced yet have they? We'll have to wait and see who shows up. There are players who I wouldn't be surprised about but i'm just hoping certain names (Chipper, Griffey Jr) stay off the list for the sake of my childhood.

[BigDofBA]

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I think Greg Maddux juiced.

[HungryBologna]

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Well it'd be pretty ****ty if the union steps in now and those 103 other players weren't put on the spot. Looks like whoever leaked the info about ARod was out to get him. Its a bad situation either way.

[SPTO]

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I think Greg Maddux juiced.

Man i'd be disappointed beyond words if that were true.

[BigDofBA]

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Man i'd be disappointed beyond words if that were true.

He obviously didn't but it wouldn't surprise what name we hear next. Everyone was doing it. I don't think there should be an asterisks next to anything.

I still think Griffey and Frank Thomas were the two best players of that era. It's a shame that those guys were forgotten about when everyone started juicing.

Griffey was hitting like .300 with 35-40 hrs a year but it was overshadowed. That was no longer a great season. I think he is clean and a lot of people neglected what a great career he has had. Just think if he would have stayed healthy.

Although I hate the Yankees, I think Jeter was clean and one of the better players of the decade as well.

[Misfit]

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So let try to understand this, Arod tested positive during the 2003 "survey testing," now if I recall correctly this test was done to see if MLB should have random testing.
During this time I remember hearing that most of Chicago White Sox team would not take the test, resulting in a "positive," test so that testing would come in.

So my question to the rest of you, Is this an actual positive test or a no show test, for Arod and the others on this list?

The story is derived from actual lab results of tested specimens. Had he not been tested and therefore failed via default I'm sure he would have said something right away.

And yeah, the Mitchell Report was created for the reason of tarnishing the Yankees and not the Red Sox. Yes, that must be it. Absolutely. I can't believe I never thought of that before...

[J0nnD0ugh]

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The story is derived from actual lab results of tested specimens. Had he not been tested and therefore failed via default I'm sure he would have said something right away.

And yeah, the Mitchell Report was created for the reason of tarnishing the Yankees and not the Red Sox. Yes, that must be it. Absolutely. I can't believe I never thought of that before...

It is hard to believe that there happened to be one team in MLB that was unscathed by performance enhancing drugs. To the point of being fantastical.

[CMH]

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For people that really want to think that baseball is evil and that a new name will make them stop watching, you do realize that steroids has been in baseball since at least the 1960's, right?

There are reports that might even take it back into the 50's. This isn't new. There is a common belief that steroids started with Canceso and McGwire. That's not even close to the truth. Teammates of Hank Aaron have admitted to steroid use during their playing career.

This isn't the steroid era. It's only the era people started to care.

[grunt]

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Canseco was right again!

I remember Rickey Henderson said that Canseco was many things but he wasn't a liar.

[CoRruPt-]

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The instant that A-Rod goes on a 0-for-15 hitless streak, he'll get booed like there is no tomorrow. He'll hear the A-Roids chant from the Bronx.

Then he reverts back to the E-Rod that he was a couple of years back and botch tons of playable ground balls and hear boos for that too.

Anyone else think that by saying "no comment, talk to the MLBPA" response that A-Rod gave is only going to bite his *** in the end?