A-Rod tested positive for 'roids in '03

[The C]

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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.

Even earlier than the 1960s (Although only 1 documented case.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pud_Galvin

Galvin is the first baseball player to be widely known for using performance enhancing drugs. In 1889, over 100 years before the current steroid controversy in Major League Baseball, Galvin openly used and later admitted to the use of the Brown-Séquard elixir, which contained monkey testosterone.<sup id="cite_ref-NPR_0-0" class="reference">[1]

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[Taur3asi3]

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If it wasnt the players using steroids then it was them using uppers. Baseball's entire history is pretty much based on cheating to get ahead.

[vernond]

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[quote=CoRruPt-;2039162517]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?[/quote]

No doubt about that. Most already thinks the guy is a ***** (kitty) and this is going to do nothing but put fuel on the fire. Being questioned on something you did wrong and to turn and say you need to ask them about it doesn't exactly help his cause. He would've been better of just saying "no comment" throwing the mlbpa comment in there just makes him look like he's dodging the accountability.
Personally, i think the guys a hell of a ball player but he's about as big of a phony as there is. The guy is nothing but bs in any interview he has ever done. There is never one shred of honesty in anything he says. I guarantee most hardcore baseball fans could be given a list of questions and be asked how would Alex Rodriguez answer these and most could nail them because he's so full of it. You know you're gonna get the "Well, i'm not going to worry about that and just go out there and play to the best of my ability and try to win one game at a time." type answer. A lot of athletes give those "company lines" so it's not surprising to hear that stuff and just go whatever, but the deal with Alex is he gets so much Shiz and just blasted on and he still throws that crap out there. I'd have a hell of a lot of respect for the guy if he just said "Yeah all the stuff bothers me sometimes but what the hell am i going to do? Everyone has their opinions and that's fine. I'm sure they'll love me when we're winning." Sorry, kind of ranted there. I just personally don't like the dude, great ball player but he's got a layer of sleaze that just doesn't wash off for me. Nothing to do with the roids, I've just always found him to be a prick.

[Heelfan71]

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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.

Hank Aaron will always be the HR king.

[CMH]

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Even earlier than the 1960s (Although only 1 documented case.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pud_Galvin

Ah, yes, Mr. Pud Galvin. A pitcher, too. How a majority likes to think that pitchers don't use steroids. "The bulk will affect their ability to pitch."

It's hogwash. Every athlete can use them, which is why I don't believe for a second that the NBA is clean.

[bigfnjoe96]

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Man this has been an f-up year for Alex. I hope he comes clean about it. Alex you can't save your @** & your face at the same time.

A lot of people fall to pressure & sometimes do things that aren't right. He hasn't tested positive since 03 (from what we know) & he's been tested, including a more hard core test when he played in the WBC.

He definitely doesn't have a lot on his side right now, because he basically LIED to Katie Couric on National TV in his 60 minutes interview after the Mitchell Report came out.

I'm really interested in knowing who the other 103 players were outside of A-Rod

[Moses Shuttlesworth]

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I could see this one coming. I always knew there was more to dislike about A-Rod than being on the Yankees.

[JBH3]

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Ryan Howard - 58 steroid free homers in 2006.

Is he our only hope? He'll probably have to swat 50/yr to even come close, but although he strikes out at a horrendous clip you've got to respect is all-natural power.

[jim416]

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Yes they do. Are you kidding me? They improve strength, which helps with bat speed, and they improve endurance, which allows people to be healthy all season long.

Agree, and if players didn't think so, why they taking them? But, ARod taking steroids, lol?
Say it ain't so, say it ain't so.

[sask3m]

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Ryan Howard - 58 steroid free homers in 2006.

Is he our only hope? He'll probably have to swat 50/yr to even come close, but although he strikes out at a horrendous clip you've got to respect is all-natural power.

yeah but really who's to say for sure that even Howard or many other players aren't taking something, an undetectable steroid , hgh, you can bet there are still many players taking banned substances.

[Freelance]

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A-Rod, McGwire, Clemens, Palmeiro, Sosa.....that whole era is tainted.

Does anyone have any confidence at all regarding the top players today being on the juice?

Major League Baseball is everything that could be wrong with sports. Juiced up players, teams that spend 10 times what others can on salary, out-of-control free agency that turns over entire rosters from year to year, individual TV contracts that create competitive imbalance, etc.

And now there's a labor contract issue looming for the NFL. Baseball is beyond salvage, but I hope it doesn't take the NFL down with it.

[JBH3]

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yeah but really who's to say for sure that even Howard or many other players aren't taking something, an undetectable steroid , hgh, you can bet there are still many players taking banned substances.

I'm not a skeptic to the degree where I lump everyone in one boat. Besides...Howard has been a horse since he came into the bigs, and if anything has put on more bellyweight than muscle...

:wink:

[Brandon13]

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A-Rod, McGwire, Clemens, Palmeiro, Sosa.....that whole era is tainted.

Does anyone have any confidence at all regarding the top players today being on the juice?

Major League Baseball is everything that could be wrong with sports. Juiced up players, teams that spend 10 times what others can on salary, out-of-control free agency that turns over entire rosters from year to year, individual TV contracts that create competitive imbalance, etc.

And now there's a labor contract issue looming for the NFL. Baseball is beyond salvage, but I hope it doesn't take the NFL down with it.

Baseball is doing fine. It has it's problems, yes, but you're making it seem like baseball is dying away, and that's simply not true.

[Heelfan71]

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People assume that a person on steroids looks huge and "Hulk Like" but that is not the case. THere are many different types of steroids and they all do different things. Some add bulk, some will cut you up etc.

[WazzuRC]

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People assume that a person on steroids looks huge and "Hulk Like" but that is not the case. THere are many different types of steroids and they all do different things. Some add bulk, some will cut you up etc.

Some are used to help heal injuries quicker as well. You just never know.

I'm actually pretty disappointed about this. Even though I hate A-Rod (least favorite MLB'er), the way he plays the game, the way he chokes in the postseason, M's bad blood, etc. I'm still disappointed. I was hoping he'd eventually break the HR and we'd get a home run king who wasn't tainted. Sadly, it probably won't be the case.