A-Rod admits steroid use

[Bouncer]

Baseball's hall of shame gained a new superstar yesterday as Alex Rodriguez outed himself as a drug cheat, admitting he muscled up with illegal steroids from 2001 to 2003, when he unleashed the greatest three-year power surge of his career.

Backed into a corner by a blockbuster report Saturday that he tested positive in 2003 for anabolic steroids, the three-time American League MVP acknowledged plying himself with illicit performance-enhancing substances after signing a 10-year, $252 million contract with the Texas Rangers in 2001, then the richest deal in baseball history.

While juiced on steroids, Rodriguez hit .305 while averaging 52 home runs and nearly 132 RBIs over the three years, all with the Rangers. He led the league in home runs all three years and was the MVP in '03.

Full Story: Rodriguez admits steroid use during his years with Texas - The Boston Globe

[Bouncer]

I love how none of these players know what they were taking when asked. "uhh, i really dont know what it was, i never asked." what the fuck kind of stupid shit is that?

[CrankinSteiN]

Hilarious that this is all coming out now and everyone is pretending they had no idea anyone in pro-sports was ever using steroids...... Give it up!

[liftsiron]

The thing that gets me, is these pencil neck newscasters and rec and alcohol drugged up old fuckers in congress passing judgment on these athletes.

[Shibby]

They need to just do what Bob Costas proposed. Take all the numbers and players of this era, put an astrik by the dates saying it was a steroid era and let the people take it an explain it the way they want.

[bigscott]

we want them to play at 150 percent all the time , we want home runs , etc etc , so when they do what they have to do to achieve that - lets put asteriks by there names -- bullshit !!!

i would have a pharmacy in every dug out -- time to stop worrying about petty issues such as pro players taking steroids and focus on the real issues -

[Shibby]

we want them to play at 150 percent all the time , we want home runs , etc etc , so when they do what they have to do to achieve that - lets put asteriks by there names -- bullshit !!!

i would have a pharmacy in every dug out -- time to stop worrying about petty issues such as pro players taking steroids and focus on the real issues -

It would be nice to just let it happen, but unfortunately there is the trickle down effect. Everyone in the pro's do it, it's only a matter of time before college and minor leagues are doing. Then high school...

[BIGFELLA]

im sure its been said before but isnt this really a problem that needs to addressed by prof sports. retarded that the govt has put so much time and money into it.

[Shibby]

im sure its been said before but isnt this really a problem that needs to addressed by prof sports. retarded that the govt has put so much time and money into it.

I partially agree. It should be dealt with within the rules made for the sport, but it should be handled by the sport, not congress.

[FitnessBrat]

I love how none of these players know what they were taking when asked. "uhh, i really dont know what it was, i never asked." what the fuck kind of stupid shit is that?

Because if they "don't know" what they took, they "don't know" if it was steroids or not ;)

[bigscott]

I partially agree. It should be dealt with within the rules made for the sport, but it should be handled by the sport, not congress.

agreed - when the economy was tanking they had 9 sessions on steroids and 2 sessions on the economy -- wtf --

[curtus e flush]

yeah steroids are bad...make life terrible

[The_Grinder]

I'm not hating on anyone because of what they put in their bodies. Adults can make their own decisions, and if they are smart enough about it, they can still live full healthy lives. But if the rules specifically state that something isn't allowed, and someone does it anyway, does that not make them cheaters? Just because most of them are doing it, does that make it better?

Look at it like this, there is the Mr. Olympia BB's, and the natural guys. If a few of the natural guys found a way to cheat the system and use loads of AAS without getting caught to win all of the natural contests, would you guys have respect for them as well?

[Stonecold54]

at least he was smart and used Primo :) not winstrol

[CrankinSteiN]

I'm not hating on anyone because of what they put in their bodies. Adults can make their own decisions, and if they are smart enough about it, they can still live full healthy lives. But if the rules specifically state that something isn't allowed, and someone does it anyway, does that not make them cheaters? Just because most of them are doing it, does that make it better?

Look at it like this, there is the Mr. Olympia BB's, and the natural guys. If a few of the natural guys found a way to cheat the system and use loads of AAS without getting caught to win all of the natural contests, would you guys have respect for them as well?

You think that the guys that compete in "natural" bodybuilding competitions never use steroids?? Thats a joke most those guys at one time or another have used just as much or more then the guys in the Mr O contest.... There is stuff you can use almost til comp time and then drop it so you don't get caught, other stuff that can't be tested for, and also ways of getting around giving a dirty piss test.... So what you really end up with is a contest with some guy who are natty and a bunch of guys who are just natty long enough to piss clean or who know how to "cheat" better then the others.... Just like this scenario, in baseball you have a handfull of guys gettign caught while the rest get away with it but it doesn't mean most aren't using something and why is taking test cheating but playing with injuries by way of loading up on cortizone shots is not?? What is really harming the body more?? I can tell it wouldn't be the test....