A- Rod admits to steroid use in 2003

[JSD]

Interesting...

Interview tonight at 6 PM on Sportscenter.

www.espn.com

[Redz]

A wise angle to take by Arod

[JSD]

A wise angle to take by Arod

Yes sir... It's clear he wants no part of what happened to Bonds and Clemens.

This should bring closure to the "steroid era".

[yall hate]

I think his claim is a load of bs.  part of that being that I dont trust cheaters.  but that being said, he took the right angle.  He was obviously caught, so it was good that he admitted to doing it. 

[Roy Hobbs]

He admitted to doing them for three years in Texas due to "pressure", but he quit as soon as he joined the Yankees?

Hahahahahaha.

[Jeff]

He admitted to doing them for three years in Texas due to "pressure", but he quit as soon as he joined the Yankees?

Hahahahahaha.

money well spent Yanks - how many championships have you bought this millenium?  oh yeah, none

[Hoyo de Monterrey]

But Alex, I thought you said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVcqLt9sJLs&feature=related

Now what am I supposed to believe? 

I'm definitely not rational in my approach to this, but [dang] do I love watching ARod squirm.

[yall hate]

But Alex, I thought you said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVcqLt9sJLs&feature=related

Now what am I supposed to believe? 

I'm definitely not rational in my approach to this, but [dang] do I love watching ARod squirm.

Which is exactly why I said his answer was BS.  he is likely still using HGH.

What BS.  I seriously hope the HoF voters remember his blatent lies and keep him out of the HoF.

[Roy Hobbs]

But Alex, I thought you said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVcqLt9sJLs&feature=related

Now what am I supposed to believe? 

I'm definitely not rational in my approach to this, but [dang] do I love watching ARod squirm.

Which is exactly why I said his answer was BS.  he is likely still using HGH.

What BS.  I seriously hope the HoF voters remember his blatent lies and keep him out of the HoF.

Come on, guys.  Alex wasn't being honest with himself; how could he be honest with Katie Couric?

[MBz]

If people kill Barry Bonds in the media, then I expect A-Rod to get killed too.  If Barry Bonds doesn't get into the hall of fame when his time is up, then A-Rod shouldn't get in either.  I hate the fact that some people are actually trying to defend A-Rod through out this.

[Celtic]

If people kill Barry Bonds in the media, then I expect A-Rod to get killed too.  If Barry Bonds doesn't get into the hall of fame when his time is up, then A-Rod shouldn't get in either.  I hate the fact that some people are actually trying to defend A-Rod through out this.

You never know, everyone forgave Giambi. It might just be time to assume everyone is juicing, if baseball really wants to clean up it's image start testing every player every week, and giving out season long suspensions. Yes it's very heavy handed, but they have a real problem on their hands.

[Donoghus]

Smartest move A-Rod could make at this point.  I actually brought this up a few days ago when the initial story appeared.

Rodriguez is already a lightning rod and this certainly won't help his image. 

This is a guy who, allegedly, is so concerned with his Madison Ave. image and how everyone perceives him.  He is fairly thin-skinned and I can only imagine how he'll react to this.


It's interesting and I think what comes next is extremely important.  One of the issues with Bonds & Clemens, IMO, is the way that they've handled these allegations.  Call it ego or whatever, but they both denied...denied...denied even when more and more mounting evidence came out against their stance. (although, some could argue that the stuff against Clemens is shady at best).

I think this thick-headedness in the face of evidence has really rubbed people the wrong way.  If A-Rod comes flat out and apologizes, I think you could see his case handled a different way.  If he goes into Bonds/Clemens mode, then he'll be treated the same way.

[Hoyo de Monterrey]

The baseball HOF is a museum that chronicles the history of baseball. Steroids, for better or worse, are part of that history. The appropriate measure is not to bury baseball's head in the sand and forget that Bonds, ARod, Rose, or whoever simply didn't exist. They should be in there, warts and all, and let the public decide how to view them. The only fair way to do the Hall of Fame is to let all that would qualify and put them in a separate wing or something. They'd have to make some notation about the era in the organization of the Hall.

If they played in the 90s and 00s, they should be in with the caveat that "this was the era that encouraged the proliferation of performance-enhancing substances. View accomplishments with that in mind" etc. or something like it.

[yall hate]

The baseball HOF is a museum that chronicles the history of baseball. Steroids, for better or worse, are part of that history. The appropriate measure is not to bury baseball's head in the sand and forget that Bonds, ARod, Rose, or whoever simply didn't exist. They should be in there, warts and all, and let the public decide how to view them. The only fair way to do the Hall of Fame is to let all that would qualify and put them in a separate wing or something. They'd have to make some notation about the era in the organization of the Hall.

If they played in the 90s and 00s, they should be in with the caveat that "this was the era that encouraged the proliferation of performance-enhancing substances. View accomplishments with that in mind" etc. or something like it.

The HoF is for the most talented members of the sport.  If you are cheating to become that, then you shouldnt be rewarded. Tainted numbers dont belong among the clean ones. and while you may not be able to determine all of the dirty athletes, you should be able to exclude the dirty members that you can identify

[KungPoweChicken]

People like to hate Alex because he is filthy rich, good looking, and the best baseball player in the world. However, he did the smart thing and he should be forgiven with time.