Alex Rodriguez admits using steroids

bookie · Feb 9, 2009

Posted: February 9, 2009
Sporting News staff reports

New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, talking to ESPN's Peter Gammons, admitted Monday that he used performance-enhancing drugs.

Rodriguez says he used steroids between 2001 and 2003 only and has not used PEDs since he joined the Yankees. The use of performance-enhancing drugs would not be outlawed by baseball until 2004.

Sports Illustrated reported on its website Saturday that Rodriguez was one of 104 players who tested positive for steroids in a 2003 survey test by MLB that was intended to remain anonymous and non-disciplinary.

Rodriguez was with the Texas Rangers in 2003 and won his first MVP award that year.

In a December 2007 interview with "60 minutes", Rodriguez denied ever using performance-enhancing drugs, saying he had never felt overmatched on the baseball field.

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=515992

KennyB · Feb 9, 2009

Smartest thing for him to do. Denying it keeps it in the news plus everyone knows that he took them so why not just admit it. Good move.

bookie · Feb 9, 2009

Imagine all the pitchers in the HOF who used sandpaper, tacks, razors and emery boards to doctor a baseball. Is that not considered cheating?

I am not condoning performance drugs but I think the media are taking this too far.

Samhain · Feb 9, 2009

A-Rod more like Giambi now. Come clean and get on with Baseball. Now the fans will be more forgiving.

To bad Bonds & Clemens are so stubborn to come clean.

steaktartar · Feb 9, 2009

bookie said:
Imagine all the pitchers in the HOF who used sandpaper, tacks, razors and emery boards to doctor a baseball. Is that not considered cheating?

I am not condoning performance drugs but I think the media are taking this too far.

good post agree 100%....back in 86 when mike scott could do no wrong he was putting everything on the ball he could......and was striking out future hall of famers he couldnt have without the help......so arod gets a homerun that would've been a double instead?........no difference IMO........fwiw i dont care if they juice use vaseline or sandpaper...... the game changes all the time....this is just a drastic change

kingbill · Feb 9, 2009

Kenny B said:
Smartest thing for him to do. Denying it keeps it in the news plus everyone knows that he took them so why not just admit it. Good move.

Incredibly smart move, denying it over and over when you are guilty makes the situation so much worse.

I worked in PR for many years, and controlling the message you put out is of the utmost importance when dealing with a negative situation.

The Premier of British Columbia was nailed for drunk driving while on Vacation in Hawaii. The Opposition and the media who generally dislike the guy were out for blood when he held a news conference on the issue.

The Premiers PR team played it perfectly. He sat their for 25 minutes while the media grilled him, he said the words "Terrible personal mistake" 21 times in 25 minutes. By the end of the news conference you felt sorry for the guy...he's still in power and will win another majority next election.

red007 · Feb 9, 2009

so now arod gets into HOF and bonds doesn't
because one said sorry and the other didn't?

stupid

OnWisconsin · Feb 9, 2009

i think one might've lied in front of the grand jury....

kingbill · Feb 9, 2009

red007 said:
so now arod gets into HOF and bonds doesn't
because one said sorry and the other didn't?

stupid

Bonds will get in, he was Hall worthy before he even started doing Roids

red007 · Feb 9, 2009

your name maybe on the list or it might not

good stuff

paftraft · Feb 9, 2009

He's still a liar. Couric last year not only asked him if he ever took PED's
to which he said know (why he today stated Orza told him he may or may not used) what a joke! However she also asked him if he was ever tempted to which he also said no. His answers today make him a lier in that regard!

bookie · Feb 9, 2009

red007 said:
so now arod gets into HOF and bonds doesn't
because one said sorry and the other didn't?

stupid

I really don't think Arod cares. He knew the risks.

Steroids helped make Arod the highest paid player of the decade. Suppose he stayed clean....it would be safe to assume he would have made approx. half of the $25 million/year. So, knowing what he knows now would Arod still have taken steroids?

Make half the millions he made or face the embarrasement and possible banishment from the HOF.

If it was me...give me the money and stick the asterisk up Selig's ass.

celticGreen+ · Feb 9, 2009

he's not apologizing for doing it - he's apologizing for getting caught. whata d bag. i hope nomar is outed next.

TonyMar · Feb 9, 2009

maybe he talked to andy pettitte about coming clean...

rodriguez did the right thing in talking w/gammons.

now they can all move on.

bigtendominator · Feb 9, 2009

First Good move in Gayrod's career.

kingbill · Feb 9, 2009

bigtendominator said:
First Good move in Gayrod's career.

I don't know...sign a quarter Billion dollar contract qualifies as a good move in my books.

paftraft · Feb 9, 2009

Next scandal will be about 15 years from now. Arod's 1st chance for Hall.
I don't dislike or like Arod, but with over $500,000,000 to paly with and the sportswriters dwindling with newspaper circulation it wouldn't surprise me if about 70 or 80 sportswriters got a nice little Christmas present promise from Arod if they voted him in. Not only players a greedy!

Jman20427 · Feb 9, 2009

Arod Had his chance to come clean. Peter asks him if he lied to Kaite on 60 minutes, his response was " I lied to myself" then, he went on to say he got a call from Gene Ortizzi on the Union who said he may or may not have failed the test, and never had a conversation with him about it again.

So he plays it off as maybe I thought that I didnt test positive. Give me a break. Guy was on the right track and the end of the conversation was a total diaster.

Legend-I-Aint · Feb 9, 2009

The guy has been juicing since his days with Griffey Jr. in Seattle.

When asked how long he wouldn't be specific. 2001 to 2003 "or something like that."

If he would have admitted to it before being caught there might be some more respect from me but the guy is an asshole and he's tainted. He looks to me to still be taking something and probably a masking agent as well.

TonyMar · Feb 9, 2009

if he is still using hgh...

no test...

so he...nor any other player will get caught...

i am just tired of all of this crap...

it was the 'steroid-era'...plenty of evidence to go around...

time to move on.

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