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Report: A-Rod Tested Positive For Steroids

New York Yankee Failed 2003 Test, According To Sports Illustrated Report

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Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees in seen in this Oct. 4, 2006 file photo.Jim McIsaac/Getty Images
New York Yankee star player Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003, according to Sports Illustrated.

The publication cites "four independent" sources in their online report which reveals, "when he won the American League home run title and the AL Most Valuable Player award as a shortstop for the Texas Rangers, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids."

His name appears on a list of 104 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in a 2003 baseball survey, the magazine said. He reportedly tested positive for Primobolan and testosterone while playing for the Texas Rangers.

Rodriguez declined to discuss the tests when approached by SI on Thursday at a gym in Miami, where he lives in the offseason.

"You'll have to talk to the union," he told a reporter. Calls from SI to union head Donald Fehr were not returned.

An e-mail from The Associated Press to Rodriguez's agent, Scott Boras, was not immediately returned. The Yankees and Fehr had no comment.

In a December 2007 interview with "60 Minutes," three days after George Mitchell's report on drugs in the sport was released, Rodriguez denied using peformance-enhancing drugs.

"I've never felt overmatched on the baseball field. ... I felt that if I did my, my work as I've done since I was, you know, a rookie back in Seattle, I didn't have a problem competing at any level," he said.

Rodriguez played for the Rangers in 2003, when he won the AL home run title and MVP award. He was traded to the Yankees in 2004. He is drawing a major league-high $27 million salary after signing a record $275 million, 10-year contract with New York in 2007.

The revelations come at a time when baseball's focus on drugs has concerned Barry Bonds and the legal maneuvering leading to the start of his trial March 2. The government is trying to prove the home run king lied when he told a grand jury he never knowingly took performance-enhancing drugs.

Rodriguez until now has had an offseason dominated by talk of disclosures in Joe Torre's recently released book. The former Yankee manager wrote of the pressure A-Rod puts on himself and the third baseman's need to command the stage. Torre said some in the Yankees clubhouse referred to Rodriguez as "A-Fraud," although Torre made light of that during interviews promoting his book, "The Yankee Years."

Baseball's drug policy prohibited the use of steroids without a valid prescription since 1991, but there were no penalties for a positive test in 2003.

As part of an agreement with the players' union, the testing in 2003 was conducted to determine if it was necessary to impose mandatory random drug testing across the major leagues in 2004.

The results of the testing of 1,198 players were meant to be anonymous under the agreement between the commissioner's office and the union. SI reported that Rodriguez's testing information was found after federal agents, with search warrants, seized the 2003 results from Comprehensive Drug Testing, Inc., in Long Beach, Calif.

That was one of two labs used by baseball in connection with the testing. The seizure in April 2004 was part of the government's investigation into 10 baseball players linked to the BALCO scandal, the magazine reported. Rodriguez has not been connected to BALCO.

Primobolan, also known as methenolone, is an injected or orally administered drug. It improves strength and maintains lean muscle with minimal bulk development and few side effects. Bonds tested positive three times for methenolone, according to court documents unsealed by a federal judge Wednesday.

Primobolan is not an approved prescription drug in the United States. Testosterone can be taken legally with a prescription.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)



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You have 4/10ths of a second to hit a baseball. Until they
can prove steroids gives you an edge in that department
this whole thing is BS.

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Alex Rodriguez Admits To Using Steroids

A-Rod: 'I Was Young. I Was Stupid.'

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New York Yankees third-baseman Alex Rodriguez admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs while playing for the Texas Rangers in 2001, 2002 and 2003. The admission came Monday during an interview with ESPN's Peter Gammons.

Rodriguez said during the interview with Gammons that it's "pretty accurate" that he took performance-enhancing drugs in 2001, 2002 and 2003.

"When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure...back then it was a different culture. It was very loose," Rodriguez said during the interview with ESPN's Gammons. "I was young, I was stupid, I was naive. I wanted to prove to everyone that I was worth being one of the greatest players of all time. I did take a banned substance and for that I am very sorry and deeply regretful."

When asked what performance-enhancing drugs Rodriguez took, he responded: "It was such a loosey-goosey era. To be quite honest I don't know what substance I was guilty of using. I'm guilty of being negligent, naive, not asking the right questions. I don't know exactly what substance I was guilty of using."
 
Rodriguez previously had not responded publicly since Sports Illustrated reported on its Web site Saturday that he is on a list of 104 players who tested positive in 2003 during baseball's confidential survey testing, which wasn't subject to discipline. SI.com said he tested positive for Primobolan and testosterone.

"Alex has been out of the country. I expect him back later today and want to confer with my client before saying anything," agent Scott Boras said Sunday afternoon.

Rodriguez is seventh on the career list with 553 homers. Barry Bonds, mired in a steroids controversy of his own, is the career leader with 762 home runs. Rodriguez is 30th on the all-time RBIs list with 1,606, but could move into the top 20 if he knocks in over 100 runs in 2009. Hank Aaron sits atop the list with 2,297 RBIs.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)



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A-Rod esplained it well.


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The Krink wrote:

You have 4/10ths of a second to hit a baseball. Until they
can prove steroids gives you an edge in that department
this whole thing is BS.


Amen.

Snippy laughs about the insanity of the entirety of the situation -- from a guy that juices nut shrinking chemicals to a hypocritical drug addled society that acts like it is the end of the world while they down the last can of Bud in their suitcase.

And, the name "A-Roid" is downright funny.

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On the other hand, Clemens threw a 95-100mph fastball
his whole career. Why would he entertain roids? Old age?
I think A-Roid said it clearly. When your making 20 million+
a year...it's perform or be humiliated. Being humiliated is not
something sports superstars egos can handle. They're going to
be resourceful in maintaining somewhere/somehow their
status quo in sports. Hey I aint out to crucify modern day sports
stars. I recall playing in a table tennis tournament on acid. I've
played table tennis high on Thai Stick. The results might actually
surprise you. I won trophies. Are they tainted in any way...I don't
care. Seriously doubt any kid in the audience of 43 was thinking
I was a sports icon. Must add that this was my behavior
during my 20-30's. No way I could repeat those results these days.
TT is an amazing sport. I've been whipped bad by old fuck TT players.
Doesn't seem to be any age limit. While I've taken a timeout for
the last few years, I could very well take it up again and go after
those bastards.

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I was watching ESPN earlier, and says that Bud Selig was considering reinstating Hank Aaron as the home run king. Is that legal?

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Buckethead wrote:

I was watching ESPN earlier, and says that Bud Selig was considering reinstating Hank Aaron as the home run king. Is that legal?



It should be........



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Anything outlawed, should be made legal. Including Budweiser. Shit, that piss already is legal. Maybe it should be illegal!

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I still contend that what you did at the plate, pitching,
fielding, or anything else from the first pitch to the last
out should be entered into the record books and that
it's valid. Professional sports is just entertainment.

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A-Rod: 'I Have To Earn My Trust Back'

A-Rod Appears Before Media With Teammates

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Alex Rodriguez answered one big question Tuesday, admitting his cousin repeatedly injected him with a substance from the Dominican Republic.

The New York Yankees star blamed his 2003 positive test on being young and naive.

"I knew we weren't taking Tic Tacs," said Rodriguez, who was joined at the head table by Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi.

Before a horde of reporters at Steinbrenner Field, Rodriguez began by reading a statement in which he again apologized for taking banned drugs from 2001-2003 while he was with the Texas Rangers.

Then Rodriguez turned to his teammates and searched for the right words.

It took 37 seconds - a break in which he looked side to side, blinked several times, bit his lip and took a sip of water - then finally looked up and faced Derek Jeter & Co.

"Thank you."

Rodriguez said his cousin introduced him to "boli," saying it was an over-the-counter substance in the Dominican. While with Texas, he said his cousin injected him about twice a month during six-month cycles to get an energy boost.

"I didn't think they were steroids," he said. "That's again part of being young and stupid. It was over the counter. It was pretty simple."

"All these years I never thought I did anything wrong."

But Rodriguez couldn't say why he was so secretive about the steroid use if he didn't think it was wrong. His only response - "That's a good question - was typified the tightly-controlled news conference that was long on hope and remorse but consistently short on details, reports CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian.

Rodriguez acknowledged reaching out to CBS News anchor Katie Couric to apologize for lying to her during a 2007 60 Minutes interview.

He said he wasn't sure how the drug use helped him, but admitted he had more energy.

Rodriguez said he has not used human growth hormone or any other banned drug since then. He refused to identify his cousin.

The three-time AL MVP and baseball's highest-paid player spoke at the Yankees' spring training camp 10 days after Sports Illustrated reported that he tested positive in 2003.

"He's a huge investment. So he's an asset, and this is an asset that's currently in crisis," general manager Brian Cashman said. "So we will do everything we can to protect that asset. ... If this is Humpty Dumpty, we've got to put him back together again, to get back up on the wall."

In an interview last week with ESPN, Rodriguez blamed the pressures of his $250 million contract with Texas for his decision to use performance-enhancing drugs.

"I thought I knew everything, and I clearly didn't," Rodriguez said in his statement. "Like everyone else, I've made a lot of mistakes in my life. The only way I know how to handle it is to move forward.

"One thing I know: Baseball is a lot bigger than Alex Rodriguez."

For years, Rodriguez denied using performance-enhancing drugs. But SI reported he was on a list of 104 players who tested positive during baseball's 2003 survey. SI identified the drugs causing the positive test as Primobolan and testosterone.

"We consulted no one and had no good reason to base that decision," he said. "It was pretty evident that we didn't know what we're doing."

Tuesday, Rodriguez knew exactly what he had to do - offer a public apology to his teammates, forced front and center once again in the steroids scandal.

Sitting in the front row were Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada. Jeter, with his arms crossed, and the other three stared right back at Rodriguez as he apologized directly to them.

None of the players would discuss Rodriguez's latest confession.

In an interview with ESPN last week, Rodriguez first admitted to using banned drugs.

"I'm here to take my medicine," Rodriguez said Tuesday. "One thing I will say after today I hope to focus on baseball. We have a very special team here."

Asked whether his stats during those years should count, he said it wasn't for him to decide.

The 33-year-old Rodriguez has hit 553 home runs and is expected by many to break Barry Bonds' record of 762.

The drug-related apology has become a near-annual February rite for the Yankees.

Jason Giambi gave an ambiguous one at Yankee Stadium on the eve of spring training in 2005.

Pettitte gave an emotional and lengthy one when he arrived at spring training last year.

That confessional lasted 55 minutes. Rodriguez's on Tuesday was far shorter, lasting about 32 minutes before it was cut off. No follow-up questions were permitted.

The survey was to remain anonymous, but federal agents seized the records and samples from baseball's contractors in April 2004 during raids in connection with the BALCO probe in San Francisco. Although the agents originally had search warrants for the records of 10 players, they discovered the broader records and came back with additional search warrants.

The list of players is under seal, but those seizures remain in dispute. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals currently considering the government's appeal to overturn lower-court decisions in favor of the union.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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In front of numerous media members on Tuesday, Yankees' star Alex Rodriguez acknowledged that he "is in a position where I have to earn my trust back," after admitting to taking a banned substance last week.

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Fuck all this drug shit. I just want to relax, with a cocktail
or two, some snacks, and just watch a fucking baseball game.
I don't care how they do it...just play the game. Entertain me.


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Amen, again, Mr. Krink.

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