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    A-Rod Tested Positive in 2003

    Sources tell SI Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003

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    Rodriguez tested positive for Primobolan and testosterone while with the Rangers
    Under the 2003 survey testing, there were no penalties for a positive test
    Rodriguez was one of 104 players who tested positive that year

    By Selena Roberts and David Epstein


    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...x.html?eref=T1


    In 2003, 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, four sources have independently told Sports Illustrated.

    Rodriguez's name appears on a list of 104 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball's '03 survey testing, SI's sources say. As part of a joint agreement with the MLB Players Association, the testing was conducted to determine if it was necessary to impose mandatory random drug testing across the major leagues in 2004.

    When approached by an SI reporter on Thursday at a gym in Miami, Rodriguez declined to discuss his 2003 test results. "You'll have to talk to the union," said Rodriguez, the Yankees' third baseman since his trade to New York in February 2004. When asked if there was an explanation for his positive test, he said, "I'm not saying anything."

    Phone messages left by SI for players' union executive director Donald Fehr were not returned.

    Though MLB's drug policy has expressly prohibited the use of steroids without a valid prescription since 1991, there were no penalties for a positive test in 2003. The results of that year's survey testing of 1,198 players were meant to be anonymous under the agreement between the commissioner's office and the players association. Rodriguez's testing information was found, however, after federal agents, armed with search warrants, seized the '03 test results from Comprehensive Drug Testing, Inc., of Long Beach, Calif., one of two labs used by MLB in connection with that year's survey testing. The seizure took place in April 2004 as part of the government's investigation into 10 major league players linked to the BALCO scandal -- though Rodriguez himself has never been connected to BALCO.

    The list of the 104 players whose urine samples tested positive is under seal in California. However, two sources familiar with the evidence that the government has gathered in its investigation of steroid use in baseball and two other sources with knowledge of the testing results have told Sports Illustrated that Rodriguez is one of the 104 players identified as having tested positive, in his case for testosterone and an anabolic steroid known by the brand name Primobolan. All four sources spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the evidence.

    Primobolan, which is also known by the chemical name methenolone, is an injected or orally administered drug that is more expensive than most steroids. (A 12-week cycle can cost $500.) It improves strength and maintains lean muscle with minimal bulk development, according to steroid experts, and has relatively few side effects. Kirk Radomski, the former New York Mets clubhouse employee who in 2007 pleaded guilty to illegal distribution of steroids to numerous major league players, described in his recent book, Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report, how players increasingly turned to drugs such as Primobolan in 2003, in part to avoid detection in testing. Primobolan is detectable for a shorter period of time than the steroid previously favored by players, Deca-Durabolin. According to a search of FDA records, Primobolan is not an approved prescription drug in the United States, nor was it in 2003. (Testosterone can be taken legally with an appropriate medical prescription.)

    Rodriguez finished the 2003 season by winning his third straight league home run title (with 47) and the first of his three MVP awards.

    Because more than 5% of big leaguers had tested positive in 2003, baseball instituted a mandatory random-testing program, with penalties, in '04. According to the 2007 Mitchell Report on steroid use in baseball, in September 2004, Gene Orza, the chief operating officer of the players' union, violated an agreement with MLB by tipping off a player (not named in the report) about an upcoming, supposedly unannounced drug test. Three major league players who spoke to SI said that Rodriguez was also tipped by Orza in early September 2004 that he would be tested later that month. Rodriguez declined to respond on Thursday when asked about the warning Orza provided him.

    When Orza was asked on Friday in the union's New York City office about the tipping allegations, he told a reporter, "I'm not interested in discussing this information with you."

    Anticipating that the 33-year-old Rodriguez, who has 553 career home runs, could become the game's alltime home run king, the Yankees signed him in November 2007 to a 10-year, incentive-laden deal that could be worth as much as $305 million. Rodriguez is reportedly guaranteed $275 million and could receive a $6 million bonus each time he ties one of the four players at the top of the list: Willie Mays (660), Babe Ruth (714), Hank Aaron (755) and Barry Bonds (762), and an additional $6 million for passing Bonds. In order to receive the incentive money, the contract reportedly requires Rodriguez to make extra promotional appearances and sign memorabilia for the Yankees as part of a marketing plan surrounding his pursuit of Bonds's record. Two sources familiar with Rodriguez's contract told SI that there is no language about steroids in the contract that would put Rodriguez at risk of losing money.

    Arguments before an 11-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Pasadena are ongoing between government prosecutors and the players' association over the government's seizure of the test results from the Long Beach lab. The agents who collected the material had a search warrant only for the results for the 10 BALCO-linked players. Attorneys from the union argue that the government is entitled only to the results for those players, not the entire list. If the court sides with the union, federal authorities may be barred from using the positive survey test results of non-BALCO players such as Rodriguez in their ongoing investigations.

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    When you think about it, this should single handedly prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that steroids have no effect in increasing an athlete's performance. How? Ask yourself this: When was the last time that ARod could even bat his weight in October?
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    Now wonder Madonna has been looking awful lately! Those roid-riddled sperms are going up her cunt! LOL
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    Guess what, Jose Canseco was right again..im gonna puke.
    That guy Jose I cannot stand.. but when it comes to facts,
    the dude is Dead on.

    A-Fraud Indeed-
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    Quote Originally Posted by lesfunk View Post
    A-Fraud
    A-Roid
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    A- roid! Lol
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    A-Roid is a good one.

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    *A-ROD
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    He ain't ever livin' down "A-Roid."
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    I bet everyone is gonna chant A-Roid if the Yankees stop in either Philly or Boston. Then he'll throw a tantrum and his bat into the crowd, but the police will intervene when a couple hundred angry fans stampede towards him.

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    Good, now people will get off Barry Bonds' dick.

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    Don't you fucks understand that from about 94-03, EVERYONE was juiced up?
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    I just might have to to a Sox Yankees game at Fenway this year! Just Imagine, "A Roid! A ROID! A ROID!!!..."

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    The best shirt I ever saw was at an Orioles game.

    It simply said "Jeter sucks A-Rod"

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    Quote Originally Posted by redblkwht View Post
    Guess what, Jose Canseco was right again..im gonna puke.
    That guy Jose I cannot stand.. but when it comes to facts,
    the dude is Dead on.

    A-Fraud Indeed-
    I thought the same thing Red..Canseco is laughing his ass off about now.
    This dude was sweating bullets for years.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fairwrning View Post
    I thought the same thing Red..Canseco is laughing his ass off about now.
    This dude was sweating bullets for years.
    No shit, at least he came clean today, but heads are still gonna roll, i hope more come out
    especially sosa..i cannot believe they only jagged a-rod, there should be more exposed IMO..

    I keep hitting the edit button instead of quote dammit..

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    The February 9th cover of the New York Post...


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    Tejada now in trouble, LMFAO!!!!!!!!

    Even Better, I cant stand tyhis jagg..this made my day

    courtesy of espn sports..

    WASHINGTON -- All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada has been charged with lying to Congress about steroids, with the baseball player scheduled to appear in court Wednesday, where he is expected to plead guilty.

    The charges against Tejada, who currently plays for the Houston Astros, were outlined in documents filed in Washington federal court on Tuesday.

    The documents indicate that a plea agreement has been reached with Tejada, who won the 2002 American League Most Valuable Player award while playing for the Oakland Athletics and is a five-time All-Star.



    Tejada faces as much as a year in jail if convicted on the misdemeanor charge of making misrepresentations to Congress. Under federal guidelines, he would probably receive a lighter sentence.

    The charge came in a legal document called a "criminal information," which can be filed only with the defendant's consent and typically signals a plea deal. A hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET Wednesday in Washington, and Tejada and his lawyer plan to hold a news conference later in the day in Houston.

    Messages left for his attorney, Mark Tuohey, were not immediately returned.

    The documents were filed a day after superstar Alex Rodriguez acknowledged past use of performance-enhancing drugs. Rodriguez does not face charges.

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    Pete Rose should be inducted into the Hall of Fame immediately if you are gonna let these guys use the juice...Arod has earned a nice, big * for this shit.Hank Aaron is gonna be the true HR king in my eyes now for a long time.
    Is there anybody in the HOF that has been caught juicing?

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    Carl Lewis was clean though
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    NEW CHARGES 4/30/09..lol hes on his way back to this!

    Report: A-Rod used with Yankees

    New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez could return from a hip injury in as few as 10 days.

    But he is already back in the headlines.


    More details from Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts' book "A-Rod" were released Wednesday by the New York Daily News. The book alleges Rodriguez did not stop using steroids when he came to the Yankees and he might have been using as far back as high school, the Daily News reports.

    Roberts broke the story that A-Rod failed a steroid test in 2003. Yankees teammates, Roberts writes, nicknamed Rodriguez "B---h T--s" in 2005 because he put on 15 pounds in the offseason which included round pectorals, a condition called gynecomastia that can be caused by anabolic steroids.

    Roberts' book, which will be released May 12, also details Rodriguez's relationship with Dominican trainer Angel Presinal, who is banned from major league clubhouses.

    Jose Canseco, a former teammate of Rodriguez, said in the book he believes Rodriguez has been using steroids since high school.

    "Was he on steroids in high school?" Canseco said in the book, the Daily News reported. "I think probably so. I worked out with him when he was 18. He could lift almost as much as I could."

    Rodriguez put on 25 pounds of muscle between his sophomore and junior years. Former high school teammates told Roberts that A-Rod was using steroids back then and his coach knew it -- an allegation the coach, Rich Hoffman, denied.

    Other things alleged in Roberts' book, according to the Daily News:

    • A-Rod "pitch tipped" when he played for the Rangers by letting opponents at the plate know which pitch was coming in lopsided games. A-Rod expected players he helped would reciprocate when he was having an off night and needed to get his batting average up.

    • A-Rod's off-the-field antics including his poker habit; his divorce from his wife, Cynthia; his relationship with Madonna and his other affairs are detailed.

    • A-Rod was hated at Hooters, where he tipped the minimum 15 percent.

    Rodriguez hit in a simulated game for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, facing minor leaguer pitchers Christian Garcia and Kai Liu, a left-hander from China the Yankees signed two years ago.

    Rodriguez slid five times on a sliding mat for the second time, ran the bases and took 112 swings in regular batting practice.

    The Yankees said Rodriguez will play in an extended spring training intrasquad game Thursday in Tampa, Fla.

    Dr. Marc Philippon watched the three-time AL MVP's on-field workout Wednesday at the Yankees minor league complex and said Rodriguez could return to the majors ahead of his May 15 target date.

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    Quote Originally Posted by redblkwht View Post
    Report: A-Rod used with Yankees

    New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez could return from a hip injury in as few as 10 days.

    But he is already back in the headlines.


    More details from Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts' book "A-Rod" were released Wednesday by the New York Daily News. The book alleges Rodriguez did not stop using steroids when he came to the Yankees and he might have been using as far back as high school, the Daily News reports.

    Roberts broke the story that A-Rod failed a steroid test in 2003. Yankees teammates, Roberts writes, nicknamed Rodriguez "B---h T--s" in 2005 because he put on 15 pounds in the offseason which included round pectorals, a condition called gynecomastia that can be caused by anabolic steroids.

    Roberts' book, which will be released May 12, also details Rodriguez's relationship with Dominican trainer Angel Presinal, who is banned from major league clubhouses.

    Jose Canseco, a former teammate of Rodriguez, said in the book he believes Rodriguez has been using steroids since high school.

    "Was he on steroids in high school?" Canseco said in the book, the Daily News reported. "I think probably so. I worked out with him when he was 18. He could lift almost as much as I could."

    Rodriguez put on 25 pounds of muscle between his sophomore and junior years. Former high school teammates told Roberts that A-Rod was using steroids back then and his coach knew it -- an allegation the coach, Rich Hoffman, denied.

    Other things alleged in Roberts' book, according to the Daily News:

    • A-Rod "pitch tipped" when he played for the Rangers by letting opponents at the plate know which pitch was coming in lopsided games. A-Rod expected players he helped would reciprocate when he was having an off night and needed to get his batting average up.

    • A-Rod's off-the-field antics including his poker habit; his divorce from his wife, Cynthia; his relationship with Madonna and his other affairs are detailed.

    • A-Rod was hated at Hooters, where he tipped the minimum 15 percent.

    Rodriguez hit in a simulated game for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, facing minor leaguer pitchers Christian Garcia and Kai Liu, a left-hander from China the Yankees signed two years ago.

    Rodriguez slid five times on a sliding mat for the second time, ran the bases and took 112 swings in regular batting practice.

    The Yankees said Rodriguez will play in an extended spring training intrasquad game Thursday in Tampa, Fla.

    Dr. Marc Philippon watched the three-time AL MVP's on-field workout Wednesday at the Yankees minor league complex and said Rodriguez could return to the majors ahead of his May 15 target date.
    Don't believe everything you read. The media's very, very good at what they do.
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