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Alex Rodriguez has finally spoken out about the steroid allegations that came out about him using steroids from 2001-2003. He said he did so due to the pressure of being the highest paid player in baseball. Now I am not the biggest A-Rod fan but I do give him credit for owning up to his mistakes & being honest but I don’t buy his excuse for why he used them . I am thinking you had to have been a good enough player to become the highest paid player in baseball before you began using steroids.

So is he being honest about just using them from 2001-2003 or did he start them earlier. He says he stopped in 2003 well from what I have seen he has had a damn good career even since then so is he using now or is he just that good with out them ? I honestly think that the first time an athlete tests positive for a banned substance the public should know about it not find out about it on their 3^rd positive test. MLB need to do a better job of their testing, actually I think all sports need to find better ways of testing their players & come up with some stiffer penalties because if you think about it fining these guys one or two game checks is nothing to them with all the money that they make these days.

I would love to know which team has the highest number of players who have tested positive for steroids since they began testing. There also need to be some ramifications for teams who know their players are using & don’t say anything or for people who tip off players that they are about to be tested.