I lost my faith in athletes about five minutes after Kobe Bryant told a bunch of reporters after his rape and cheating allegations surfaced:
"Come on guys you know me."
Obviously we didn't and as much as we like to think in the media that we understand athletes we truly don't. I have pointed out that 99.9% of athletes are lying and cheating in some capacity. That .01% that didn't use to be Doug Christie, but he has been replaced by Kurt Warner (even though he seems a little too perfect).
So no I wasn't surprised to hear that Alex Rodriguez may have been caught using steroids in 2003 even though he has denied using in the past and neither should you.
What you see on your TV screen is not a real person in regards to athletes. What you are seeing is an actor portraying a role. Some are a lot better than others, but they all are faking. To be honest the media prefers the actor to someone being real. Just think about it more athletes are persecuted when they are honest as oppose to knowing when to "say the right things".
Back to ARod here are the particular details of his alleged use of steroids back in 2003 as told by SI.com:
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.)
I haven't wavered in my opinion on athletes using steroids. My opinion has always been I don't care if they were using or not. Out of all the sports that cheating like this goes on I think baseball is the one that has the less significance. Steroids can't help you hit the ball, so if you are a garbage hitter before taking steroids you will be a garbage hitter after just with bigger muscles. I can understand outrage in Track and Field, Cycling and even the NFL, but Baseball I just never thought it was a big deal even though they are the league that when someone gets caught it is a huge story.
I believe Alex Rodriguez used steroids. I have it on good authority in the late 90's early 2000's about 70-75% of baseball players were using something, so once again I am not shocked by this. Overall though what does this mean for Alex Rodriguez?
When something like this happens you have three ways you can handle it:
1- Deny Deny Deny
Also known as the Roger Clemens route. This is very dangerous because trust me if he is lying the media will look under every rock possible to find more evidence and expose him. Exposing=ratings. So if he is going to deny he better have hidden all the evidence that could link him to steroid use.
2- Not knowingly
Also known as the Barry Bonds route. In essence you are admitting to the act, but passing the blame off to your trainer or work out buddy and etc. Normally people see this as a bunch of BS, but it is a way to admit without admitting.
3- Come clean
Also known as the Jason Giambi route. If your wife walks in the room and sees you sleeping with her best friend all you can do is accept the blame and hope and pray she doesn't leave you.
Personally if I was Arod I would go with #3. Hold a big press conference and say that back in 2003 someone offer this to me. It wasn't a banned substance in MLB back then and it wasn't what most people thought was a harmful steroid. Tell them you took it once and you didn't notice any improvement so you stopped and that was it. Submit a bunch of clean drug tests to the media and I guarantee you in a year everyone will have moved on.
Of course he would still be lying, but it will be a believable one.
The media wants him to deny it because that is a better story. If he admits it there is nothing more they can really do. Of course knowing Rodriguez he will choose the worst option and we will have to hear about this for the next ten years. *sighs*
told u he was a fraud
this actually proves what you said at the start of your article about steroids not helping you hit the ball. cause steroids sure did not help A Rod from choking come playoff time as far as his hitting was concerned right?
No offense but you lost faith in athletes because of Kobe? I would think OJ or Rae Carruth would've tipped you off...
People asked why was it Kobe that made me lose faith.
Here is the thing I use to think while the majority of athletes are cheaters (either on or off the field) I honestly thought a lot of them were good guy (i.e. like Kobe).
If Kobe Bryant can be dry humping in Colorado it just open my eyes to the fact all these guys are just playing a role. All of them, so nothing ever surprises me when they get accused of something
It goes without saying that all these guys make mistakes like you've said and I've said. That don't justify cheating whether it's on your spouse or taking drugs to enhance your performance. It's reality. Just cuz you mess up don't mean you're not a good person. You're not a good guy if you have no remorse and don't care about who you hurt, repeating the same thing with no apology cuz you don't give a damn. That makes you not a good person. I guess when you have athletes and celebrities as role models that potential to get let down is greater than if it was Uncle Pookie or that favorite teacher from your highschool that everyone likes. Yes athletes and celebrities play a role aka their public persona but don't we all? Why should what they do be any more surprising than what you or I do. We all wear a mask, one we show to the world and the other is the real us that only those who really know us see
Judge not, lest ye be judge Mr. Littal.
I'm sure you're a saint and have never done something you wouldn't want to see on the front page of the New York Times.
You have to be ignorant to say steroids don't impact baseball as much because they don't help someone hit a ball. Steroids may not help one hit a ball, but they provide the means to work out more, aid muscles in recuperating faster and, hence, hit a ball farther. How can many 40-year-olds, like Bonds or Clemens, actually get better numbers in their late thirties and early forites? Steroids and how they aid the body if used properly. How can steroids aid younger players? The same way. There's so much more to it if one takes the time to read and understand the impact steroids can have - on any sport. There's not enough space here to properly go into the effects they have on the body. Baseball and footabll are sports is no longer believeable.One day it will come about all sports, except, perhaps,golf. And I wouldn't bet against that.
You have to be ignorant to say steroids don't impact baseball as much because they don't help someone hit a ball. Steroids may not help one hit a ball, but they provide the means to work out more, aid muscles in recuperating faster and, hence, hit a ball farther. How can many 40-year-olds, like Bonds or Clemens, actually get better numbers in their late thirties and early forites? Steroids and how they aid the body if used properly. How can steroids aid younger players? The same way. There's so much more to it if one takes the time to read and understand the impact steroids can have - on any sport. There's not enough space here to properly go into the effects they have on the body. Baseball and footabll are sports is no longer believeable.One day it will come about all sports, except, perhaps,golf. And I wouldn't bet against that.
To David if you read what I said it was that I think Baseball has the "least" effect and if you can't hit, you can't hit.
To James K did you read the actual article or just skim through it? Because I am pretty sure I stated:
"I haven't wavered in my opinion on athletes using steroids. My opinion has always been I don't care if they were using or not."
There is no differnce in what I said compared to your words. I simply paraphrased what you said. It has the exact same meaning. My first line has the same meaning. I am also addressing the fact steriods do, indeed, impact a player's performance through allowing for more strength, preperation and body mass. It's past time for lame excuses for players, of any color,religion or age. There is no doubt, in my mind, the NFL is more rapant with steriods. Perhaps, for those like yourself, it's time to accept seperate steroid leagues so when records like our Atlanta's beloved Hank Aaron or New York's Roger Maris' are bastardized, we know them for what they are. I still see Mark McGuire point his finger to the sky in memory of Maris. Based on cirucmstancial evidence, he stole that record, in the court of public opinion. Same goes for Bonds.My next picture of McGuire is him crying at a Congeressional hearing. Read a book, read another book. Educate yourself on the benefits of steroids before making stastements that come from the heart insetad of the head.
if A-Rod (A-Roid?) had used steroids i would have expected him to get a lot more "huge" like Bonds of McGuire
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