Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 03, per SI

[rockin500]

They all did it before the rule. After the rule in '04 (which is when A-Rod went to the Yankees) they started testing. Therefore I'm assuming with pretty good reason that he stopped in '04 with the rule. Otherwise he would have tested positive in the random, punishable drug tests. Hence we didn't find out about it until now

thats not a very good assumption. While it may be true, it may not be true as well for one VERY simple reason: The users are always light years ahead of the testers. as soon as one thing is detectable, there is some lab cooking up something that will beat the current tests.

[Slyder]

thats not a very good assumption. While it may be true, it may not be true as well for one VERY simple reason: The users are always light years ahead of the testers. as soon as one thing is detectable, there is some lab cooking up something that will beat the current tests.

This is the exact reason why baseball has an opportunity to better itself but they keep stumbling over their own feet. Admit steroids were a bigger problem than they admit and move on. Move on looking at what the newest stuff is and maybe try to get it funded for testing so people know IN ADVANCE exactly what the side effects are. Rather than wait for an entire generation to get dropped in can like an old moldy piece of cheese.

Of Course Fehr and Selig arent smart enough to actually lead in anything besides tripping down the stairs and sticking their heads in the sand.

[NYgiantsfan5689]

These are the worst of times | The LoHud Yankees Blog

An incredible read. He's so right in so many ways. It's sad, it really is.

[HollywoodLeo]

They all did it before the rule. After the rule in '04 (which is when A-Rod went to the Yankees) they started testing. Therefore I'm assuming with pretty good reason that he stopped in '04 with the rule. Otherwise he would have tested positive in the random, punishable drug tests. Hence we didn't find out about it until now

You can't make that assumption.

Chargers LB tested clean 19 of 20 times - NFL - ESPN

[nyjunc]

I think PE use has gone down since the testing began but there's no question guys still use. They will always find ways around the tests whether it's a masking agent or whatever.

[cheesehead]

I honestly never even suspected A-Rod, but now it seems anyone could be using them. I don't see how you can solve the problem though, the guys who make these drugs and the guys who give them to players are always going to be at least one step ahead of the testing. The risk of getting caught is at an all time high now, you get caught and your considered a cheater for life, what more can the MLB start doing? This is on the players they have to decide to stop using the drugs. Hopefully the new generation of players will realize using steroids is too great a risk.

[love_that_reefer]

I honestly never even suspected A-Rod, but now it seems anyone could be using them. I don't see how you can solve the problem though, the guys who make these drugs and the guys who give them to players are always going to be at least one step ahead of the testing. The risk of getting caught is at an all time high now, you get caught and your considered a cheater for life, what more can the MLB start doing? This is on the players they have to decide to stop using the drugs. Hopefully the new generation of players will realize using steroids is too great a risk.

Blood tests.

[ljshorty89]

Who ever considered Alex Rodriguez a savior of anything?

Well, the theory was that if a clean A-Rod broke Bonds' record, the sanctity of the game would be returned. Now that won't happen. That's what they mean when they said he would be a savior.