A-Fraud comes clean... admits to taking steroids

[Upton]

He says he took them over a 3 year period...

"When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure, felt all the weight of the world on top of me to perform, and perform at a high level every day," Rodriguez told ESPN's Peter Gammons in an interview in Miami Beach, Fla. The complete interview will air on SportsCenter at 6 p.m. ET.

"Back then, was a different culture," Rodriguez said. "It was very loose. I was young, I was stupid, I was naïve. 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. For that, I am very sorry and deeply regretful."


http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3894847&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines

[madinmaryland]

1. Interesting that he was able to stand-up and be a man and admit to

making a mistake.

[Upton]

2. Where's the hate?

Like all the hate you've expressed for Bonds? A little sniveling from Rodriquez and you fall for it like a school child.

Remember, A-Fraud has denied on numerous occasions in the past to using performance enhancing drugs. He's only admitting it now because he got caught.

He's a liar and you're a hypocrite

[TZ]

3. A-Rod's a liar

And he's a jerk. But at least he didn't insult our intelligence by saying "I thought it was flaxseed oil!"
BB has been caught and STILL won't admit it. I'm almost convinced that the man is a pathological liar becuase he lies are that obvious.

[Upton]

4. This confession is calculated

I have no doubt that if Alex thought he could get away with it, he would have claimed he didn't know what he was doing too. You think it's just coincidental that he only admits to using while with the Rangers, not the Yankees?

[TZ]

6. of course not.

He's only admitting to it for reasons of PR/damage control obviously. I think he's every bit as bad as the others and judging how they recieved Jason Giambi (barf) I'm sure the Yankees fans will forgive him as long as he produces.

[joeybee12]

18. I agree...I still wanna know more about the tip-off to the drug test in 2004...

...no one believes A-Hole, A-Fraud, A-Roid...he's only confessing because he got caught...calculated and cynical...he's a shit.

[madinmaryland]

5. When is Bonds going to be a man and admit his usage.

Liar, Dick Cheney, Hypocrite, school child, pacman.

Anything else you want to add cboy?

[Upton]

7. Bonds knows he's the victim of a double standard

Barry doesn't owe anybody anything, he's been singled out... discriminated against. The different ways the steroid users are treated almost defies description, the hypocrisy is amazing

Already on ESPN, they're talking about Alex being forgiven and Gammons was just on speaking about how "emotional" A-Fraud was during the interview..heck, I thought Gammons was going to break down and cry himself.

[trumad]

11. Question for you Upton...

Do you think Barry Bonds used Steroids?

Simple question:

Yes or no?

[madinmaryland]

13. How do you think cboy/upton will dance around your question.

He's been harping about this for two years and has yet to answer that question.

:shrug:

[Upton]

21. I've answered that question in the past

I think the numbers speak for themselves...you don't generally suddenly hit 73 HRS after never hitting more than 50 your entire career without a little help.

Now I have a question for you...do you believe Bonds has been the victim of a double standard?

[trumad]

25. Dude--- so you admit that you think he used steroids to achieve his numbers---correct?

OK---now let me ask you this--- Does it disgust you that he's lying about it?

Yes or no?

[Upton]

29. You have yet to answer my question

I already answered yours pertaining to Bonds by saying my suspicions were aroused.

Now it's your turn...do you believe Bonds has been the victim of a double standard or not?

[ProfessorGAC]

27. Bonds Is A Victim?

He's suffering the consequences of treating lots of other people like dirt. That's not victimization. It's kharma. He was a silverspoon punk who treated others badly.
GAC

[Captain Hilts]

8. A-Rod's body shape didn't completely change as a result of 'roids as Bonds' did.

And Bonds did it at an older age where the change was all the more dramatic.

[thewiseguy]

10. So fucking what?

[Captain Hilts]

12. Bonds' body built up at a time most players bodies are breaking down.

it changed the way he looked and the results of his play.

Too bad, he would have been a hall of famer without 'roids.

[Upton]

22. Bonds was a Hall of Famer before roids

which separates him from the other users...who used steroids to achieve consideration for that status.

[flvegan]

24. So A-Rod and Bonds did the same cycle?

Likely not. Ignorance is an unsightly thing. You should hide yours.

[CreekDog]

17. happyinmaryland likes Texas teams

;)

[H2O Man]

9. Terrible.

Tyrus R. Cobb must be spinning in his grave at the very thought of cheating in the noble sport of baseball.

[TZ]

14. okay I heard A-Fraud say he doesn't even know what he used..

Are atheletes really this stupid to let themselves be injected with unknown substances?

[madinmaryland]

16. You think he really didn't know what he was taking?

I'm sure at some level he knew the risks he was taking.

To your second question, yes athletes can be really stupid!

[erpowers]

15. At Least He Took Responsibility

I have been a big supporter of Barry Bonds and I am not trying to use A-Rod to bash Barry Bonds. However, at least A-Rod took responsibility for his actions. I think you have to give him credit for at least saying the words "its my fault, no one is responsibile for this, it is my fault".

There are a number of things that A-Rod haters and Bonds supporters can pull out of the Gammons interview that can make A-Rod look bad. At times he seemed like he tried to blame others, specifically Selena Roberts, for going after him. In addition, Selena Roberts claimed that A-Rod was lying when he made the comments about things she supposedly did while researching her story. They could also ask why it is that A-Rod is claiming that his role is to be honest, but years ago he did not feel that his role was to be honest.

In conclusion, even though some at ESPN think A-Rod gave more information then they thought he would give, he could have gone a little farther and not brought up Selena Roberts. However, I think you do have to give him a little credit for at least taking responsibility or at least taking some responsibility for what he did.

[joeybee12]

19. I heard a different confession apparently...young and naive...didn't

really know what I was taking...yeah, A-Hole, you sure as hell did know what you were taking and doing.

[Upton]

20. They sound like excuses to me

He claims he was negligent and naive, acting real apologetic.. BS, if he's so sorry, why did he lie in the past about using?

A-Fraud is an admitted steroid user, but watch him now get treated better than Bonds...one can only wonder why?

[trumad]

26. But you just said up above that you think Bonds used steroids...

but Bond keeps lying about it...

So you put the liar above the truth teller? Is that your position?

[Upton]

30. Just more hypocrisy

demonstrated by you and several others. Using that absurd confession by A-Fraud, given only after he was caught (having lied about it in the past), as an excuse just so you can continue and employ an obvious double standard and bash Bonds.

[trumad]

31. Help me out here....

You claim that Bonds has used Steroids-- right?

If so, then you must agree that he is lying when he say's he hasn't used the drug?

Agree?

[Upton]

32. Even if he did

considering so many others were using, all it did was level the playing field.

BTW, unlike what A-Fraud has done, I don't know for an absolute fact that Bonds is lying..

[trumad]

33. Ya see---that's what gets me about you and Cboy....

You're fucking wishy washy little dweebs who can't answer a simple question without simpleton rationalization.

So let's try it again:

1) Do you think Bonds used Steroids? You already answered yes.

2) Do you think Bonds is lying?

You won't answer that with a yes or no.... but you already told all of us that you think he used Steroids.

So if you think that, then surely you think that he is lying.

Is Barry Bonds lying about his steroid use? Yes or no.

[Upton]

34. Once again

I said I had a suspicion that Bonds was using..but suspicion alone is not enough to accuse a man of purposely lying. And again, even if he was using, all it did was level the playing field...meaning all HR records should stand.

That's not "simpleton rationalization" that's called logic.


Now are you going to answer my question about the double standard and Bonds? You do realize that your continued avoidance of the question is akin to answering..yes, I do believe a double standard is being employed against him.

[trumad]

35. Quick answer to your question... NO.

Are you back tracking with your answer that Bonds took steroids?

Let's try it again.

Simple yes or no. Do you believe that Barry Bonds used Steroids?

Yes or no?

And don't give me the pussy answer--- "oh--- I suspect but that's all".... bullshit. You have an opinion---answer the fucking question.

[hughee99]

23. He had two former teammates examples to look at...

You can take the Andy Pettitte route or go with the Roger Clemens tact. A-roid is a fuckwit, but he picked the right one.

[RT Atlanta]

28. Who wrote "very sorry and deeply regretful?"

That portion of the "confession" could not be any less heartfelt. It seems to me that Rodriguez's PR firm/attorneys wrote that portion of the statement.

A-Rod was fun to watch when he was with the Mariners, but he has been "dead to me" ever since.