Let's See How America Reacts to A-Rod..

Well, well, well...looks like Alex Rodriguez got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Rodriguez, according to an SI.com report, found that back in 2003, when MLB held random testing to see if they needed stronger drug abuse policies, that Rodriguez was one of the 104 players who tested positive for anabolic steroids. It was the first thing I saw when I woke up this morning and my mind automatically began working to find out more about the subject.

According to the report, back in 2003 there were no penalties for testing positive for steroids..unlike the 50 game suspension for a first-time positive test now. All throughout my blog, you can see me defending the players against this steroid witch hunt, unless there were clean and concrete evidence against them and here you have it. In 2003, when Rodriguez tested positive for anabolic steroids, according to the report, he won the AL Home Run title and the AL MVP while playing for the Texas Rangers. As I am typing this, it is constantly on ESPN and the announcers discussing it said, "while we don't know who is taking and who is not, Rodriguez got caught. As a Yankee fan you have to be saying 'say it ain't so Alex'. It is definitely disappointing."

I am anxious and curious to see how the American public and the media takes this news. If you need other opinions about this topic, read my previous blogs. When Roger Clemens was claimed to have been injected with steroids, it was in 2000, 2001 and 2003...all years that had no penalty for taking steroids, the same as Rodriguez here. Clemens has been thrown under the bus and a majority of the public has claimed he will never make the Hall of Fame because of his ACCUSATIONS. Rodriguez is arguably the greatest offensive power in the game today and the likely successor of Barry Bonds for all-time home runs. Now, with this positive test, no longer an accusation, but PROOF that he cheated, why should his case be any different?

All I can say is this, if the media and public let Rodriguez slide with this and continue to crucify Clemens despite no positive tests, I am going to lose all faith in baseball and will more than likely stop watching the sport. If Clemens is never going to make the Hall of Fame and must be subject to this hell, Rodriguez should never make the Hall of Fame and should also be thrown into the fire, now with a positive test. Sure. He can come out and admit, much like Andy Pettite did and the nation will forgive him, but these supposed "tainted numbers" should now automatically exclude him from the Hall of Fame, much like Bonds and Clemens.

Please, America, if you are going to subject some players to scrutiny, it needs to be one uniform backlash. Like I said, I am anxious to see what becomes of all of this and how Rodriguez is treated for testing positive for steroids. All I know is that with a positive test result bolstering his numbers, I will never think the same of him and that he should NEVER make the Hall of Fame.