Derek Jeter, the New York Yankees captain, is avoiding questions about A-Rod until the start of spring training.

Jeter did not answer questions concerning his high-profile teammate a day after Alex Rodriguez admitted to using performance enhancing drugs over a period of three years ending in 2003.

From Espnstar.com:

“I’m not addressing Alex’s situation until everybody’s here,” Jeter told reporters Tuesday at the Yankees’ training complex. “If you’ve got baseball questions, I’ll do that. You know where I’m coming from. I don’t want to talk to you guys today and have three more people show up tomorrow. It’s better to get everyone together.

“Are things a distraction? It’s a distraction when you talk about it every single day.”

New York’s position players must report to spring training by next Tuesday.

In an exclusive interview conducted Monday with ESPN, Rodriguez acknowledged using performance-enhancing drugs from 2001 to 2003, when he was a member of the Texas Rangers.

The interview came two days after Sports Illustrated reported that Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids in 2003. The report stated that Rodriguez’s name appeared on a list of 104 players who tested positive during a survey conducted by Major League Baseball.

The Yankees offered their support for A-Rod in a statement by saying that they respect his decision of taking accountability for his actions.

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The admission of steroid use by Alex Rodriguez was termed as “depressing news” by President Barack Obama.

Rodriguez admitted to and apologized for using performance enhancing drugs from 2001 to 2003 when he was a part of the Texan Rangers in an exclusive interview with ESPN.

From Espnstar.com:

Speaking on prime-time US Television, President Obama said: “I think it’s depressing news on top of what’s been a flurry of depressing items when it comes to major league baseball.

“And if you’re a fan of Major League Baseball, I think it tarnishes an entire era, to some degree. And it’s unfortunate, because I think there are a lot of ballplayers who played it straight.”

The ESPN interview, which was broadcast shortly after it was recorded, came two days after Sports Illustrated reported that Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids in 2003.

The report stated that Rodriguez’s name appeared on a list of 104 players who tested positive during a survey conducted by Major League Baseball.

Obama expressed his hope that the furore surrounding the incident will serve as a good deterrent from drugs to youngsters in the game.

Obama said it is good to see that problems have been and will be sorted out by the MLB so that kids can learn from such mistakes without committing them.

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Jim Thome, known in the baseball circles as a man who swings ferociously and built like a mountain, recently moved past Rafael Palmeiro on the career list with his 585 career home run.

At 40, Thome may have lost the charm a bit but has not lost the aspiration to climb the ladder of 600 career home runs for no player has ever retired so close to 600 home runs.

From NYTimes.com:

On Sept. 7, he launched No. 585 off the top of a flag pole beyond right field, 440 feet from the plate. His longest of the season was a pinch-hit blast in June to the back of the upper bullpen in Philadelphia, 466 feet away.

That home run moved Thome past Rafael Palmeiro on the career list. He has also passed Harmon Killebrew, Mark McGwire and Frank Robinson this season, a collection that shows how muddled the home run list has become.

Robinson and Killebrew are Hall of Famers. McGwire has acknowledged his use of steroids, and Palmeiro failed a steroids test in 2005. Four others among the top 15 — Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez — have been ensnared in the scandal.

Thome, like Ken Griffey Jr., has never been connected it. He said he was at peace with his legacy.

“I’ve always said that you only know what you’ve done,” Thome said. “I think the bottom line is not everybody did it in that era. I think that has to be remembered. There were guys that still did it the right way. And if you’re lucky enough to play a long time and you do it the right way, then you feel good about yourself. In the end, you really feel good. It’s not about, ‘This guy did it or this guy didn’t.’ You know what you’ve done, and that makes you feel proud.”

Thome said that he seriously has to stop and think about the 600-run landmark because there’s no better way to go out than on top.

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Alex Rodriguez, the New York Yankees third baseman, admitted recently that a cousin injected him with a substance known as Boli during his three seasons from 2001-2003 with the Texan Rangers.

Rodriguez said Boli is available over the counter in the Dominican Republic while addressing the media for the first time since admitting his use of a performance enhancing drug.

From Espnstar.com:

Rodriguez told a media throng of 200 that he and his cousin were unaware of the implications of what they were doing.

“It was pretty evident that we didn’t know what we were doing,” he said. “My cousin did not provide any other players with it. I stopped taking in 2003 and haven’t taken it since.”

During news conference that lasted about 40 minutes, Rodriguez said he stopped taking the substance following his neck injury in 2003 and after Major League Baseball introduced a drug-testing program.

Rodriguez said he took the substance about twice a month. He would not reveal the name of his cousin, however, and suggested the two of them did not even know if they were properly administering the substance.

“I don’t even know if we did it right,” he said. “I didn’t think they were steroids. That’s part of my being young and stupid. It was over the counter, it was pretty basic. It was really amateur hour.”

A-Rod told that his cousin told him that Boli could give him an energy boost and nothing more.

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Tom Hicks, the owner of Texan Rangers, insists that he feel “betrayed” by the use of performance enhancing drugs by Alex Rodriguez.

In an exclusive interview conducted with ESPN, Rodriguez acknowledged making use of performance enhancing drugs when he was a member of the Rangers from 2001-03.

From Espnstar.com:

“I feel personally betrayed,” Hicks said. “I feel deceived by Alex. He assured me he had too much respect for his own body to do that to himself. I’m shocked.”

The ESPN interview, which was broadcast shortly after it was recorded, came two days after Sports Illustrated reported that Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids in 2003.

He stated during the interview that he only used performance-enhancers during his time with the Rangers and not his previous stint with the Seattle Mariners (1995-2000) or his current run with the Yankees.

Penalties for positive tests in MLB were introduced in 2004 and there is no suggestion Rodriguez took any banned substance after 2003.

But Hicks refuted that claim, asserting that Rodriguez could have used performance-enhancers prior to his arrival in Texas.

“I certainly don’t believe that,” Hicks added. “If he’s now admitting that he started using when he came to the Texas Rangers, why should I believe that it didn’t start before he came to the Texas Rangers?”

The Rangers owner also quashed the notion that A-Rod felt pressured to live up to the contract by saying that he is used to and performed under pressure.

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A Canadian-based doctor named Anthony Galea presently investigated for being a possible distributor of performance enhancing drugs has prompted Yankees officials reach out to representatives of their star slugger Alex Rodriguez.

The officials wanted to know if A-Rod had ever had any dealings with Galea.

From NYTimes.com:

The Yankees were particularly concerned, said a person in baseball with knowledge of what occurred, because Rodriguez was monitored by a chiropractor last season who had worked closely with Galea in the past. The monitoring was part of the follow-up to Rodriguez’s hip surgery last March, and the apparent link to Galea made the Yankees nervous.

So, the person said, the inquiry went out to Rodriguez’s representatives: Did the third baseman — the highest-paid player in baseball — have any interactions with Galea? And the answer came back: No.

Now, however, those same Yankees officials are not sure what to think.

On Monday, Rodriguez told reporters at the team’s spring training facility in Tampa, Fla., that he had been contacted by federal authorities seeking to interview him in connection with their investigation of Galea.

Galea, who is based in Toronto, has been charged by authorities in Canada with conspiring to smuggle human growth hormone and other drugs into the United States.

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Evidence in the perjury trial of former San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds was thrown out by U.S. District Judge Susan Illston.

Among the evidence thrown out were statements allegedly made by former trainer of Barry Bonds associating him with positive tests for performance enhancing drugs.

From Espnstar.com:

Illston said documents concerning tests done on Bonds’ urine by Quest Diagnostics Inc. cannot be used by prosecutors without verification from trainer Greg Anderson, who refuses to testify.

The ruling is the latest setback for prosecutors as they prepare their case against Bonds.

On Wednesday, Illston ruled that potential jurors cannot be asked whether they have heard about steroid use by New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez.

Bonds faces 10 counts of perjury for allegedly lying to a grand jury about taking steroids, and one count of obstruction of justice.

It was contended by Bonds that he was under the impression that the substances provided to him by Anderson were legal herbal supplements.

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Henry Aaron, the only man recognized by baseball fans as the true home run king, is finally speaking out and said that there is no place for cheaters in the game of baseball and Hall of Fame.

Aaron wants the list of 104 players who tested positive in baseball’s confidential drug tests in 2003 exposed and this list has two big names – Sammy Sosa and Alex Rodriguez.

From Blogs.ajc.com:

Aaron is right. It’s understandable that many have grown weary of steroids stories. But baseball never truly can move on until we understand the extent of what happened in the past.

That said, Aaron’s candidness seemed stunning. He largely had maintained a low profile on the subject, particularly during Barry Bonds’ chase of his career home run record. When I mentioned that to him, he laughed.

“Well, I’ve always felt this way,” he said. “There was just so much being said about it, I figured I would just kind of step back and listen. I didn’t want to open up any more doors that hadn’t already been opened. But when somebody asked me a question [Saturday] about, ‘Well, how do we handle this if a player from the steroid era is voted in,’ I just answered it. But I haven’t been losing any sleep at night.”

Asterisks won’t be necessary if suspected cheaters aren’t voted in. Hall of Fame voters have made their feelings clear on Mark McGwire. He has been on the ballot for three years and hasn’t received more than 23 percent of the vote (75 is needed).

Aaron hit 755 home runs. He did it the right way. He knows the difference between real and fantasy.

Aaron also said that his comments about asterisks are only for players suspected of making use of performance enhancing drugs.

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According to a report on ESPN.com, the mysterious “cousin” that Alex Rodriguez claimed to have provided and injected him with steroids from 2001-2003 has been identified as Yuri Sucart, a resident of Miami.

ESPN disclosed that Sucart has been a friend and confidante of A-Rod for many years and followed him from Seattle to Texas.

From NYdailynews.com:

According to the Web site, Sucart’s wife, Carmen, confirmed that it was her husband who Rodriguez was referring to when he said in a nationally televised press conference that his cousin had injected him with what he referred to as “boli,” street slang in the Dominican Republic for the hardcore steroid Primobolan.

According to a report two weeks ago in Sports Illustrated, Rodriguez tested positive for Primobolan and testosterone in Major League Baseball’s 2003 survey testing season.

Sucart, according to ESPN, has been Rodriguez’s friend and confidante for several years, and followed him from Seattle to Texas, often traveling with him on the road. Sucart’s wife said Wednesday night that her husband would have no comment.

Rodriguez’s mention of the man raised questions about whether laws had been broken by smuggling steroids from the Dominican Republic into the United States.

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The Harvard Law School presented a star-studded lineup of baseball authorities in a panel discussion about the increasingly prominent role of agents in baseball.

The panel featured reputed agent Scott Boras who was joined by panelists Donald M. Fehr, executive director of the Major League Baseball (MLB) Players Association, sportswriter Jerry Crasnick, and Executive Vice President of Major League Baseball Rob Manfred.

From Thecrimson.com:

“I think it’s an important part of the game that really gets overlooked sometimes,” Crasnick said after the event. “A guy like [Boras] has had an enormous effect on the game.”

The issue of steroid use in baseball has dominated off-the-field headlines for the past several years and particularly in recent weeks, following major league commissioner Allan H. “Bud” Selig’s announcement of an extensive investigation into steroid use.

But steroids took a backseat to discussion about agents and economics yesterday.

“I think it’s an issue that the average fan doesn’t care about as much as Congress and the media does,” Crasnick said. “Find me one person who says, ‘I’m not going to buy tickets to the game because I’m sick of the steroid issue.’”

After the event, Boras jokingly acknowledged that local students might take a special interest in his visit to the University.

“Coming to Boston, the Johnny Damon issue was going to be at the forefront of a few people’s minds,” Boras said. “But the job of a good attorney for his client is to wear the horns of the negotiation.”

Boras is well-known for negotiating the highest paying contract in the history of baseball, which was a 10-year contract worth $252 million for New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez.

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