they have just said they will indite him for purjury. I am sure that will make everyone come forward.

ANY sports player caught using performance enhancing drugs, gambling, etc.. should NEVER be in the Hall of Fame.

Nope, he cheated. Not supposed to win when you cheat.

If he doees go in, they'll induct him as a Red Sox just to piss him off

are you kidding? no way

I could care less...get those salaries and egos out of pro sports...which, of course, will never happen...

Unfortunately, never. He's this era's Pete Rose. The target on his back is too big for even his numbers to overcome.

Liars and Cheaters do not belong in any Hall of Fame. They belong in the Hall of Shame!!!!!!

He will reach the hall but it will not be any time soon.

Hes a dirtbag and doesn't deserve it. People who've come clean have a better chance.. Yeah you gained 40 lbs in a year and got much better.

Yes, (*) the whole steroid era for Clemens, Bonds, McQuire, Sosa... just like the early era with pitchers with 60 W's & let history decid'

He's a foolish cheater just to gain fame. He does not belong in the hall whatsoever!

Maybe the Hall of Shame?

He and Bonds would have made the Hall without the HGH Roids. Another sad tale of tainting one's career for just one more day of applause.

The greatest pitcher of my generation. What a shame 7 Cy Young's. but he'll be remembered for lying to Congress. And for what? Sad. Sad!

Ultimately he will, but maybe not in his lifetime. The Hall will have to decide what to do about players who were juicing during the 90s.

I wouldn't vote ANYONE in who used drugs to enhance their abilities/performance.

None of the "juicers" should get into the Hall. That honor should be reserved not only for athletic achievements, but for character as well

It's time we stop making apologies for players. No Hall if they cheated. If we don't induct someone in the next 10 years, so be it!

he was in the league for a long time and didn't use roids the whole time here was there. He was a great pitcher even before the drug use

Criminal.

Would he have even made it to the Hall of Fame without the steroids???

No, he's done. No HOF, no way.

No, he is a disgrace to baseball like Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire among others.

The heart of the team was on the Joice! Of course it tarnishes the titles!!!

They should take them back!

This is why the world laughs at the US. We condemn people based on unconfirmed information from unamed sources. Tabloid news IMHO.

even though you cant take them away, you can put an ** beside it like the bonds titles

Was the whole team juicing? Were the players juicing the entire time during both titles? Was it only the Red Sox who juiced? Definitely not

They were testing in 04 & 07. They had no positives then, so these titles can't be tarnished. If they had won in 03 that one would have.

Why should it tarnish anything? The fans have already shown that they accept players using drugs. This is just Yankee fans whining.

Roid Sox Nation! Couldn't break the Curse without chemical assistance!

Not unless it taints the Yankees titles or anyone else's, given that PEDs were so pervasive for decades.

No question and I'm a Sox fan. This cannot be tolerated in any sport. Get rid of the prima donnas!

Steroids tarnish and destroy all that they touch. Put an asterisk next to them in the record book.

Of course is tarnised! These guys played a huge roll in overcoming a 3-0 defecit vs. the Yankees. That can't be ignored.

NO! Stop making this a news worthy article!! who cares? Are they now, no! Are they still amazing players without it?
YES!! stupid writers

If they were the only ones then the answer would be yes, but highly suspect there were steroid users on the teams they beat along the way.

All sports have been tarnished by drug users. Some role models. Shameful.

It's obvious MANY players were juicing, so it's not too large a leap to say the playing field was pretty much even. Release the full list.

NO NO NO. A team is made up of more than two players!! AS for Ortiz -- I don't believe it!

Just about all the big names in baseball over the last 10 years or so used PEDs. That is just the way it is.

No more tarnished than the stats and accomplishments of any other players or teams of this era. They're all using these drugs.

Has to. What makes you think they stopped after the test? We know Manny didn't

No! They won in '04 and '07 during drug testing. The last positive was in '03.

Bring back the CURSE! lol

The truth finally comes out. Just look at Ortiz's numbers before he got to Boston, and what he did after 2003.

it's a stupid question over a stupid controversy - PED - lots of things cause positive results. PED wasn't that a candy?

Absolutely. Baseball should be played based on skill, not chemicals.

This is all about money, and fame. Integrity means nothing these idiots.

So, the NY Times doesn't care to honor the anonymity of the testing? Their "anonymous" sources might be interested to know that.

are you joking, how much weight did he loose after he knew testing was going to start...

I'm more surprised that the League is still throwing these guys under the bus one at a time and have not themselves been called to task.

Did you really think he didn't? All these records should be wiped out, including whatever AROD accomplishes.

like alot of the users he went from thin to really big--what do u think did that

The entire sport is a joke at this point. Just throw out the record books because they dont mean anything. Fans should boycott!

Who cares, all the drugs in the world wouldn't have have helped them if they weren't already premier athletes.

For the cheaters, all their baseball HR, pitching etc.records should be erased.

and WHO CARES!?!? If he wants to kill himself with performance enhancing drugs! LET HIM!

don't pretend to be surprised, you can tell just by looking at him who cheats and who doesn't

It wasn't against MLB rules. McGwire is also innocent. It is only a crime if it was against the rules.

All these athletes are criminals: murders, rapists, dog fighters, drug users and over paid.

I'm shocked, Rick , that there is gambling allowed at your cafe!
Here are your winnings, sir.

Say it isn't so?!? You can hear the surprise in *MY* voice!

There's no way he should be inducted in the hall of fame

He's a cheat and prima donna. It's ok though.....he still loves himself. All is good in A-rod's little world.

An ego the size of his doesn't get bothered by stuff like this...

Let him play, but he and every other identifiable user of steroids should be removed from any record book as an example.

Alex is a headcase as it is. This will have a negative affect on his playing and baseball fans will be looking to crucify him every time.

All signs would say yes, but I think he will perform in 2009

Now you can add "cheater" to "greedy" and "punk"

A-Fraud, rather A-Roid, I mean, Alex Roidriguez, has shown in the past that he lets outside factors influence his play. He's cooked in 2009

what a waste.....

He is an arrogant jerk and does not deserve respect for his talent, that we now know has been aided by illegal substances. I say ban him.

How much more do we need to hear about this!! If he did do it I hope his not anymore. I think everyone is making him guilty before he talks

Only problem I have is that everyone's probably doing it. So it's kinda hard to attack just one person. Lets all go to Minor League.

Jeter, who seems a classy, professional has distanced himself from A-Hol since 2005. Maybe he knew something and wisely distanced himself.

a bummer, but not that surprising.

A-Fraud and ML steroidball are both a product of greed and lies. Greed by the players & the owners and lies b/c they perpetuate the other.

He'll still make $27 million per season for the next 9 years. Why should he care?

He's a joke and Hank Aaron is the all-time HR leader so just quit A-Roid! You will always be a cheating loser!

Unfortunately, nothing will happen to him. Not even a slap on the wrist.

He doesn't care. He still gets his $20 mil a year. He plays for a franchise that doesn't care as long as they win and A-Roid produces.

He's admitting it, so I think the public will treat him fairly well. Besides, he's played through controversy for years.

It will be a distraction because the media will feed on it, it is up to A-Rod to rise above it and play ball.

The fans will make it a distraction, but I am not sure his play will suffer. He has had up days and down days, as do all players anyway.

No HOF! They're keeping Pete Rose out while these pumped-up bums are making fools of us. What about Boras, are all his players on dope?

The distraction will come from the press. They are now going to haunt this guy from here on out.

I hope it becomes a distraction. These so-called athletes who use performance enhancing drugs should be banned. Who's next?