Anabolic A-Rod

According to a Sports Illustrated article, my second favorite baseball player of all time tested positive for anabolic steroids in 2003. While this certainly comes as a raging surprise, it should be noted that there were no mandatory drug tests or punishments back in ‘03, the same year I graduated from Junction City High School (see? No matter the topic, I can always spin it to involve me!).

So what if Alex Rodriguez was on the juice when he batted .298 and led the league in homers en route to his first MVP award? He technically wasn’t breaking any rules since there were none involving steroids.

However, this makes me wonder: What if Griffey had juiced up during his injury-prone earlier years? Might he have 700 homers already, maybe reaching 756 before Bonds? The world will never know. Fortunately, at least, he will go down as a steroids-free purest of players and first ballot Hall of Famer.

Let’s just hope he goes down AFTER a final stint in Seattle.