'Roid Rage

With spring training getting underway for the 2009 Major League Baseball season, all the talk is on steroids. After the report coming out last week that in 2003, 2-time MLB MVP Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two banned substances that he took from 2001-2003 while with the Texas Rangers, that is all you hear about on SportsCenter every morning. Then, a couple days ago, former Oakland A, Baltimore Oriole, and present Houston Astro shortstop Miguel Tejada was said to have lied to congress about the same matter. After both players giving interviews in the last few days, and both relatively convincing that they are truly sorry for what they have done. What do we do next?
Is it really congress's job to police Major League Baseball? Isn't that why they have a commissioner, Bud Selig? Congress should be working on more pressing matters like fixing the economy and helping out the new President of the United States. Yes, baseball is America's past-time, but the government doesn't get involved in football, basketball or even hockey.
Alex Rodriguez has put up huge numbers throughout his career and was said to possibly even break the all-time homerun record, maybe even hit 800. Now we ask the question whether his numbers are legit? He was one of those players that many people love to hate, including myself. Is he even a Hall of Famer? If you take out those 3 years with the Rangers he still has been one of the greatest hitters of all time.
With fantasy baseball leagues heating up and the NBA All-Star game this weekend, the post Super Bowl layoff is just about over and ready for a long, hot summer of baseball.
In other news, Freestyle Motocross rider Jeremy Lusk has past away due to injuries sustained while attempting a Hart Attack Back flip.
In local news, Mr. Sloppy Seconds himself, Sean Avery has been assigned to the Hartford Wolfpack of the AHL on his way back to the NHL's New York Rangers after the crude comments made about a month or so ago about NHL players dating his ex-girlfriends. This has been the DTViper National Sports Report.