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A-Roid Confesses -- Cheater, Cheater, Cheater

Posted Feb 9th 2009 2:32PM by TMZ Staff

Alex "The Fraud" Rodriguez just 'fessed up to taking performance-enhancing drugs while playing for the Texas Rangers during a three-year period beginning in 2001.

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Cheater Rodriguez told ESPN's Peter Gammons, "When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I needed to perform, and perform at a high level every day."

Liar Rodriguez continued, "Back then, [baseball] was a different culture. It was very loose. I was young, I was stupid, I was naïve. I wanted to prove to everyone I was worth being one of the greatest players of all time."

Ruiner of Sports Rodriguez also said, "I did take a banned substance. For that, I'm very sorry and deeply regretful."

Blah, blah, blah cheater.

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61. Some people posting here (and whoever the TMZ staffer is who wrote the article) seem to think that A-Rod was breaking some major rules or something. He wasn't. The truth is that during those years, he was not in violation of ANY of the substance rules governing Major League Baseball.

He is also NOT in the same situation as Marion Jones, who was competing as a representative of her country, was funded as such, AND was in serious violation of a number of the banned-substance rules governing THAT body.

Regardless of where your opinions fall regarding the use of steroids in a variety of sports, A-Rod, in terms of baseball, was doing what the vast majority have been doing for quite some time.

And as someone else mentioned, at least he's on TV today totally coming clean, which is far more than the other guys have done.

Posted at 5:12PM on Feb 9th 2009 by Rules

62. Yep,This is why I've banned baseball in my living room nor will I ever attend a baseball game live! I wouldn't be surprised if other sports use steroids,too.

Posted at 5:15PM on Feb 9th 2009 by NiceGuy

63. Very sad. While many people don't care for Alex, he does have talent, that has been proven in the past few years. What he did with the Rangers was a mistake, he will have to live with and pay for that for the rest of his career.

Posted at 5:22PM on Feb 9th 2009 by Chopington

64. Yeah but guess what nothing will happen to him..he will still retire filthy rich...people will still keep going to baseball games and the baseball players will get fatter and richer...until some kind of REAL punishment happens to the players and the MLB, I will not care about these stupid stories

Posted at 5:22PM on Feb 9th 2009 by joe

65. What a joke? He left Texas to attempt to win a Championship but has not yet! Over paid to stand out there anyway! Cheats on his wife with a worn out old hag - left your kids for that! Your a joke! All that Yankee money is worth a crap with a bunch on cheaters on their line up!!! Sale out fake! You got greedy - now look at you!

Posted at 5:33PM on Feb 9th 2009 by Angie

66. STOP HATING TMZ...HE IS STILL THE BEST BASEBALL PLAYER IN THE GAME RIGHT NOW OR PERHAPS OF ALL TIME,AND HIS LATIN!!!

Posted at 5:40PM on Feb 9th 2009 by carlito way

67. He is just the whipping boy for all the others who have used steroids. Fans love to build up their idols, then tear them down when they see they're not the superhuman they made them out to be

Posted at 5:57PM on Feb 9th 2009 by Spaced_Out

68. I want my money back for all the games I went to, the time I lost and money spent on concessions to pay for his pumped-up salary ($10 beer and $6 Cracker Jack) -- thinking that this game was more legit than WWE. Yo,Obama! Tax him too. His fraud is worse than Madof's and Wallstreet's.

Posted at 6:37PM on Feb 9th 2009 by Gordo

69. "blah blah blah cheater..." thats why i love you tmz!!!


what an arrogant jerk.

go sox!

Posted at 6:22PM on Feb 9th 2009 by Lindsay

70. Boo hoo, I was young, bla bla bla....this was only a few years ago CLOWN! Liar, next. And he should be stripped of all awards just like Marion Jones, thanks poster for pointing that out! Could not agree more. A true putz if there ever was one. He probably thought his looks would get him by and his fake skills.

Posted at 6:28PM on Feb 9th 2009 by A-Rod is Fake

71. the rules did not apply then so all you people ragging on a rod get over it you overly politically correct people!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 6:35PM on Feb 9th 2009 by mjh

72. I can't wait for Jose Canseco's new book: "I TOLD You So!"

Posted at 12:01PM on Feb 10th 2009 by Jenny

73. I believed you all along, Jose C.

Posted at 6:56PM on Feb 9th 2009 by Jenny

74. You know...these sports figure often don't have time for the public....the fans....like we are bothering them. Then something like this happens and all of a sudden they are all teary-eyed and asking for forgiveness. What is that??? He thought he was just too big..untouchable. Sorry, but you made your own bed, now lie in it.

Posted at 7:06PM on Feb 9th 2009 by lulu

75. Listen guys, please stop calling him A-Fraud, I understand that the guy took roids from 2001-2003 (Notice 2003 doesn't look anything like 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, or 09, wow! He was getting pressured by the spotlight, why he got pressured from the Rangers I don't know, I understand getting pressured by the Yankees or the Red Sox because theyre pretty big teams, but the Rangers?? Anyway, He's not like Barry Bonds, taking roids for a long, long, long while, he took 'em for 3 friggen years! While steroids are probably the most terrible career choice in sports possibly, I understand that, but really look at the guy, he's not a bad guy (Boston fans, don't say ayy Yankees suck!! Because thats some sort of diability that they have, saying A-Rod is on steroids still, UNTRUE, Derek Jeter is gay, UNTRUE, and avoiding everything with theyre team, but anyway, I just think that some people are taking this a little too far. AND TO THE DAMN WRITER! WHAT THE HELL?!?! MENTIONING A-FRAUD, CHEATER RODRIGUEZ, AND LIAR RODRIGUEZ, JESUS! LEAVE THE GUY ALONE, YOUR PROBABLY A BOSTON FAN AND CAN'T HELP IT, BUT REALLY COME ON AND TRY TO CUT THE GUY A LITTLE SLACK. TO THE WRITER READ WHAT IVE TOLD YOU AND EVERYONE THUROUGHLY. Do not take offense to this, I'm just expressing my feelings tward this whole situation.

Posted at 7:20PM on Feb 9th 2009 by xxpauliegunzxx

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