A-Rod takes his place alongside Bonds, Sosa and McGwire in the Hall of Shame

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Check out this opinion piece from Richard Justice of the Sporting News. He does a decent job of explaining why the numbers put up by A-Rod and Bonds, forever will be tainted. IMHO, Justice is more crucial of Bonds than A-Rod.

There's one thing I'm having trouble with...Why are we only learning of A-Rod, when he was one of 104 players who have been reported to have tested positive for PEDs in 2003? Believe me, I'm not defending A-Rod in any way. In fact, it's about time he gets his comeuppance. I just feel if one name is released, they all should be released and let the chips fall where they may. By doing so, the probability of linking all players from that era as cheats with a broad brush will be muted somewhat.

Below are a couple of excerpts. You can also read the entire article by clicking here.

Alex Rodriguez's good name is gone forever, and there is nothing he can say or do to get it back. Instead, he can go stand on the other side of the room with Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and baseball's other alleged cheats.
At least that's a reasonable conclusion in the wake of Sports Illustrated's report that Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids in 2003.
Rodriguez's every accomplishment is tainted. Even if he used steroids just one time in his life, there will be doubt about every one of those 553 home runs. That 2003 American League Most Valuable Player Award is worth a bucket of warm spit.

Here's a sample of what Justice had this to say about Bonds.

Does Bonds deserve to stand on that stage on induction Sunday with Bob Gibson and Frank Robinson and Hank Aaron? Those three men played the game the right way. Their amazing accomplishments were achieved through hard work and God-given talent.

Aaron was baseball's home-run king for 33 years, until the summer of 2007, when Barry Bonds broke his record. Aaron's 75th birthday came the day after the government unsealed the evidence in the Bonds perjury case. Included in the evidence is a positive urine sample.