A dismal past few days in the baseball and sports world.

Alex Rodriguez, the biggest name still playing in baseball, the highest paid player, one of the biggest names in sports, and one of the best players in baseball took steroids.

It was first reported Saturday by Sports Illustrated reporter, Selena Roberts that Alex Rodriguez had tested positive for steriods back in 2003 while still with the Texas Rangers.

This morning from his home in Miami, Alex Rodriguez sat down with ESPN and Baseball Tonight analyst Peter Gammons to admit that he did take steroids and/or other banned substances during the 2001, 02, and 03 seasons.

Alex Rodriguez is scheduled to appear for interview with Peter Gammons on Sportscenter which can be seen on ESPN, tonight at 6pm EST to tell the whole story.

Yet another fallen star to add to the list of all-time great who are not or most likely will not be voted into the Hall of Fame.

First it was all-time hits leader Pete Rose in the 80’s getting banned for betting on the game.

Then the current all-time career and season homerun leader, Barry Bonds. On trial now for lying to a grand jury about taking banned performance enhancing drugs.

Mark McGwire, the first man to break Roger Maris’ single season homerun record. Never admitted or denied the use of banned performance enhancing drugs but in succlusion.

Sammy Sosa, the only man with 3 consecutive 60 homerun seasons doesn’t look to be going after suspicions of using banned performance enhancing drugs. Although the fact that he corked his bat should be enough not to get him into the HOF. That’s two times over that he has cheated.

Roger Clemens the best right handed pitcher since the end of WWII, yet to be solidified, but has enough evidence and witnesses against him saying that he did take banned substances.

Now add Alex Rodriguez to that list, he was presumably going to take over as the All-time career homerun king by the time his career was finished, he is already a 3-time MVP, but his HOF hopes have all gone down the drain.

He did admit and apologize for taking steriods, but that doesn’t mean he is cleared or forgiven. Pete Rose, finally, after almost 20 years of lying, admitted that he did bet on the game, still not in the HOF and will never be in.

A-rod shouldn’t get in and neither should the others mentioned once/if it is proven that they used performance enhancing drugs.

They are all cheaters and have no respect for the game of baseball and no respect for the intelligence, and integrety of the fans.

But they aren’t the only ones to blame. The people running MLB, Bud Selig, the MLBPA, the owners, and anyone who could have stopped this are all at fault as well.

Go to my source; ESPN for more info from experts. I’m just a dissappointed fan.