Would I Lie To You?

Leave it to good, old Pay-Fraud to tell us what we want to hear. Or not.

Alex Rodriguez's admittance of using steroids for the years 2001-2003 is classic Pay-Fraud. He said what he believed people wanted to hear. But that's not the whole story. It simply can't be. Pay-Fraud is a professional liar. There was a time when he said wanted to spend his entire career as a Mariner. Well maybe he would have if $252 million didn't get in the way.

Regardless, for a guy who before he got caught, vehemently denied using steroids, and generally acted as if they didn't exist, there is no reason to believe Pay-Fraud ever stopped juicing.

On Monday, Pay-Fraud told Peter Gammons,"When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I felt like I had all the weight of the world on top of me, and I needed to perform, and perform at a high level every day."

Really? Because playing in New York is as laid back and care free as a Jack Johnson concert.

Pay-Fraud is the best compensated athlete on the planet. Why should we believe that he's not hopped up on the most advanced, undetectable roids available?

Pay-Fraud went on to say this gem of a quote when asked about what substances he took, "I'm guilty for a lot of things. I'm guilty for being negligent, naive, not asking all the right questions. And to be quite honest, I don't know exactly what substance I was guilty of using."

That's actually a fairly common cop out for those who've been outed for roiding (Sheffield, Bayroid, etc.). But let's clear the air on this.

When you're at a bar or a club, singing along to "Don't Stop Believing" and having a great time checking out 7's and 8's that really are 4's and 5's with the lights on and no alcohol in the system, and your buddy slides a foreign looking shot in your direction, you always ask what the liquid fire you're about to ingest is. Always.

So for Pay-Fraud to not know what he was taking is a flat out lie. He knew exactly what he was taking and he knew exactly what it would do.

It's been proven that the more advanced steroids don't just help with recovery time, but they also improve vision and reflexes. In a sport like baseball, the difference between 0.1 seconds and 1/4 inch on the bat ultimately separates warning track power from a home run.

What Pay-Fraud admitted to Monday isn't the entire truth. It's naive to think this professional liar laid it all out. It's not like Pay-Fraud voluntarily confessed. He was backed into a corner.

There is much more to this story. Loose lips sink ships. Someone wanted this information to get out. People will continue to talk.

Like Barry Bonds before him, Pay-Fraud now inherits the scrutiny that will come with every single home run hit from this point forward. It's only natural (or unnatural) that the man chasing Bonds' tainted home run record will embark on, and possibly break what used to be the most recognizable number in sports.

Play ball!