One For The Record Books?

A day after the news broke that Sammy Sosa failed a steroid test in 2003, Ivan Rodriguez set the record for most games caught as a catcher.

"It's an incredible accomplishment," said Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia, who caught 1,395 games for the Dodgers from 1980-92. "The erosion rate of catchers has really accelerated because of the demands of the position. Those catchers who have caught a long time and maintained their skills is extraordinary."

That really is extraordinary. If only there was something a player could take that could not only slow down the erosion rate, but make you stronger as well.

While Rodriguez's name has not yet surfaced for failing a 2003 drug test (we might have to wait a couple of days) he was once implicated by a man who has been surprisingly accurate with his accusations to date.

So now, not only do we have to figure out which records are "real" and which ones are "chemically enhanced", but now someone has to explain to me why on some days we admonish steroid users and on other days we congratulate them?