Now what Arod?

While Alex Rodriguez was on the fields playing in extended spring training games new reports are hitting the wire at ESPN. But these reports have nothing to do with Rodriguez's hip injury. No these are new reports that are being leaked from a tell all book written by a reporter who got some inside scoop.

Here is a quick refresher if you don't remember what went down during February 2009. Out of nowhere a reporter leaks information from her book that Alex Rodriguez failed some steroids tests a couple years ago while he was playing with the Texas Rangers. Alex then came out and said it was true that he did use steroids while with the Rangers but that he stopped when he was sent to the New York Yankees.

Now new reports that have been leaked today is saying that Alex used steroids in High School when he put on 25 pounds of muscle between his sophomore and junior years. Also in the report is a anonymous former Yankee teammate said that the team nicknamed Rodriguez "B****h T**s" in 2005 because he put on 15 pounds in the off season. The sudden gain in weight made him have round pectoral muscles. This is a common condition called gynecomastia that can be caused by anabolic steroids.

Here comes the most puzzling report of them all. Alex Rodriguez tipped pitches while playing short stop for the Texas Rangers. Reportedly he did this during blow out games in hopes that other players would do this when he was struggling at the plate. Now I am not endorsing steroids at all but I think that tipping pitches is FAR worse then steroids and here is why:

When taking steroids you are trying to make yourself better, therefore helping out your team and teammates. If you are tipping pitches then you are hurting your own pitchers. I don't care if the game was out of reach! The pitchers that come in during mop up roles are trying to make a living just like everyone else. If you start to tip their pitches then you are throwing them under the bus. If I was one of Alex's teammates back then and get to face him this season I would throw a ball up under his chin. Teammates are supposed to be able to be trusted and he is out there helping out the other team in hopes that they will do the same to inflate his stats?

MLB officials really need to look into the NEW reports that Alex Rodriguez was tipping the pitches because was hurting his own teammates. I am sure on May 4th when the new book "AROD" comes out there will be plenty more to boo Arod about. And the Yankees really need to look at themselves for letting this cheater put on their jersey. Look at some of the greats who put on that uniform. Joe Dimaggio, Lou Gehrig and now Alex Rodriguez. If the Yankees really care about their own history then they need to get rid of that last name on the list.