Lawyers: Sammy Sosa tested positive for Steroids in '03 - NYTimes

From ESPN: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4264062

Sammy Sosa is one of the major league baseball players who tested positive for a banned substance in 2003, the New York Times is reporting, citing lawyers who have knowledge of the drug-testing results from that year.

That year was the first in which Major League Baseball conducted survey tests to see if mandatory, random drug-testing was needed. There were no penalties for a positive result in 2003.

Interesting that this news breaks the day of the first Crosstown Classic game of 2009.

Some early comments on ESPN's feed.

Bonds, McGwire, Sosa, Palmeiro, A-Rod, Manny... all busted for roids. Frank Thomas further cements his place as the best hitter of the last 20 years. Case closed.

I guess the corked bats weren't enough help.

Baseball might want to do something about this testing list from 2003. . . . . Not necessarily in the leagues best interest to have a new name leaked every 5 months or so. . . . . With over 100 positive names still to be leaked this could go on for the next 20+ years. . . . I would like to see an end in side for the steroid era, so I can sit back and enjoy the HGH era.

Another inductee into the hall of shame wing. Add Ivan Rodriguez, Bonds, Clemens, A-Rod, Canseco, McGuire, Palmeiro and the rest of the crew.

And some links to more coverage.
New York Times--"Sammy Sosa" subject search http://tinyurl.com/mgujf4
CNNSI.com-- http://tinyurl.com/kk26o2

MLB.com picked up on the story:

Sammy Sosa was among the 104 Major League players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, according to a report published on the New York Times Web site on Tuesday.

Take a look at Sosa's stats over the years: http://www.sammysosa.info/statistics/