Nobody could have ever predicted

Oh noes!

In 2003, when he won the American League home run title and the AL Most Valuable Player award as a shortstop for the Texas Rangers, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids, four sources have independently told Sports Illustrated.

At a certain point, I hope we all become numb to these sorts of stories. Maybe this isn't the popular or right thing to say, but I think someday we'll all feel silly for having such antiquated ideas about performance-enhancing drugs.

Also, at this rate, it'll be a shock when we hear about professional athletes who weren't trying to gain an edge in this way. Not to be irresponsible here or anything, but I've always believed a solid 50 to 75 percent of pros use PEDs. And I think football definitely has more "users" than baseball.

As for A-Rod, even this guy wasn't surprised when he heard the news yesterday: