Here’s a list of roughly 100 Cy Young and MVP candidates from the past 10 years. I am beginning to think it is likely that many, perhaps most, of them were using. Would you view the few that have been “caught” so far differently if at least half (which is reasonable) of these names were revealed to have been among those who tested positive in 2003?

A.J. Burnett, A.J. Pierzynski, Adam Dunn, Adam LaRoche, Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Alex Rios, Alfonso Soriano, Andruw Jones, Andy Pettitte, Aubrey Huff, Barry Zito, Bartolo Colon, Ben Sheets, Bengie Molina, Bobby Abreu, Brad Lidge, Brad Penny, Brandon Webb, Brian Giles, Bronson Arroyo, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Carlos Lee, Carlos Pena, Carlos Zambrano, CC Sabathia, Chase Utley, Chipper Jones, Curt Schilling, Curtis Granderson, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, David Wright, Derek Jeter, Derrek Lee, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Eric Hinske, Eric Gagne, Felipe Lopez, Francisco Cordero, Frank Thomas, Freddy Garcia, Garret Anderson, Gary Sheffield, Gil Meche, Grady Sizemore, Greg Maddux, Hanley Ramirez, Ian Kinsler, Ichiro Suzuki, Ivan Rodriguez, J.J. Putz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jamie Moyer, Jarrod Washburn, Jason Bay, Jason Giambi, Jayson Werth, Jeff Suppan, Jeff Kent, Jermaine Dye, Jim Thome, Jimmy Rollins, Joe Mauer, Joe Saunders, Joel Pineiro, Johan Santana, Johnny Damon, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Guillen, Jose Reyes, Jose Valentin, Josh Beckett, Josh Hamilton, Juan Gonzalez, Justin Morneau, Justin Verlander, Kenny Rogers, Kerry Wood, Kevin Millwood, Kevin Youkilis, Lance Berkman, Luis Gonzalez, Magglio Ordonez, Manny Ramirez, Mariano Rivera, Mark Buehrle, Mark Mulder, Matt Garza, Matt Holliday, Michael Young, Miguel Cabrera, Miguel Tejada, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Mike Mussina, Milton Bradley, Orlando Cabrera, Pat Burrell, Paul Konerko, Pedro Martinez, Prince Fielder, Randy Johnson, Rick Ankiel, Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Howard, Sammy Sosa, Tim Hudson, Tim Lincecum, Tim Wakefield, Todd Helton, Tom Glavine, Torii Hunter, Trevor Hoffman, Vernon Wells, Vladimir Guerrero, Yuniesky Betancourt
Two replies said “this is a useless question”. I disagree. It would be inconceivable if fewer than 20 of the names on the above list were not “using”. It is highly probable that 30 to 70 of them used. Hard work? Just about everyone in the majors works hard. And still, 17% of all players in 2003 tested positive — how many more had just gone long enough in between injections to test clean? We can safely assume that test caugh at most, half of those using performance enhancers. Either A-Rod gets a pass, or we need to know about the other 103 — if the other 103 were all second stringers (impossible) then the A-Rod deal is a much bigger issue.
VIP — great stuff. I took a quick sample of players that placed in the top 15 in MVP & Cy Young voting, then eliminated about 170 of those immediately, but I knew I would miss a few. Matsuzaka obviously wasn’t even on US soil. The media venom for the few obvious targets has been stunning, but the news is a for profit business, so I get it. But I agree, in fairness, we need to apply the same standard to all — either ignore the whole issue, or reveal all the information. Then let’s move on!