On Wednesday, Los Angeles Dodgers’ star Manny Ramirez was notified of a 50 game suspension after testing positive for a banned substance. With that in mind, COED takes a look at the best performance-enhanced players at each position in baseball history (well…that we know of at least).

1B: Rafael Palmeiro: While playing from 1986-2005, Palmeiro became only the fourth player ever to reach both the career 500 home run and 3,000 hit plateaus. Palmeiro also accounted for 1.835 RBIs—over 400 more than fellow disgraced first baseman Mark McGwire. After former teammate Jose Canseco identified Palmeiro as a steroid user in his 2005 book Juiced, Palmeiro testified before congress that he had “never used steroids, period.” Nearly five months later, Palmeiro was suspended by MLB for ten days after testing positive for stanozolol.

2B: Brian Roberts: In nine seasons, the Orioles’ leadoff hitter has a career batting average of .284, including two All-Star Game appearances. But after being named in the 2006 Mitchell Report, Roberts came clean when he stated he took “one shot of steroids” back in 2003.

3B: Alex Rodriguez: Twelve-time All-Star. Three-time AL MVP. The youngest player ever to hit 500 career home runs. But this last year has brought troubled times for A-Rod. His marriage to his wife Cynthia ended in divorce. Torn cartilage in hip required surgery this offseason. And then he admitted to ESPN’s Peter Gammons that he took banned substances from 2001-2003. Even more embarrassing for Rodriguez –he allegedly had an affair with this actress from “Swept Away”.

SS. Miguel Tejada: The 2002 AL MVP certainly does not have a problem at the plate while amassing over 1100 RBIs—including 150 in the 2004 season. Tejada (if that’s really his last name) does have a problem with telling the truth. This February, Tejada pleaded guilty to charges that he lied to Congress in 2005 about his connections to Palmeiro and steroids. And just last year, ESPN obtained Tejada’s birth certificate that showed he was two years older than he claimed to be on his MLB contract, and that his surname is spelled Tejeda, rather than “Tejada.”

LF: Barry Bonds: Unlike fellow left fielder Manny Ramirez, Bonds never was punished by baseball for his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. The all-time MLB leader in home runs (762) and MVP awards (six) brought “the clear” and “the cream” into our vernacular, stating that he received the substance from his personal trainer for treatment of “arthritis”. Yeah, and my friends all smoke pot to um…treat their glaucoma.

RF: Gary Sheffield: The nephew of Dwight Gooden, Sheff, now a member of the New York Mets, has played on nine All-Star teams, and hit his 500thcareer home run this April. Like many on our list, Sheffield was named in the infamous Mitchell Report, and admitted to using “the cream” while working out with Barry Bonds in 2001.

CF: Gary Matthews, Jr: Like Bonds, Matthews, Jr. throughout his career has been an excellent outfielder, often robbing opponents of home runs while patrolling center. But in 2007, Matthews, Jr. was connected to an investigation of a steroid ring, in which evidence showed he purchased testosterone and steroids. While Matthews, Jr. denied using PEDs, he did admit to occasionally using crack cocaine. Professional sports: the only job you can admit to using crack and still get paid. Well, that and mayor of D.C.

DH: Jason Giambi: A five-time All-Star with 397 career home runs, Giambi has had a most successful run in the majors between his time in Oakland and in the Bronx, albeit performance enhanced. Jason and his brother Jeremy were included in the Mitchell Report, and both admitted their wrongdoings, with Jason stating “I was wrong for doing that stuff.”

C: Ivan Rodriguez: Pudge has denied using PEDs, but according to Jose Canseco’s book, Rodriguez was a beneficiary of Canseco’s habitual acquisitions of steroids, along with former teammates Rafael Palmeiro and Juan Gonzalez. The 13-time gold-glove winning catcher topped out at 35 home runs in 1999, but his rocket arm always kept runners weary on the basepaths. So with Pudge, Raffe, Juan Gone, A-Rod, and Ken Caminiti ‘roiding it up, the 2001 Texas locker room was akin to the Ozzy Osbourne/Mötley Crüe 1984 Tour bus, except none of the Rangers faced positve tests for snorting ants.

SP: Roger Clemens: A member of both the 300 career wins and 4,000 career strikeout clubs, Clemens was always known for his freakish workout routines, which perhaps were aided by the use of steroids. His name was mentioned 82 times in the Mitchell Report where he was accused of using anabolic steroids, an allegation he has repeatedly denied. For a guy who made a cameo in “Anger Management”, Clemens sure does have some anger issues. He was once called a “headhunter” by Lou Pinella for his tendencies to brush back batters. And during the 2000 World Series, well, this happened (2:27). In a totally unrelated matter, increased aggressiveness is often claimed to occur with anabolic steroid use.

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Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice were recently elected into the baseball Hall of Fame. But for the third year in a row Mark McGwire failed to gain entry into Cooperstown.

The Hall has a way of snubbing some of it’s greatest players, just look at Bert Blyleven who sits at #5 on the career strikeout list for pitchers with 3,701, but has yet to get elected after 11 years of eligibility.

Most would argue that McGwire and his 583 home runs make him worthy of induction, but it seems that the looming steroid cloud will keep him out.

McGwire is the first in a long list of steroid era players that are, or will soon be, eligible for induction. So who do you think deserves to get in?

Take a look at the list, analyze the stats, make a moral decisions and vote.

Barry Bonds

Year Eligible: 2012
Career Stats: Batting average: .298; Home runs: 762; RBI: 1,996; Hits: 2,935; Stolen bases: 514; On-base percentage: .444
Career Highlights and Awards: 7X League MVP, 11X Silver Slugger, 15X All-Star, Home Run King, Most Home Runs in a single season, and lone member of 500-500 club.

Rafael Palmeiro

Year Eligible: 2010
Career Stats: Batting average: .288; Home runs: 569; RBI: 1,835; Hits: 3,020;
Career Highlights and Awards: 4X All-Star, 2X Silver Slugger, 4th member of 500 Home Run – 3,000 Hit club

Roger Clemens

Year Eligible: 2012
Career Stats: Win-Loss record: 354-184; ERA: 3.12; Strikeouts: 4,672
Career Highlights and Awards: 11x All-Star, 7x Cy Young Award winner, 1986 AL MVP, 2X 20 Strike-out Games

Gary Sheffield

Year Eligible: Still Active
Career Stats: Batting average: .292; Home runs: 499; RBI: 1,633; Hits: 2,615; Stolen bases: 1,592; On-base percentage: .444
Career Highlights and Awards: 9-time All-Star, 4-time Silver Slugger Award.

Mark McGwire

Year Eligible: 2006
Career Stats: Batting average: .263; Home runs: 583; RBI: 1,414
Career Highlights and Awards: 12x All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger Award, 1987 Rookie of the Year, Highest at bats per home run ratio, single-season home run record for rookies, 70 home runs in one season,

Sammy Sosa

Year Eligible: Still active
Career Stats: Batting average: .273; Home runs: 609; RBI: 1,667
Career Highlights and Awards: 7x All-Star, 6x Silver Slugger Award, 1998 NL MVP,

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Anyone who knows the national sports scene, knows Dan Le Batard. He is a writer for the Miami Herald and is on PTI when one of those guys needs a break. So, I am sitting here working the all-night study session for Calculus II, and I put on his show today in the background. Dan sat down with Bob Ryan from the Boston Globe – and together they made a great point.

Yeah, yeah – by now, anyone who has ever even read the sports page while crapping, has looked at the Mitchell Report, but the question remains…what now? Bob and Dan asked, what about Clemens and whether the media with go after him like Bonds? The media crucified Barry Bonds (we’ll all concede, he is black guy), and there was mild attack on the leak that Roger Clemens (white dude…agreed) was on the list but not a lot of press. Is there a double standard or is it just the Barry has been a douche to the media? (more…)

• UPDATE 12.13.07 1:15 PM – For the REAL List click here.

Senator George J. Mitchell’s “Mitchell Report” on steroid use in the MLB “outed” many former and current major leaguers.

Here is COED’s list of players that have admitted to using steroids in the past. The full list of players listed in the Mitchell Report is included at the bottom.

Names listed in the ‘Mitchell Report’ after the jump! (more…)

What happened yesterday in sports news?

Barry Bonds: “Marc Ecko is a stupid idiot.” (Ballsiest)

Andy Pettitte Leads Yanks to 2-1 Win, Yanks Cut AL EAST Lead to 1 1/2 Game (Yanks Talk)

Brett Favre is the leading QB in NFL history. Check out the “Brett Favre Touchdown Database” to get info on every TD this stud has ever thrown. (JSOnline)

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When a baseball legend breaks a historic record it’s standard for the memorabilia to go into private collection or more appropriately be donated to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Here, like priceless works of art, the piece of memorabilia will be kept in clean room like conditions in order to maintain the integrity and value while showcasing it to the public. (more…)

No matter how die hard of a fan you are for your home team, no matter how much you hate a certain team, or now matter how badly you want to see a player fail, there are a few players you must respect. Currently it seems hard to have respect for major leaguers at the end of what is known as “The Steroid Era.â€? Players have tarnished the game by using illegal enhancements, taking away from the beauty of America’s sport, which was previously all about alcoholism and womanizing.

There are still a handful of hard working players that have natural megastar talent and will shine for years to come without the use of drugs. I hate the Yankees, but as a baseball fan, I find it impossible to hate Alex Rodriguez. (more…)