Wonder no longer about whether your favorite slugger was on steroids, because we have the list of players who tested positive for steroids in 2003 along with David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez.  Thanks to an MLB source of ours who got to sneak a peek at the list, you no longer need to play the guessing game of whether your favorite star wasn’t playing fair. Take a look:

1.Nomar Garciaparra
2. Manny Ramirez
3. Johnny Damon
4. Trot Nixon
5. David Ortiz
6. Shea Hillenbrand
7. Derek Lowe
8. Pedro Martinez
9. Brian Roberts
10. Jay Gibbons
11. Melvin Mora
12. Jerry Hairston
13. Jason Giambi
14. Alfonso Soriano
15. Raul Mondesi
16. Aaron Boone
17. Andy Pettite
18. Jose Contreras
19. Roger Clemens
20. Carlos Delgado
21. Vernon Wells
22. Frank Catalanotto
23. Kenny Rogers
24. Magglio Ordonez
25. Sandy Alomar
26. Bartolo Colon
27. Brent Abernathy
28. Jose Lima
29. Milton Bradley
30. Casey Blake
31. Danys Baez
32. Craig Monroe
33. Dmitri Young
34. Alex Sanchez
35. Eric Chavez
36. Miquel Tejada
37. Eric Byrnes
38. Jose Guillen
39. Keith Foulke
40. Ricardo Rincon
41. Bret Boone
42. Mike Cameron
43. Randy Winn
44. Ryan Franklin
45. Freddy Garcia
46. Rafael Soriano
47. Scott Spiezio
48. Troy Glaus
49. Francisco Rodriquez
50. Sean Weber
51. Alex Rodriquez
52. Juan Gonzalez
53. Rafael Palmeiro
54. Carl Everett
55. Javy Lopez
56. Gary Sheffield
57. Mike Hampton
58. Ivan Rodriquez
50. Derrek Lee
60. Bobby Abreu
61. Terry Adams
62. Fernando Tatis
63. Livan Hernandez
64. Hector Almonte
65. Tony Adams
66. Dan Smith
67. Roberto Alomar
68. Cliff Floyd
69. Roger Cedeno
70. Jeromy Burnitz
71. Moises Alou
72. Sammy Sosa
73. Corey Patterson
74. Carlos Zambrano
75. Mark Prior
76. Kerry Wood
77. Matt Clement
78. Antonio Alfonsaca
79. Juan Cruz
80. Aramis Ramirez
81. Craig Wilson
82. Kris Benson
83. Richie Sexson
84. Geoff Jenkins
85. Valerio de los Sanlos
86. Benito Santiago
87. Rich Aurilia
88. Barry Bonds
89. Andres Galarraga
90. Jason Schmidt
91. Felix Rodriquez
92. Jason Christiansen
93. Matt Herges
94. Paul LoDuca
95. Shawn Green
96. Oliver Rerez
97. Adrian Beltre
98. Eric Gagne
99. Guillermo Mota
100. Luis Gonzalez
101. Todd Helton
102. Ryan Klesko
103. Gary Matthews

Take a look a the top of that list, do those players have anything in common? Oh that’s right, they were all members of the World Champion Red Sox. Most major leaguers of consequence made the list and it’s actually interesting to see who has fallen off in the last few years, potentially due to stricter testing policies.   

Now I’d imagine that this isn’t the entire list because I recognize all the names on this list and I find it hard to believe that only the good players were on roids.  Instead, this list is probably more a who’s who of who actually tested positive.  Either way, it’s unbelievable how prevalent this stuff became.  At the same time, should we be so surprised about anyone’s name coming out at this point.  Many of the games greats have admitted to steroid use and if the players with the most talent were using, it stands to reason that players with less talent were using as well.

It was good to not see Ken Griffey Jr.’s name on this list.  The Kid is still clean…for now.

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Baseball’s deadline deals this season have come fast and furious, not unlike Paul Walker. They seem significant at this juncture, but will anyone care about them three years from now. That remains to be seen, so in the meantime, we break down the Top 10 trade deadline deals of All-Time.

10. 2004 — The Mets trade Scott Kazmir and Jose Diaz to the Devil Rays for Victor Zambrano and Bartolome Fortunato.

Often minor league prospects come out of nowhere making trades look bad in hindsight. This is not one of those situations. Scott Kazmir was a premier prospect at the time of the trade. One can only assume Jim Duquette thought Victor was related to Carlos Zambrano.

9. 1998 — The Astros trade Carlos Guillen, Freddy Garcia and John Halama to the Mariners for Randy Johnson.

Rarely has a deadline trade produced so much success for both teams. Randy Johnson provided the fuel the Astros needed to make the playoffs in 1998 and pitched a magical NLDS despite getting minimal run support. Seattle sparked the beginning of the careers of Guillen, Garcia, and Halama.

8. 2002- The Expos trade Grady Sizemore, Cliff Lee, Brandon Phillips and Lee Stevens to the Indians for Bartolo Colon and Tim Drew.

If 1994 wasn’t enough proof, this trade should be. God does not want the Expos to win. In the thick of a playoff race, the Expos acquired Bartolo Colon who was in the middle of his best season to date. The Braves won the division, the Expos missed the playoffs, and the Indians got three perennial All-Stars. And Canada wept.

7. 1990- The Red Sox trade Jeff Bagwell to the Astros for Larry Andersen.

449 HRs, 1500 hits, and an MVP later, Jeff Bagwell is a Houston legend. Larry Andersen’s 15 appearances and 4 saves with the Red Sox make the cash received for Babe Ruth seem significant.

6. 1987- The Tigers trade John Smoltz to the Braves for Doyle Alexander.

Randy Smith would like to thank Bill Lajoie for causing Tigers fans to point to this trade annually rather than the Juan and Luis Gonzalez blunders. Doyle Alexander helped the Tigers make the playoffs in 1987, but Smoltz’s Hall of Fame career might’ve provided something for Tigers fans to cheer for in the 1990s.

5. 1989- The Expos trade Randy Johnson, Brian Holman and Gene Harris to the Mariners for Mark Langston.

Mark Langston went on to throw the first seven innings of a combined no-hitter, but not for Montreal. Randy Johnson, the only player to make the list twice, went on to pitch eight dominant seasons in Seattle.

4. 1991- The Orioles trade Curt Schilling, Steve Finley, and Pete Harnisch to the Astros for Glenn Davis.

While neither team saw success in the trade, it changed the career of a potential Hall of Famer as well as one of the better center fielders of his time. Pete Harnisch also had a quietly successful career following the trade. Glenn Davis? Had a successful basketball career at LSU. Yeah, that’s the only Glen Davis any of us know.

3. 1997- The Athletics trade Mark McGwire to the Cardinals for T.J. Mathews, Eric Ludwick, Blake Stein.

At the time, it looked like a great trade for the Athletics. McGwire was in the last year of his contract and everyone assumed would sign with the Dodgers or Angels to end his career near his home in LA. Instead, he re-signed with the Cardinals and had a pretty memorable 1998.

2. 1977- The Mets trade Tom Seaver to the Reds for Pat Zachry, Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, Dan Norman.

Tom Seaver WAS the Mets. This would be like the Packers trading Brett Favre. Seaver’s career with the Red provided him with his only no-hitter, though.

1. 1964- The Cubs trade Lou Brock to the Cardinals for Ernie Broglio

Broglio was an 18 game winner the year before. Lou Brock had a lackluster, but short, career up until that point. Broglio played less than three years with the Cubs. Lou Brock became one of those rare guys who almost becomes bigger than the game. Brock set the major league stolen base record with 118 in 1974, racked up over 3000 hits, and was named to the MLB All-Century team. Oh, and he did it for the Cubs’ arch rival. Chicago fans deserve no better.

The Massacre

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