Oh Manny, You Got 99 Problems and Your Jersey Won't Be One, For 50 Days

How didn't we see this coming? All the signs were there, allegations from Jose Canseco, and an interview in which Ramirez gave, like A-Rod, a quickly and almost scripted "No" pertaining to the question of steroid use.

Hindsight is 20/20, as the saying goes, but thus far Jose Canseco's foresight is 20/20. Canseco said that he was 90 percent sure that Manny would be on the list of 104 players, along with A-Rod, though he had never personally injected or was a teammate of Manny.

Canseco also suspected that Manny wasn't quickly offered a free agent deal because the owners knew or strongly suspected that Manny's name was on the list.

Manny's interview with ESPN's Colleen Dominguez before the season was eerily reminiscent of A-Rod's Katie Couric interview. When asked if he was ever tempted or approach about using steroids he quickly and coldly said "No."

In light of what we now know, any player who played throughout the 1990s was probably approached and definitely tempted to use steroids— and how could they not?

This is like asking a high school kid if they've ever been approached or tempted to drink alcohol or use drugs. Well, yes, this has undoubtedly happened.

Steroids were (I cautiously use the past tense) a part of baseball culture like drugs are a part of high school culture.

Whenever a question begins "Have you ever been tempted..." answer yes, it doesn't matter how the question ends. Temptation is everywhere, and acknowledging that temptation is not an admission of guilt.

In related news, A-Rod will reportedly be back in the lineup this weekend to finish off a turbulent week. The week began when Selena Roberts' book was released, along with leaked information about pitch-tipping and steroid-use allegations.

Then, leading up to A-Rod's return, Manny was suspended for using steroids, which should deflect attention away from A-Rod's return. Depending on how A-Rod and the Yankees do this weekend, he might not be that big of a story.

Steroids in baseball is not over, if not on the field, but in the headlines. Hopefully, the steroid explosion is over and all that is left is the fallout.

There are 102 players (if Manny is on that list) left unnamed and the question years to come from now remains—how many potential Hall Of Famers' are on that list?