tested positive that year . This report comes on the heels of Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees admitting that he used performance-enhancing drugs a few years ago ; Manny Ramirez testing positive and suspended for 50 games ; and the continuing drama surrounding Roger Clemens . All three were considered locks for the Hall of Fame . But based on what we keep hearing , that 'll never happen in this holier-than-thou era . OK , got it . Baseball had a terrible drug problem . Now they have a drug testing plan in place that has some teeth in it . So , can we just move the hell on ? Seriously , I 'm tired of rehashing the drama . As a sports enthusiast , I would love nothing better than to think that athletes in baseball , football , basketball or any other sport are as pure as heroes from yesteryear . But cheating is cheating . It has been around from Day One , and if a player thinks he can get an edge , well , it 's a good bet some will try to get it . Sosa has always been suspected
Editor 's note : A nationally syndicated columnist , Roland S. Martin is the author of `` Listening to the Spirit Within : 50 Perspectives on Faith '' and `` Speak , Brother ! A Black Man 's View of America . '' Visit his Web site for more information . Roland S. Martin says it 's time to get over the fact that baseball turned a blind eye to steroid use . -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- I loved baseball as a kid . I still have fond memories of my siblings and me , members of the `` Astro Buddies '' club , heading to the Astrodome , the eighth wonder of the world , to watch the Houston Astros play . I played the game in elementary and high school . But now , I 'm sick of it , especially when steroids are brought up . The latest baseball drama surrounds a New York Times report quoting two lawyers who say that former Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa 's name was on a list of players who tested positive for an illegal substance in 2003 . The list supposedly contains more than 100 names of players who