Why are we forced to hear who was on this list one at a time? If it was supposed to be annonymous, why are we hearing about it in the first place? When it comes to a tired topic, steroids is becoming the poster child for media frenzy overload. With the one at a time releasing of the stars in MLB who decided to cheat the system, we are never going to hear the end of this topic until the last person of interest on this list has been drug through the mud.

With the recent releasing of David Ortiz's inclusion into the steroid scandal, MLB fans are left wondering one of two things: Who else is on this list and do we even care anymore? Either way, MLB has been tarnished as an out of control league, up until the recent rule changes, that will leave a black mark for years to come.

When it comes to anonymous testing, MLB's test given out to players in 2003 has been a joke.  Last time I checked, when you take something that is anonymous you are supposed to be guaranteed that nothing will ever come back to haunt you.  How is it than that we are now faced with yet another name being released, David Ortiz, on something that no one should have ever gotten ahold of in the first place.

So far we have found out that Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, and Slammin Sammy Sosa were all found guilty of steoids back in 2003.  Each of these players was assured that nothing would ever come of the test and that they were just trying to, I guess, gauge how much of an issue steroids was in the major leagues.  Now if I am a player and was told this bit of information, I would have to assume that they were telling me the truth and go on and take the test stress free.

Now it seems like at least one player will be "revealed" monthly until the last star has been tarnished that played in the "steroids era".  While I understand that the paying public needs to know about these findings, I have to feel for the rights of the players that were involved in the so called "anonymous" test.  In fact, why would the fans, such as myself, even be able to find out this information.  We should not have known that there were even 104 players that failed the test in the first place.

I am sure that over time the list of players that failed the test will grow. At the rate we are going, we should have the whole list by atleast the year 2020 at the earliest. It begs the question, how is this information being leaked out? Who is providing this information to the media for them to publish these reports?

If I was in Bud Selig's shoes, which besides the paycheck I would not want to be in, I would begin launching an investigation into these leaked reports to try and find out who the culprit is and hang them out to dry as well. Information that is deemed classified, as I assume this was supposed to be, should not be brought to the media's attention. Someone is making a killing by being allowed to let these names slip out of their hands to the public.

Although this scenario is possible, I also have to wonder if this is MLB's way of dragging this on as some sort of witch hunt. If you are a younger player reading how each of the players have been slammed by every media outlet, it might make you think twice about juicing up on steroids for the preverbial "big contract". MLB might be using this as way of showing the players coming up in the minor leagues that cheating does not pay for long.

As time has passed, we are left wondering who else is next on the list of tarnished reputations.  When you listen to players that have spoken loudly against the "user community", you get the sense that either they played the game correctly or that they will take this stance until they are found guilty.  Big Pappi, David Ortiz, is the latest example of someone who spoke strongly against steroids originally but has now been tossed into the same mud as all of the other players.

For now, we still have a few players left that might make it out "cleanly" before the list is fully revealed.  Lance Berman, Jeff Bagwell, Ken Griffey Jr., Derek Jeter, and Randy Johnson are an example of a few of the stars who have not been captured yet.  All of these players are questioned regularly, except maybe Randy who will toss a camera man in a second, about his thoughts on the topic.  Some are outspoken, some would rather not talk about it, and others such as Lance Berman defy anyone to find his name on any list of known cheaters. 

In the meantime, MLB fans are left with a sense of betrayal until the last name has been released.  How are we supposed to believe that Mark Buehrle, of the Chicago White Sox, was able to pitch almost two perfect games in a row without taking HGH in order to heal fully after his last start.  While I am not falsely accusing Mark of anything, fans of MLB are unable to trust any sort of historic achievement until this has passed by entirely. 

At this point, MLB has only one real avenue to go down in order to recover fully from this scandal.  Now that these names have been revealed, we as fans have the right to request the remaining members of this "club" be revealed quickly so that we can move on with our lives.  I, for one, am tired of hearing this topic being talked about once a month while a new member is added to the "list".  Just get the list out of the "secret chamber" that has protected it so well and release it to Sports Illustrated in the September issue.

This is the only way that we will ever fully recover from this now annoying scandal.