It must be stopped or made the list public. This is what New Orleans Zephyrs players are saying about the leaking of the 104 players tested positive for steroids and performance enhancing drugs. Two players from the Zephyrs reacted on the issue. Michael Ryan and Nate Field both said that it’s enough already. It’s time to stop the leaking of the names one by one. It would be better for baseball if all the names were made public. “I’d like to see all the names out and just move on,” said Ryan. He was an outfielder in the Minnesota in 2003 when the said confidential steroid test was made. Field also said that it’s the only way we can move forward. “Otherwise, there will just be this cloud over the game,” Field said, who at that time was a relief pitcher playing for the Kansas City.

Another player, Omaha Royals pitcher Brandon Duckworth shared the same opinion. “I’m over it. What’s in the past is in the past. I know I’m clean. If they’re going to say names, why not say all the names,” Duckworth said who was playing with the Philadelphia in 2003.

The current situation also bothers Zephyrs manager Edwin Rodriguez. “Anybody can throw any names out there,” he said. “I don’t think that’s right. One wrong action doesn’t correct another wrong action. Just move on. It’s like a breach of contract. It’s not fair. I’m not here to defend anybody. I don’t know any of the details. Even if I did, let’s move on,” he added.

Michael Ryan agreed with Rodriguez’ statement. He said that even those two (Alex Rodriguez and Sammy Sosa) were big names in the league its not right that they would be singled out from the list. He also recalled how they were tested during that time. He was told that it was going to be anonymous. “That’s what I was told. I never (took) anything, so I didn’t have anything to worry about,” Ryan said. He was given a number which was submitted together with the test sample so he is wondering why they were able to know that it was A-Rods or Sammy Sosa’s test. “When I took mine, it was just a number,” he said.

“We were under the assumption that our names weren’t involved in it, and the tests were going to be destroyed at the end of the year. Somebody dropped the ball pretty bad on this one,” said Field who believes that until all the names come out, players will wonder about other players.

Ryan is also interested in knowing whether other pitchers he faced were on steroids. “Or, guys who were getting called up before me. I want to know,” he added.

The statement of Ron Swoboda found in the article of Bob Fortus of nola.com also point out that it should be made public so that baseball can move on. Ron Swoboda is a radio analyst for Zephyrs and played in the majors from 1965 to 1973.

“Everybody thinks there was a period where the game was pure. It was never really pure. Guys threw spitballs, cut the ball. There was always cheating going on. “I think this is different, because you’re creating different animals. … I really think if you’re going to ever start clean, then these names have to come out. Then there’s no more leaking.”

“There’s no need to put asterisks by statistics compiled by players of this era. There are guys who did not do it, worked in the gym, did it the right way. That’s the integrity of the game. I think to let (the names) out isn’t going to hurt anybody now, and it’s going to serve notice that this is all being revisited. That’s a better place for baseball.”

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