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Like living under a cloud of suspicion. >> the last seven months has been a nightmare, has been, you know, probably the worst time of my life. >> reporter: rodriguez was one of 13 players suspended monday. the other 12 players receiving 50-guy suspensions for using performance enhancing drugs. the peds allegedly provided by the now defunct anti-aging clinic in florida, biogenesis. rodriguezs punishment, far worse. the top-paid players suspension effective thursday is through the 2014 season, 211...

Probably the worst time of my life. >> reporter: rodriguez was one of 13 players suspended monday. the other 12 players receiving 50-game suspensions for using performance-enhancing drugs. the peds allegedly provided by the now defunct anti-aging clinic in florida, biogenesis. rodriguezs punishment far worse. the top a-player suspension was effective thursday is through the 2014 season, 211 games without pay, which could cost him $31 million. major league baseball commissioner saying in a statem...

Substances. some are illegal. arent they going to have to up the league? arent they going to have to up what they show in order to justify a suspension like this? >> i think that are upping the ante in terms of how aggressive they are in the investigation. they really went after biogenesis which was the south florida clinic that provided these peds and paid off the owner major league baseball did or paid some sources or offered to pay some sources so the gloves are off. the lesson is we are not ...

>> doesnt show up in tests? >> olympics and stuff, tested. its hard. something that doesnt leave markers. im not a scientist, not a doctor, but i know so many people that have tested for drugs and never caught with it. its just something that helps recuperation. when you add anabolics, you grow the muscle. >> thats the testosterone? >> yes. thats why the biogenesis was big. he used testosterone. >> what are peptides? >> a compound, a couple different compound they have of, say, growth hormones o...

>> i mean, how do you read -- how do you read a-rods statement? is this like say it aint so, joe? hes saying it aint. is he saying it aint so or just saying im disappointed. >> what the heck does that mean? im disappointed by the verdict. does that mean i didnt do it? its not a matter of whether or not he did it or not. there is the link to biogenesis and tony bosch. its whether or not he was treated fairly through the process. ryan braun was suspended 65 games. it will cost him $3.25 million....

>> yes. thats why the biogenesis was big. he wrus used testosterone. >> what are peptides? >> a compound, a couple different compound they have of, say, growth hormones of testosterone and not the compound. its missing a couple of things. you inject in your body its supposed to fill in the markers and acts the same way. doesnt leave the testosterone. >> to really crack down on this, do you have to some somebody who comes forward? is testing enough or do you have to have somebody on the inside wh...

>> doesnt show up in tests? >> olympics and stuff, tested. its hard. something that doesnt leave markers. im not a scientist, not a doctor, but i know so many people that have tested for drugs and never caught with it. its just something that helps recuperation. when you add anabolics, you grow the muscle. >> thats the testosterone? >> yes. thats why the biogenesis was big. he used testosterone. peptides is huge. >> what are peptides? how is that different? >> a compound, a couple different comp...

Sources this sunday morning are telling nbc sports that yankees star alex rodriguez will be suspended for the remainder of the 2013 season and likely the entire 2014 season. major league baseball commissioner bud selig expected to make that announcement tomorrow. i want to bring in bob costas of nbc sporpts. always good to have you, bob, especially with a developing story like this. this is about biogenesis, as mayor giuliani referred to, and a second round of steroid use for alex rodriguez. >> ...

A major suspension. as you look at that, what do you think this morning? >> i dont know. you showed me that picture, and its very, very sad. he, alex rodriguez, went out of his way to not only autograph that for the boy, wonderful young boy, but he also gave him his glove, his batting glove. and the young boy still has that batting glove and he says, i have a batting glove that a-rod sweated into. his sweat was in here. he shows me the batting glove. ive seen the other side of a-rod. extremely k...

A major suspension. as you look at that, what do you think this morning? >> i dont know. you showed me that picture, and its very, very sad. he, alex rodriguez, went out of his way to not only autograph that for the boy, wonderful young boy, but he also gave him his glove, his batting glove. and the young boy still has that batting glove and he says, i have a batting glove that a-rod sweated into. his sweat was in here. he shows me the batting glove. ive seen the other side of a-rod. extremely k...