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Substances himself because a-rod was, quote, scared of needles. rodriguez says he's innocent and won't give up vowing to fight this suspension in federal court. they say the odds are heavily stacked against him. >> looks like the experts are right. heavy rain on top of melting ice, now some areas are seeing major flooding. the state of ohio, warmer temperatures created an ice dam that pushed water over the river banks on saturday. >> and check this out. indoor nba game delayed because of rain. how do you have a problem inside? that's still ohio there. take a look at this. >> yes. this could ...

>> and you knew that? >> yes. you injected him? >> personally. >> i'm joined by turns now. well, this is pretty tough. for a-rod to perhaps counter. but, this is the kind of thing that has beeen swirling around the investigation. he says he is going to take this to federal court. how does he do that? >> he says he is going to appeal. he has a very small chance, almost none of winning this. players and owners agree in the bargaining agreement that this is how we will resolve our

Well, if major league baseball has its way, you will not see a-rod in the game until 2015 and maybe never. a suspension for the new york yankees' slugger was shortened today, but it e would still last a whole season, and even with the options running out, a-rod is not giving up. jason carroll explains how he is fighting back. >> reporter: alex rodriguez a yankee known for setting records now has one more. he has the dishonorable disti distinction of being hit with the longest suspension for doping in baseball's history, a 162-game suspension. b benching him for an entire season, and potential ...

Performance enhancing substances from our game. >> i banged the table and kicked a briefcase and slammed out of the room. >> reporter: rodriguez went to arbitration after mlb imposed 211 game suspension but quickly became frustrated by the process. he spoke out on sports radio after he stormed out of a hearing last november, upset after learning baseball's commissioner bud selig would not testify about allegations mlb used unethical tactics investigating rodriguez. >> i exploded, upset. i probably overreacted. it came from the heart. this has been a difficult process. >> players were suspended...

>> how do you hand out 162 ban to one person and not give anything to all these other people doing the same thing. yeah, i guess it is, if you talk about just a-rod, it's too harsh. >> i think he deserves it. i don't think there should be doping in baseball. america's pastime. >> frank thomas inducted into baseball's hall of fame called the rodriguez suspension a sad day for the sport. >> what are some of your thoughts about everything that's going on with alex rodriguez. >> i've said for years, many years, things spiraled out of control in the late '90s, 2000 era. it's sad because alex was su...