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Alex Rodriguez is prepared for the worst when he plays in the New York Yankees' spring training opener Wednesday.

In a lengthy press conference at Yankees spring training complex in Tampa, Fla., Alex Rodriguez gave additional details and information about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, which he maintains took place only between 2001 and 2003.

Jason Giambi is happy to see more baseball players going public with their involvement in performance-enhancing drugs and hopes the fascination with baseball's steroid era soon will fade.

His admission came two days after Sports Illustrated reported he tested positive for steroids in 2003, one of 104 players who tested positive during baseball's survey testing, which wasn't subject to discipline.

Jose Canseco wrote that Alex Rodriguez didn't come right out and say, "I want to buy steroids," but instead asked if someone wanted to purchase them, where would they go.

N.Y. Yankees star tested positive for steroids while playing for Texas Rangers in 2003, the year he won the first of three MVP awards.