"Alex Rodriguez's interview with Katie Couric on CBS' "60 Minutes" in 2007 sticks in Cy Young winner Cliff Lee's mind.

"He was so bold about saying he didn't use steroids," said Lee on Thursday, when Indians pitchers and catchers reported to spring training. "So it did surprise me a little bit."

By now the news that Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003, and admitting it earlier this week, is still rumbling through baseball. Commissioner Bud Selig on Wednesday talked about suspending the man generally regarded as the best player in the game before standing down Thursday.

Selig did tell the Associated Press, "Alex has shamed the game."

Lee doesn't think Rodriguez should be suspended.

"Those tests were supposed to be anonymous, and now they're not," said Lee. "Now they're talking about potentially suspending him? I don't think it's right. I think it's over and done with.

"He came out and admitted it and said he was sorry. What else do you want him to do?"

Rodriguez was one of 104 players who tested positive in 2003. Players were tested to determine whether MLB should institute a steroid-testing program. When more than 5 percent of the tests were positive, a program that has been toughened several times became a reality.

The players association and owners agreed that the 2003 tests would be anonymous.

Before the union could destroy the tests, which was its right, they were seized by the U.S. government as part of the BALCO investigation.

Rodriguez said he used steroids from 2001 to 2003 when he played for the Texas Rangers. He hit 156 homers in those three years. He led the American League in homers all three

years."