"In the winter of 2009, when news leaked that the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez had tested positive for a performance enhancing drug, he was faced with a decision.

Fight it or admit it?

Before Rodriguez made his choice, he was publicly given some unsolicited advice by one of the leaders of the baseball's new generation of clean young stars.

Ryan Braun told A-Rod to fess up.

"The best thing he can do is come out, admit to everything and be completely honest,'' Braun said of Rodriguez in an interview with mlb.com. "The situation will die a lot faster if he tells the whole truth."

Nearly three years later, Braun needs to heed his own words.

If the Milwaukee Brewers slugger did indeed use performance-enhancing drugs -– two positive tests during the playoffs were revealed and confirmed this weekend -– he needs to admit it."