enhancing substances, including testosterone and human growth hormone over the course of multiple years. it went on to say that rodrigez attempted to cover up the violations and also obstruct their investigation. rodrigez once again has repeatedly said he did not use performance enhancing drugs. he wants everyone to "take a deep breath and have a time out" so the ordeal can play itself out. >> a lot of people thought coming into today that rodrigez was going to be given the ultimatum, either except your suspension or we'll ban you for life. were you sunshined that wasn't the case? >> all along it wasn't clear that baseball really believed it could have a lifetime ban upheld by an arbitrator. whatever suspension they brought, unless alex rodrigez agreed to something ahead of time, it was headed to arbitration, he said he was going to fight it. you would be asking an arbitrator who's new on the job