Posts Tagged ‘Alex Rodriguez’
A-Rod comes clean to Peter Gammons. Kinda.
Holy Cow. With all of the people who have gotten caught, and all of the stories that they have cooked up, I will give A-Rod his due. I am truly shocked he came out with the most honest statement of any busted player. A-Fraud maybe. A-Liar or A-Con-Artist, no.
Giambi said he was guilty of something he couldn’t mentioned. Petite said it took HGH once and then called his Dad because it didn’t seem right. Not Alex Rodriguez. He admits to taking banned substances between 2001 and 2003 during his time with the Texas Rangers, as told to Peter Gammons in this video clip from espn.com
Yeah, he certainly seems very, very nervous, but hey - I’d be nervous as hell as too. No doubt that was the worst moment of an otherwise charmed life. Getting caught with Madonna is one thing - there are always more women. This is different.
This really is the best thing he could do, I’d just never thought he would do it. Look no further than Bonds and Clemens for how transcendent players normally handle these accusations. But the American public is very forgiving. Say you are sorry and people will eventually stop kicking you and the sooner the better.
Want an example? Look at Marv Albert. He was on trial for biting a women in a hotel room while dressed in female crotch-less panties. I never thought he would revive his career. But he cut a deal, plead guilty to lesser charges and eventually, because he has immense talent, he is back on top and no one ever mentions that stuff.
OK, I just threw up in my mouth a little bit. I’m not using to praising the loathesome Alex Rodriguez like this. How about we get to the bad stuff, shall we?
There are some excuses in there. The parts about the culture and baseball being different. He’s basically implying “everyone was doing it” and “baseball didnt seem to care” and “it wasn’t against the rules.” True and true and true. But even if it’s true you don’t make excuses when being remorseful. You lose points for that A-Rod. Take the blame. Take responsibility.
One final thought on the “not against the rules of baseball argument” that folks are using today and have used in defense of Bonds also. It’s against a federal law. It’s been a crime in the U.S. to possess anabolic steroids since 1990. The law of the land > rules of baseball.
You think it specifically says in the rules of football that you are not allowed to throw $58K onto the stage of a strip club in Vegas and then start a brawl when you try to take it back that leads to several people being shot? (See: Adam “Pacman” Jones). Why does the NFL care? Because it is a freakin crime! Possesion of steroids was a crime in 2003. If A-Rod got caught with them he would have been arrested. Heck, Jamal Lewis did time in federal prison recently just for making a phone call related to the sale of controlled substances back in college. Look outside baseball folks, A-Rod is admitting to a crime, not just to cheating. It’s news-worthy.
So again, the rules of baseball have no bearing on this - it was a crime. Anyone who says differently should stripped and beaten with reeds about the breast, chest, neck and head.
Alex Rodriguez test positive for steroids in 2003
Yup, A-Fraud comes through again to make front page news for everything except winning in the playoffs.
In 2003, when he won the American League home run title and the AL Most Valuable Player award as a shortstop for the Texas Rangers, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids, four sources have independently told Sports Illustrated.
Source si.com
While it may come as a shock, I’m actually saying this is wrong and most certainly illegal. The testing was done under the agreement it was to remain anonymous. This is no different than when sources leaked Giambi’s grand jury testify. It’s wrong and someone should be charged for leaking evidence.
Having said, it is going to be very fun to watch A-ROD squirm his way out of this one. Lets face it, he just rubs people the wrong way with his snotty attitude.
The irony is he must have been taking those seasonal steroids that stop working after the leaves change color and fall in October.
Cashman Hopes Yanks Rally Around AROD
There is comedy. There is high comedy. And then there is Brian Cashman thinking the Yankees will rally around A-ROD after being called by Joe Torre in his upcoming book “The Yankee Years” for being a selfish, stats-happy, attention whore, who comes up small in big games.
“I think we’ve gone through so much of the Alex stuff that, you know, if anything, maybe this brings people closer together,” Cashman said Monday during a conference call to announce Andy Pettitte was returning to the team in 2009.
Source: ESPN
Come on, Cashman. Yes, it’s the right thing to say. But how about the fact his teammates are right to loathe him? And that everything Torre has to say is true? And that Jeter is rightfully disgusted by A-ROD? And that it’s so painfully obvious to anyone who follows baseball? No one needed Torre to tell us this - it just validates what everyone believed to be true.
*SHAKING HEAD*
Alex Rodriguez can not make plays on the big stage, folks. The Yankee fans know it and boo him mercilessly. Sounds like Cashman is just trying to convince himself after signing A-ROD for another $300M.
Torre Tell-All Book About A-Fraud and Yankees
You knew someone had to do it. Someone had to write a behind-the-scenes book about the recent Yankee dynasty years and their decline. I honestly never thought it would be Joe Torre though. He must be much more bitter than I thought, but it’s coming Feb 3rd.
According to two newspaper reports, Torre blasts the team he managed to four World Series titles in a book set to be released Feb. 3.
Teammates frequently called Alex Rodriguez “A-Fraud,” and the third baseman was obsessed over his rivalry with shortstop Derek Jeter, “The Yankee Years” reveals, according to the New York Daily News and New York Post.
Source: ESPN
This is so full of awesomeness, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. It’s co-written with the fantastic SI writer Tom Verducci. I just pre-ordered. Go and do likewise, gents. As Flounder in Animal House said “Oh Boy! This is gonna be great!”
