Before I get into this rant, I just want to point out that I don't really care about A-Rod one way or another. I am not a huge A-Rod fan, and I am not a huge A-Rod hater. I don't think he is the best player in baseball, even though he is the highest paid, and I am not full of righteous anger over how much money he makes. If someone is willing to pay you that much money, I don't think I can fault you for taking it. But athlete salaries are for another day.
As many of you know, it has recently come to light that A-Rod failed a steroid test in 2003. There has been a ton of fallout from it, obviously, with interviews and rants and raves and everything in between. Now, the Sports Illustrated writer who broke the story is releasing a book soon about A-Rod. And quite frankly, I think it's a little scummy the way these people try to profit-monger off of these situations. These people act like all they want is the truth and it's for the good of the game, but really, they're just trying to sell books and make money. It's a business, and I know the goal is to make money, but I think it's a scummy business.
But what has me really fired up today is the article in the New York Post (I think) that says the book hints that A-Rod is suspected of using performance enhancers while he was in New York, as well as in high school. Originally, it was only reported that he used them in Texas as a Ranger, and he corroborated that story in interviews. However, now they are saying that he was suspected of using them after 2003, when he signed with the Yankees.
My response: DUH. Of course he is suspected of using steroids after his departure from Texas. EVERY great baseball player of the past 2 decades is now suspected of using steroids. Every single one. There is not a single guy out there who has hit 50 homeruns in a season who is not at least suspected of using steroids. To me, saying that a great baseball player is suspected of using steroids is like saying "Many experts believe that the sun will rise in the East tomorrow".
Not to mention, what good does suspicion do? Until you offer real proof, you offer me absolutely nothing. If you shell out money for a book, I sure hope you get something better than "It's believed A-Rod used steroids all the way back in high school, and continued to use them when he was a Yankee." Accusations are absolutely worthless without proof, and based on this new "information", there isn't going to be anything worth reading in this book. Heck, I don't know how you can even call these accusations "information" because it doesn't sound like any of it can be proven.
Quite frankly, I am just over the whole A-Rod situation. It bores me. I know it must excite many people because they drink it in like it's water in a desert, but for me, I'm just ready for baseball to move on.
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A) Alex Rodriguez is also the drummer for Saosin, and he's good.
B) They should just let them use aluminum bats. Then no one would needs steroids.
They couldn't use aluminum bats because someone would get killed. Just look at the Oriole's pitcher who got hit in the chest earlier this week. The ball comes off an aluminum bat so fast that it would literally be too dangerous.
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