Comments on: Rodriguez expected next week

By: griff

griff — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:33:06 +0000

I really wish people would leave him alone. there were 103 other names and back then when they were taking them it wasn’t illegal in baseball standards. Nobody was complaining when McGwire and Sosa were competing for Maris’ record and nobody was complaining when there was a rivalry for best shortstop in the game between A-Rod, Jeter, and Nomar. Granted yes, he cheated. But EVERYONE has cheated at something in their lives. So what? He is not a bad person, he’s only human.

By: RGK

RGK — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:24:47 +0000

After watching the A-Rod interview with Gammons – it was hard to believe everything he said. I wish the issue was this simple. Just because someone tests negative for PED’s does not automatically mean they are clean. Many have used masking agents to hide the juice in their system. Even though A-Rod may deserve the scrunity and derision, this issue remains far bigger than him and the 2001-2003 time period. Unfortunately, this issue is not going away any time soon. Too many people looked the other way for too long.

By: Lara08

Lara08 — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:34:24 +0000

“Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday afternoon that he is “just heartsick” about Alex Rodriguez’s admission of performance-enhancing drug use and would not rule out punishing him or adjusting baseball’s record book.”

http://www.usatoday.com/sports.....arod_N.htm

I haven’t been calling for the other 103 names to come out but if A-Rod is punished for something that wasn’t supposed to lead to punishment then you have to release all the names and punish them too.

I’m not big on this union but I would want them to eat Selig alive for this.

By: Johnny Wishbone

Johnny Wishbone — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:48:01 +0000

I’ve been thinking about how Bonds and A-Rod were both awesome and yet were compelled to take steroids. And the reasoning seems to be that they were getting beat out by other dudes who were juicing. And man, the evidence is there:

In 1996, pre-roids for both Bonds and A-Rod (supposedly):

NL MVP: Ken Caminiti, Bonds finished 5th
AL MVP: Juan Gone, A-Rod finished 2nd

You know both Caminiti and Gonzalez were users. Gonzalez part of the infamous Texas crew. Steroids wins both MVPs.

in 1998:

NL MVP: Sosa, McG 2nd, Bonds 8th.
AL MVP: Juan Gone again, A-Rod 9th

Roids wins both again.

in 99:

AL MVP: I-Rod, A-Rod 15th

Roids wins another MVP.

This is the same year Bonds really fell off. He finished 24th in the MVP. He hit like .260. At this point, Bonds says screw this, I’m juicing.

in 2000:

AL MVP: Jason Giambi, A-Rod 3rd.

Roids wins again, A-Rod decides to juice.

Bonds returns with a vengenace in 2000 and hits 49 homers. He’s beaten out for the MVP….by Jeff Kent (now, imagine how that played out between those two?)

In 2001:

AL MVP: Ichiro. But 2nd, 3rd and 5th are Giambi, Bret Boone, and Juan Gone. A-Rod finishes 6th…with 52 homers. Arod loses the MVP in 2002 as well…to Miguel Tejada. He finally gets the award in 2003 proving that the juice works.
NL MVP: Bonds finally gets the award back proving the juice works.

By: GMAN

GMAN — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:41:30 +0000

Everybody has really done a fantastic job of vetting A-Rod and Selena Story.

Time to move on…

but as the great philospher Michael Corleone said… everytime we try to do that we get “Dragged back in”!!!

By: Bill Porter

Bill Porter — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:18:59 +0000

Where do people get the idea that the First Amendment shields members of the press from contempt charges in each and every subpoena Subpoena situation? It’s simply not the case. Go check out Branzburg v. Hayes if you care to. While you’re at it go have a conversation with Valeri Plame, or When Ho Lee about the depth of that 1st Amendment protection. Shield laws, when they do apply, at best create a qualified not an absolute privilege.

In this situation Ms. Roberts may find more shelter behind the 5th Amendment than the 1st. Here’s hoping she’s put in a position where she has to invoke it.

By the way what was she doing attempting to gain access to A-Rod’s home anyway? Yeah, sure, A-Rod made that up just like she never drove by his house. I love it when the press circles the wagons around their own. God help any other group that does it from the press’s point of view however. What hypocrisy.

Look, A-Rod didn’t have the guts to fess up for years just like the other 103 people on that confidential list certainly because he and they all thought they were immune from discovery. I’m not so sure I would have been anxious to call in my coordinates on this either given the attitudes that stalk the land on the steroid issue. I’m also sure A-Rod can be a royal pain in the ass when the mood strikes him and that he can make everyone around him fairly miserable when he wants to but please don’t act like Ms. Roberts crap doesn’t stink.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:59:53 +0000

I have to take issue with the “circle the wagons” kind of attitude you and every other writer seems to be taking with regards to A-Rods complaints against Selena Roberts. Obviously you can’t just take A-Rods word that these things happened but you also can’t just take Roberts’ word that they didn’t. The more likely scenario is that A-Rod has exaggerated them and Roberts has understated them. Neither is a terribly trust worthy source on the topic given their recent histories, Roberts with the Duke thing and previous slanderous A-Rod article in the NYT and A-Rod’s steroid lies and disingenuous apology.

Does anybody know of a single sports writer questioning Roberts’ methods? I haven’t seen anything. Obviously as she is a fellow sports writer they are going to be more inclined to believe her but that shouldn’t remove all skepticism.

By: Frankie speaking . . .

Frankie speaking . . . — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:37:01 +0000

If Selena Roberts covers any spring training at all, she’s better served to do it out in the Cactus League in Arizona.
She has to be smart enough to know not to hang around within 100 feet of a batting cage or dugout in Florida when A-Rod is around.

By: teddy

teddy — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:29:24 +0000

sorry didn’t mean to post that 3 times

By: teddy

teddy — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:28:37 +0000

i guess she such a classy gal, she gonna tr*sh arod name and make a book. jose canseco did the same thing