Is baseball not sacred anymore? I hate talking about the same things time and time again. Steroids has to top that list. The one thing that I keep thinking about is the poor kids that look up to these ballplayers. When I was growing up I did not really have a role model or a sports hero and maybe that was for the better. That’s what my family was for. If I am a parent, am I supposed to tell my kids not to look up to one of the best ballplayers of all time because he cheated? I think that question is a lot harder to answer than a lot of people realize.
Baseball was supposed to be on the rebound after the 1994 strike and yet it seems like with the record number of fans passing through the gates and the record amount of merchandise coming off the shelves, baseball has taken a step back. At least ethically.
Now ARod has been out of the country contemplating his next move. Does he come clean or not? I doubt four separate sources would all have given incorrect information regarding ARod’s test results. I briefly went over this in my last post, but I think he should at least be held accountable for his actions and he should know this. People will forgive and forget, it’s human nature. But it’s also human nature to lie and to not associate with people who lie. Pettitte was better off. Giambi was better off (even though he never said what he did). Bonds and Clemens names are forever tainted. ARod is now the new sexy name and all the attention will be on him from here on out.
What do the Yankees do? They can’t recoup any of their money because there is no steroid stipulation in ARod’s contract. They have to back ARod in whatever path he chooses. Simple as that. They can’t win as a team if they are divided. Does ARod deserve his mega-contract. He never did in the first place, nobody does. But the Yanks might be kicking themselves for this one. They need to hold a press conference and they need to do it this week. The public needs to hear something. The longer we wait, the worse off ARod and the Yankees are. In this time, fans and writers will form their own unchangeable opinions on ARod.
MLB is in some hot water for not destroying the test results. There could be some legal action taken by ARod because his image has been tarnished. Someone went out of their way to find if ARod was included on this list of 104 steroid users. The samples are codes were in different states and they would have to be matched up in order to determine who this sample was from. Ultimately, this never should have been a problem as no one was supposed to know the identity of any of the 104 players. I do think someone went the extra mile to make life extremely difficult for ARod. Should the rest of the names be released? I am actually torn on this issue, but I would imagine if MLB did, some legal action will be considered. These other 103 players must be shaking in their spikes. Nothing is kept secret in this baseball society with Torre and now to a more egregious extent, MLB. Players can’t get away with anything anymore. There is a simple solution…don’t cheat.
The image conscious ARod is now contemplating ways to restore his image. He should probably be focusing on his story instead. He can’t buy, talk, or use his good looks to get out of this. He tells us he used once, great but we don’t believe he used once. We can probably forgive. He tells us he never used, well he’s a big fat liar. ARod: the pitch is coming- do you take a strike or do you swing? But consider, there are ramifications for both. Be careful.
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