I cannot recall, I cannot remember, it was amateur hour, I was stupid...give me a f-ing break. I'll give A-Rod this: he's not clutch in playoffs, but at least he can bloop one past a few AP press writers and come off smiling more than Ahmendijad...back to that later.
Truth is...or what will probably surface, is that one of the greatest hitters of my time was doing so because of a combination of partially banned and banned substances. Thanks Selig for that one. At least the A-Rod thing takes attention off of Phelps, who did in no way enhance his professional career, but rather got caught trying to make up for missing out on his Teenage-hood, college years and young adult hood (DUI included).
The real travesty is that being stupid here is now the default for passing the buck--and although A-rod is just taking a page out of the Bush cabinet play-book, it's really the fault of everyones favorite bud, Mr. Selig. My uncle used to say "I can understand someone being stupid, or understand being lazy, but not both". This is what baseball has devolved into. Laziness for turning to steroids, and feigned stupidity when called to the stand.
I realize there are 103 other players (and god knows who more) on that list, which means there's about 1-3 players per team that could be implicated. Obviously no one wants to see their heroes die, but that's like saying there aren't any gay people in Iran---There are, it's just odds at this point. It is on Selig to fix this and change the game drastically now, or step down.
If I was the manager of a bar, and someone got in an accident driving home after a few drinks, I'd be liable. YOU'RE LIABLE, BUD! Don't even pull the A-Gonz excuse. Who knows, maybe you've been doing a little enhancing of your own...just don't believe those ads on late at night. Just like steroids they'll wreck your man parts and give you a heart attack.
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