Alex Rodriguez

Call me soft but I am really getting tired of the all-forgiving, Mannywood-worshiping, sissymary “baseball realists” infecting the airwaves and newspapers of late. Earlier today, Jon Heyman of si.com published an article measuring the merits, Hall of Fame credentials and perspective eligibility of such noted sleazebags as ARoid, Manny, Barry and (God-help-us-all) Roger Clemens. He created his own convenient and self-righteous gauge, judging players on the extent and longevity of actualized or alleged sleaziness. Luckily, I wasn’t the only reader with a “what the deuce!?” reaction. As mole57 from New Jersey points out, it shouldn't matter when or for how long a player used steroids:

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At this point, Alex Rodriguez could be accused of drowing puppies in a bucket of children's tears, and it would barely register on my radar screen.

Nothing I hear about this guy can shock me.

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Although, with every lie that escapes his lip-gloss coated mouth, I’m beginning to think Alex Rodriguez shouldn’t be given another opportunity to speak. The contradictions presented during last Tuesday’s press conference were innumerable, and it seems more lies are revealed with each day that passes. With Thursday’s post, I put my status as a person deserving of an opinion on the line, and though his actions haven’t stripped me of that right, the deceitful A-Rod is making me look like a burro for defending him. Rodriguez asked the media to allow his mistake to remain in the past while he and his teammates enjoy “the best season of their lives”, but with every mistruth he utters, the saga is prolonged and his respectability further diminishes. If A-Rod truly wants the remainder of his career to be judged solely on what he does from this point forward, this point forward needs to begin truthfully and immediately. As Wilson advised last night on a rerun of Home Improvement, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Unfortunately for everyone involved, Rodriguez continues to stumble and, alas, he’s looking like the burro.

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It was all deplorable, but hopefully it will soon be over. I was disgusted by the recent Alex Rodriguez news. I’m disappointed that my boyhood heroes are continually being marred by scandal. I wish I never heard the phrase “performance-enhancing drugs” 65,384,923 times. I, like many others, also wish professional athletes were impervious to greed, peer pressure and bad judgment. I can also admit I will never understand the demands of being a professional athlete, and that’s why I am willing to forgive those who have gone astray and tarnished the sanctity of the game. It’s easy to sit in our sofas and berate the sinners when we view ourselves as saints. Before we strip them all of a second chance, let’s take a moment to look at ourselves and question what we would have done in their situation.

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From the aftermath of Alex Rodriguez’ steroid scandal to a NBA player looking like the lovechild of a Georgetown basketball coach and a patriotic Muppet, there’s much to talk about and a whole lot more on my mind.

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This past week we had the coming out party by All-Star third basemen Alex Rodriguez on the issue of his steroid use. Many people were unshocked and eager to attack as this baseball player is th

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ayers, and even vertical pinstripes. 

But I get a huge sense of relief to see third baseman Alex Rodriguez quickly admit to taking performance enhancing drugs. For once a high profile baseball player that denied P.E.D. use didn’t answer an accusation with another denial. 

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includes baseball greats such as Derek Jeter, Miguel Cabrera, Grady Sizemore, Carlos Zambrano, Alex Rodriguez, Ichiro Suzuki, and many more stars to display their talents to the world.  Are you excited?  Are you ready to root for your country and hope they bring home they big cheese?  Are you really that excited?  I say, who cares.  The World Baseball Classic means nothing.  I mean, what is the point of it.  Sure, it is a way for us to see talent around other countries and we can see who will be the next Albert Pujols.  But why do we need this.  In the United States, our nation could care less if we win or lose, even though it is embarrassing for us to lose after it is called "America's Pastime."  United States has many more important things going on in the sports world besides the WBC.  This might mean a lot to other neighboring nations because it is a way for showing their pride and a way of showing their talent to the world.  They do not have the World Series like the United States.  This is their World Series and their gold medal in the Olympics.  Japan went crazy when they won the first WBC title.  It was an honor for them to win it and they really appreciated what they have accomplished.  That will not be the same in the United States.  

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If you told me the following facts before the season began - that Jon Lester would be the Red Sox' best pitcher, that the starting staff would receive critical contributions from Bartolo Colon and Paul Byrd (potentially two of the ugliest pitchers ever to don a Sox uniform, as an aside), that Jed Lowrie would have more RBI than Julio Lugo, that Manny would take his Manny show to the left coast, that Jason Varitek would be struggling to hit .220, that Kevin Youkilis would be the team's most feared power hitter, and that David Ortiz would miss the bulk of the first half with an injury - I'd probably have predicted that the Sox would finish fourth in the American League East.

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say that I've ever seen anybody else do that to an opposing pitcher (with perhaps the exception of Alex Rodriguez).

Speaking of A-Rod, I think it's important for me to clarify at this point that there is a great case to be made for him as the greatest righty in the game now, and realistically (this pains me through and through), he has a great shot at finishing his career as the best hitter ever, period.  That being said, at this point I have Manny slightly ahead of A-Rod for a few key reasons.  First of all, Manny Ramirez has two World Series championships and one World Series MVP trophy under his belt already.  A-Rod, on the other hand, has no postseason hardware to his name.  In fact, the only thing associated with

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What else can be said? Shrewd, shrewd move by Theo getting outbid by the Yanks. And I put Alex Rodriguez on this list. No man should be paid $28 mil a year to play baseball, especially not a fojacker like ARod.

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ry, who will win the awards, and who are the flops.  Enjoy!1B Justin Morneau2B Robinson Cano3B Alex Rodriguez or Miguel CaberaSS Carlos GuillenC Joe MauerOF Tori HunterOF Grady SizemoreOF Magglio OrdonezUTIL David OrtizSP Josh BeckettSP John LackeySP Justin VerlanderCLOSER Jonathon Papelbon

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