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In The News: A-Roid Admits Drug Use

Posted by DFO

Feb. 9, 2009 3:37 p.m. • 27 comments

In this video frame grab, Alex Rodriguez is interviewed by ESPN’s Peter Gammons today. Rodriguez admitted during the interview that he used performance-enhancing drugs from 2001-03, saying he did so because of the pressures of being baseball’s highest-paid player. Story here. (AP Photo/ESPN)

Question: Does this change you opinion of Alex Rodriguez?

27 comments on this post so far. Add yours!

PatrickH on February 09 at 4:05 p.m.
Nope, just kind of strengthens my belief that he was a piece of crap to begin with. Rodriguez is the poster child for what is wrong with sports. All about money, all about screwing everyone else.
PatrickH on February 09 at 4:10 p.m.
I love his excuse of it being the pressure of making $252 million that drove him to it. MLB needs to ban him from the game for life, cancel all his records and ban him from the Hall Of Fame.
Joker on February 09 at 4:11 p.m.
No. Professional athletes have been cheating for years. Performance enhancing drugs are nothing new. Anybody that claims outrage is naive.
Sisyphus on February 09 at 4:14 p.m.
Well I’m outraged. That so much time, money and attention is paid to a game.
Charlie on February 09 at 4:26 p.m.
His ego would overflow the Grand Canyon. Next time you watch him at bat especially if he strikes out, watch him pose.
Cabbage Boy on February 09 at 4:27 p.m.
Doesn’t change my opinion one bit. My respect level for him is already so low, it just barely above some of the democrats on this blog. :)
toadman on February 09 at 4:33 p.m.
Are we supposed to somehow be shocked that he used steroids? It’s so commonplace in sports these days.. it’s laughable.

Heck, I use steroids also, when the doctor prescribes them for respiratory issues. My kids have taken them on rare occasions as well, for the same issues.

Of course, we weren’t playing professional sports at the time, either.
poolman on February 09 at 4:36 p.m.
CB - WOW that was particularly acidic. Oh wait, I just noticed the smiley face - never mind….
Cabbage Boy on February 09 at 4:43 p.m.
poolman,
just looking for that Most Acidic commenter award.
Bob on February 09 at 5:18 p.m.
It would be acidic if any of us dems particularly cared what his opinion of us was. But I’m sensing that our Cabbage Patch is a dyed in the wool Ronulan who was hiding Ayn Rand books under his mattress as a sweaty hormonally drenched teenager while the rest were stashing Playboys and Hustlers.

OK, maybe a weak acid. Like citric in orange juice.
jazzyvandal on February 09 at 6:39 p.m.
I never had a high opinion of Pay-Rod
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And now, with added cache, lying about, and taking steroids!
nic on February 10 at 8:22 a.m.
I haven’t cared much about A-Rod since he left Seattle… but now that I’ve had a chance to watch the interview - ego+BS+roids= ??? no wonder he has a big noggin.

I am amazed at the human capacity to rationalize anything.

He says he was young & dumb? If he (as admitted) started taking the drugs in 2001, he was 26… that may be young by normal standards, but not by MBL standards. He’d all ready spent five years as a pro player. That makes him somewhat tenured. Not necessarily a seasoned veteran… but far from the wide-eyed naïve newby he claimed to be.

He was under pressure to proove he was a good player? He did that in ‘96 as a rookie. Without the drugs.

He’s sorry? No he’s not. There wasn’t a hint of remorse in his face. He almost appeared to be bragging. He’s not sorry. Even the most gullible should be able to recognize that.
LukeB on February 10 at 8:34 a.m.
Who?

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