Alex Rodriguez's Apology May Be Real But It's Not Worth Spit
A Rod has apologized in a handwritten statement for just about everything he has ever said about using performance enhancing drugs. He wants to put the past in the rear view mirror and get on with his life in baseball and collect the last part of his multi year contract worth a reported $63 million.
Fans and talk show radio probably don't think an apology is sufficient given the mischief he has been part of in Major League Baseball. Eventually he will have to face reporters in the locker room in Spring Training. He will have a hard time getting past his past it is clear.
I am not a big fan of A Rod. In spite of giving almost $4 million to the University of Miami and getting the baseball field and park renamed in his honor to Alex Rodriguez Park, the money is tainted and he is an embarrassment as is any fixer in sporting contests.
This dishonesty isn't about gambling, it's turning a game on it's ear.
Alex Rodriguez, Lance Armstrong, Ben Johnson, Tonya Harding, and others have cheated in sporting contests and unfortunately because money is involved these folks will never quite go away and any kind of apology and explanation will seem lame. Even Little League Baseball is suspect with the U.S. Champions of 2014 having their championship being voided.
A Rod is talking a brave game but it is more likely that the game has passed him by and the Yankees will be hung with his contract. Sometimes professionals are not very professional.
Fans and talk show radio probably don't think an apology is sufficient given the mischief he has been part of in Major League Baseball. Eventually he will have to face reporters in the locker room in Spring Training. He will have a hard time getting past his past it is clear.
I am not a big fan of A Rod. In spite of giving almost $4 million to the University of Miami and getting the baseball field and park renamed in his honor to Alex Rodriguez Park, the money is tainted and he is an embarrassment as is any fixer in sporting contests.
This dishonesty isn't about gambling, it's turning a game on it's ear.
Alex Rodriguez, Lance Armstrong, Ben Johnson, Tonya Harding, and others have cheated in sporting contests and unfortunately because money is involved these folks will never quite go away and any kind of apology and explanation will seem lame. Even Little League Baseball is suspect with the U.S. Champions of 2014 having their championship being voided.
A Rod is talking a brave game but it is more likely that the game has passed him by and the Yankees will be hung with his contract. Sometimes professionals are not very professional.
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