I am by no means a Yankee fan. It's no secret how I feel about Derek Jeter, and it's safe to say that I feel pretty much the same way about the entire squadron/organization. (Hank, we get it, you're a loudmouth and you have useless opinions… can we move on?)
Today, or yesterday, or whenever, new allegations surfaced about Alex Rodriguez and steroid use. With the allegations before (I'll call this" ’Roiding Round I") he said "Yeah, I did it, but just for a short time with the Rangers… my b, we should just hug this one out." Apparently there is now "irrefutable" evidence that he used in high school and/or with the Yankees.
I'm not about to pile on A-Rod. Because, frankly, I do not care. You might call me a Yankee apologist (that is, if you didn't know me) but, truth be told, I absolutely do not care.
If you had asked me before the previous allegations against A-Rod whether he had done steroids, I wouldn't have said no, or yes. I would have said, "Well, I'll tell you, I suppose I don't find him any more suspicious than anyone else."
This is precisely the problem with steriod-era baseball.
This article appears in Apr 29 – May 5, 2009.