So how do you think ARod did........

[Paulypal]

....in his Peter Gammons interview?

In my opinion he did a lot better than I thought he was going to do. When I saw the first 5 minute snipit I was worried that he was just being too vague, but when I saw the whole thing I thought he was being more forthcoming. Considering he was being interviewed just 2 days after I thought he did good.

The one thing I liked was that he ended every statement with blaming himself. I just hope for his sake and the Yankees that this somehow isnt the story of the 2009 Yankees. Being a fan of Arod as well as pulling for the Yanks at the same time I hope eventually it becomes a thing of the past.

[Domenic]

Rodriguez did very well for himself. The only weakness in his interview was his not knowing exactly what he took - while it wasn't exactly Bonds saying "I took flaxseed oil," it still makes him look like a moron. Who would take something without knowing what it is?

[TonyStarks]

Rodriguez did very well for himself. The only weakness in his interview was his not knowing exactly what he took - while it wasn't exactly Bonds saying "I took flaxseed oil," it still makes him look like a moron. Who would take something without knowing what it is?

Agreed.
When ARod said that he didn't know what he took, I cringed.
But overall, I'd say ARod did very well considering the situation.

[KCGHOST]

Arod greatly benefitted from having Gammons as the interviewer. I don't want to say Peter was throwing softballs, but he wasn't exactly bringing the high heat.

The issue, of course, isn't whether Arod owned up or not. It is going to be how severely he will be punished in the court of public opinion.

[Yankeefan90]

Win a World Series this year and I think most those feelings from Yankee fans go away and they stick behind A-Rod. That's what he has to do for me anyway, he really made me disappointed. I defended the guy, and was really excited to see a reall chase of the Home Run record, now that excitement is gone. He wins a world series and I'll be able to look past this.

[tommybaseball]

This was damage control and nothing more. Unfortunately for him the limits of his “admission” may very well end up with the effect of the boy who put his finger in the dike. Let’s be clear, no world class athlete puts anything into his body without knowing what it is. One of the particular steroids that A-Roid put into his body was Primabolin, one which would disguise the well known, tell-tale physical signs of a user. Read this NYT article in todays paper, “A Steroid Popular for its Limited Side Effects”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/sports/baseball/10steroids.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

In the article, Dr. Gary Wadler, an anti-doping expert states, “The injectable form of the drug could be detected for just short of two weeks, and the oral drug might be detectable for less than a day, depending on the dose. The performance-enhancing effects can last for months.”
This is what makes the Orza revelation (which he denied yesterday) that he warned A-Roid that a test was coming, relevant. If you know that you are going to be tested in two weeks, then you cycle off.
Terry Todd, a former power champion power lifter said, “The drug is “known for building muscle strength without much muscle bulk.”
Read it and weep A-Rod lovers. This is the type of steroid that would best fit in with A-Frauds disingenuous personality.
Here is what this was all about: It was about the Fame, it was about the records, it was about the prestige it was about the money,(our money by the way!) It was business. In short, it was about his incredible ego and the cash, nothing more.

[Yankeefan90]

Here is what this was all about: It was about the Fame, it was about the records, it was about the prestige it was about the money,(our money by the way!) It was business. In short, it was about his incredible ego and the cash, nothing more.

And in A-Rod's defense, he admitted as much. I just watched most of the interview and he said he was greedy, stupid, and naive. He wanted people to see that he was the best, and that's why he did it. So your statement isn't anything that didn't already come out of A-Rod's mouth. Do I believe him that he didn't know what drug he took? No not really, if your a professional athlete you should know what you're putting into your body.

[clipper]

He did great. Well coached, prepared, as good as possible. The only mistake was the shots at Roberts. If if they were true - ignore her. She did her job. Her book better not have any contridictory evidence to Peter's admission.

It's over as far as I'm concern. Let's play ball.

Two Days,
Clipper

[Mike27]

He did great. Well coached, prepared, as good as possible. The only mistake was the shots at Roberts. If if they were true - ignore her. She did her job. Her book better not have any contridictory evidence to Peter's admission.

It's over as far as I'm concern. Let's play ball.

Two Days,
Clipper

So she did her job by obtaining information that she had no business in and then spreading it to the rest of the world? Now, I really am not backing Arod up on this, obviously what he did was wrong... But isn't selective journalism at least morally wrong?

I thought Rodriguez looked alright last night, but this isn't going to go away. People have always hated the players who wore pinstripes, and this just gives them more ammunition.

[Hysteria]

Yeah i think a-rod has learned how to say the right thing.

[Domenic]

Roberts did break a FEDERAL LAW in procuring and distributing this information. While I think the public deserves to know what exactly is going on, that isn't for some journalist to decide - that's for the MLB and MLBPA or a Federal Court to decide.

[Mattingly]

Rodriguez did very well for himself. The only weakness in his interview was his not knowing exactly what he took - while it wasn't exactly Bonds saying "I took flaxseed oil," it still makes him look like a moron. Who would take something without knowing what it is?
I believe that Alex Rodriguez is just "playing dumb". He seems like a very smart person, but one who made a very stupid decision.

I don't believe Bonds' "flaxseed oil" thing, or this "not knowingly" business. This just gives him more legal grounds, that if he gets caught having used, he also has to be proven to have known what he'd taken.

I feel that Alex Rodriguez knew what he was taking. When someone can't name something, I really feel that he knows what he took, but doesn't wish to name what he'd taken. Besides, if he'd named everything, the next logical question would be where he'd gotten that stuff from, and who injected them into him.

From today's NY Daily News, an editorial:

A hero sullied: A-Rod the steroid abuser is a cheater and a liar to boot (http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/editorials/index.html) (this link needs to be updated, since it's a general link to each day's editorials)

We now know it beyond any doubt. Alex Rodriguez is a liar. He is a scoundrel. He is a disgrace. He has no business wearing Yankee pinstripes, much less collecting whopping paychecks from the most storied franchise in professional sports.

Yes, the Yankees' $300 million man can hit for average. He can hit for power. He can field. He just cannot conduct himself with dignity.

"I was stupid," Alex Rodriguez told ESPN on Monday, as though intelligence had anything to do with the colossal failure in judgment and character that led him to juice up.

He sounded contrite. So what? If we pat a man on the back for finally admitting he cheated after years of denials - breaking faith with the fans and the sport - we may as well let criminals go free when they plead guilty.

Just count the excuses in A-Fraud's tortured apology:

"When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I needed to perform, and perform at a high level every day. ... Back then, [baseball] was a different culture. It was very loose. I was young, I was stupid, I was naive. I wanted to prove to everyone I was worth being one of the greatest players of all time."

Boo hoo.

Then unravel the poisonous, pitiful logic. Because he wanted to be one of the greatest, "I did take a banned substance. For that, I'm very sorry and deeply regretful."

Dust off the asterisks and mark up his numbers - all of them.

Contrary to his insistence that Texas was the scene of the crime, we can't believe anything this reptile says anymore.

Just two years ago, Katie Couric asked him point-blank: Have you ever used steroids or any other performance-enhancing substance?

"No," said A-Rod. Period, end of sentence.

Have you ever been tempted?

"No." Period, end of sentence.

He was The One. The best player in baseball. There were visions of the day when he would take back the home run crown - set by Ruth, held with grace by Aaron, stolen by Bonds.

There was apparently even a $6 million incentive waiting for him when he became Homerun King.

There was, unfortunately, no incentive for honor.

[Mattingly]

Arod greatly benefitted from having Gammons as the interviewer. I don't want to say Peter was throwing softballs, but he wasn't exactly bringing the high heat.

The issue, of course, isn't whether Arod owned up or not. It is going to be how severely he will be punished in the court of public opinion.
I've heard on the radio that Congressman Edolphus Towns (http://www.house.gov/towns/) said that the way the economy is, anything about someone cheating on baseball won't mean a return to DC.

I'm wondering how Alex will be treated at Yankee Stadium on Opening Day, then Fenway, then Citifield (or whatever the Mets will call their stadium).

I predict we will soon see a sight from the past:



Will there be any rings along with the zoo? That could obviously affect things, but right now, not a good time.

[runningshoes]

Win a World Series this year and I think most those feelings from Yankee fans go away and they stick behind A-Rod. That's what he has to do for me anyway, he really made me disappointed. I defended the guy, and was really excited to see a reall chase of the Home Run record, now that excitement is gone. He wins a world series and I'll be able to look past this.

That's a very fickle attitude.

[Yankeefan90]

That's a very fickle attitude.

Is it? A-Rod was viewed as the Guy, the guy that was going to clean this sport up. How many kids looked up to him? He disgraced his name and the sport in which he plays.

[runningshoes]

Is it? A-Rod was viewed as the Guy, the guy that was going to clean this sport up. How many kids looked up to him? He disgraced his name and the sport in which he plays.

Yeah, and you're saying if the Yankees win the WS, then all is forgotten. If that's not fickle, then I don't know fickle is.

[Yankeefan90]

Yeah, and you're saying if the Yankees win the WS, then all is forgotten. If that's not fickle, then I don't know fickle is.

Never said I'd forget about it, but I'd be able to put it behind me. What he did is never going to be forgotten in my mind. I'll still cheer for him when he gets a hit, I'll be excited if he wins a game for us with a walk off, but I won't proud of any of his accomplishments. It's not fickle, it's one hand washes the other. We as Yankee fans come out pay big money to see this guy, thus paying his salary and then 1) he falls apart in the playoffs 2) brings the team down with all the crap about his personal life and 3) he was lying to us the whole time and really let people down. It's like the mob, we've done so many favors for this guy, like cheered when he was bad (some of us), forgave him after opting out, looked past his retarded escapades with Madonna, and he goes and let's the family down. Call it whatever but I want to see a championship just to say all the crap that's come from this guy was worth it.

[johnnypapa]

I think anything Arod said after "I took" was bs.