Today in a press conference Alex Rodriguez addressed the media, fans, and teammates, getting very emotional at certain points. He said he and his cousin injected a substance that supposedly gave him an energy boost, with the street name bole. He again referred to his youth and naivety when questioned as to exactly what the hell he was thinking. He even said that he's not sure he took the substance correctly
Now a lot of people have come out to say that as a multi million dollar athlete, theres no way he didn't have a better idea of what he was taking, or that by his age he must have been mature enough to know better. Personally, I am more inclined to believe him. What does he have to gain by continuing to lie? I, for once, really sympathize for the guy. I made a post a little more than a week ago, that these guys aren't super special he-men, they're just people. To condemn them for lying or cheating is hypocritical. Many self righteous citizens who must be on the list for canonization have been pontificating on the talk radio forum, or on message boards that they can't trust A Rod, or any other PED implicated athletes. If you have been building these major league baseball players up as your heroes and idols, then shame on you in the first place. Take a step in the real world and focus that attention on a parent, or a doctor, soldier, or a teacher.
I guess my real point in this rambling jumble of words, is lay off my man A Rod. It behooves us Yankee fans to give him our support. If he's on his game, there is no one better.
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