Comments on: Musings on an A-Rod suspension

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:48:57 +0000

MLB is a farce and players will continue to fail the drug tests.
It just makes you wonder how many players still do it but have learned the system and how to not get caught.

By: YankeesVine » Blog Archive » A-Rod on the hot seat today

YankeesVine » Blog Archive » A-Rod on the hot seat today — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:36:27 +0000

[...] Blues, one of the finest Yankee fan blogs on the Inter-Google, speculates today that there is no way Rodriguez can be suspended for his admission of using steroids from [...]

By: Zack

Zack — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:26:32 +0000

ARod will never see a suspension for this, it would never stand up in an appeal.

By: MJ

MJ — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:19:55 +0000

Btw, if 30 million is too much to pay Alex. Then 12 million is too much to pay Crede.

By: MJ

MJ — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:18:49 +0000

Jim

They are paying for one of the top 5 baseball players of all time.

No one will remember Crede a week after he retires, nor will anyone care.

I’d take nearly 57-150-150 over whatever Crede could do in 2 seasons combined.

By: MJ

MJ — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:15:20 +0000

There’s no possible way you can suspend this guy. The league knew he took steroids back in the day, because he obviously failed your test.

So, how can you feel betrayed, Bud Selig, that he admitted use and betrayed yourself and baseball. He already freaking new that he tested positive and may have had a slight advantage.

So, you’re going to suspend somebody for leaked information from the MLB itself(which they should have destroyed in time)and then suspend a player who seems to be the only one who handled his guilt the correct way by admitting use? The guys tests were supposd to be confidential anyways. How else should Alex have handled this?

Can’t believe Selig feels he should not receive any blame. If he realized steroid use in the 90′s…..why not test it before 2004? If he would have set-up the tests when he first had a worry about players boosting their level of play unfairly, then he should have started testing right then and there. Then, none of these players would have ever used in the early 2000s and players like A-Rod would have never tested positive.

By: Joey H

Joey H — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:56:22 +0000

Ok, Fine. Suspend Alex. If you do that, I want the 103 other names then.

By: Tom Zig

Tom Zig — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:16:55 +0000

I’d still take A-rod over Crede, or whoever else you propose that would make 12mil.

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:02:03 +0000

suspending A-Rod by MLB might be the best thing that ever happened to the Yankees. It may open up a clause in his contract based on disclosure of facts pertinent to future performance. It’s like omitting something on a job application that would materially impact the employer’s decision. The yoke that hangs around the Yankees neck for the next 9 years will prove to be very hard to overcome. A VG third baseman shouldn’t cost more than 12 Million not 30. The only reason he gets the big bucks was the potential to set some very serious records in the N Yankee Stadium. Not a very good business decision.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:46:26 +0000

You’re asking sports reporters to retract statements? Seriously? I think it’d be easier to get politicians to do so than it would sports reporters.