Wow! What a sad day for baseball. Nine years ago this man Alex Rodriguez was considered the Lebron James of baseball. He hit for average, power, played unbelievable defense and was an undeniable presence in any lineup. As a die hard member of Red Sox Nation I was excited at the thought of getting him to don the anti pinstripe attire, but am I glad that he didn't. But this isn't a post to talk about the first place sox but to take a look at how far this man has fallen. He isn't the only one to be using and it is very sad they are using him as a Martyr but it comes with the territory Mr. Rodriguez. You want to cheat the game and the thousands of athletes who try and do things the right way but get denied because you are using. You have destroyed your legacy and I was one of your biggest fans, I still use your swing as an example of a great bat path. I just wonder what was going through your head when you decided to use for the first time. I couldn't imagine the kind of pressure you were under but to turn to PED's had to have been in the back of your mind. Everyone homerun you hit, every RBI you knocked in had to have had you thinking "Was that my ability or the substance I was using?" I want to sit here and bash all the men involved in this scandal and taking money from the pockets of athletes that actually deserve to be there but they are going to have to deal with this the rest of their lives and that is a lot worse than any critic or blogger could ever write. Hope they clean up the game and make it a zero tolerance. One positive test and you are banned from baseball for life.
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