Pete Abe brought up an interesting thought over the weekend, and I wanted to address it here:
Alex claims he used for three years. But none of us have any idea whether that is actually true or not. There are dozens of performance-enhancing substances out there for which no tests exist. It’s a good step that MLB has a stricter testing program, but let’s not fool ourselves into thinking the sport is clean.
What do we as fans do? What is our right or wrong? If you were in the Bronx today with your son or daughter, what did you tell them?
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Man, what a shot. Yankees win, the Yankees win. Everybody goes home happy.
But did that moment give you pause, if only for a split second?
Personally, I did not give steroids a moments thought when I heard about the home run (it was Sabbath, could not see it live), and to be honest, I have not thought about it since Alex has returned. The general perception is that everyone was doing it, so that A-Rod’s particular indiscretions do not raise my moral hackles. Additionally, I think that free agency has led fans like myself to root for the laundry rather than the individuals. If the team wins, all is good.
It is also interesting to note that nobody raises these moral dilemmas when Andy Pettitte when Andy Pettitte wins a game or Jason Giambi hits a home run. Alex seems to bring these questions out, probably because people are already conflicted about rooting for the guy. Where do you stand on the issue? Did you wish someone else had won the game for the Yankees?
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This discussion will never end. Everyone screamed for testing, they now have testing. In fact they have some of the strictest testing in professional sports. However apparently to some writers (and Pete Abe) its clearly not working and we’d be fools to believe that the sport is clean. Wonder if he feels that way about football? Maybe someone should ask him, hes got a week off now, it should be easy to contact him.
Abe needs to get off Arods jock.
Agreed
I’m actually happy that it was A-Rod that got the big hit. He more than other players needs to be the hero because there are just too many that love to give him a hard time. He’s had a target on his back because people are not happy with his contract, or his personality, or whatever, but there is no denying how much better our team is with him in the lineup.
Personally, I just want him to get comfortable because he can do so much for our club.
This was exactly how I felt.
I am a little off topic but I was hoping we might see more of cervelli. Cash sucks and I know cervelli is no all star but he seems decent at the plate and very good behind the plate. Even when Molina an Posada are back I wonder if cervelli might not be a better backup?
mryankee….the longer that Girardi controls Cervelli’s playing time instead of sending him out to play 6-7 games a week, the better he will look to all of us.
The more at bats he gets, the worse he’ll begin to look.
Of course I disagree with that statement, no offence. I have been saying how much better then Molina he is, for a long time, I still believe he is.
His “D” is about equal to Molina, his bat is better (Power -), much more athletic and faster. The .190 is not his history, it is an aberration…he is much better then that.
Granted, this is only my opinion but, I like it.
I have no problem with you disagreeing, in fact I love a good baseball debate. When I say I don’t think Cervelli can play everyday, it has nothing to do with his AA batting average from early this year. Its been well documented on this site how foolish it is to go on such a small sample size.
I do love how Cervelli has made the best of this limited opportunity. I think he’s a good to slighly above average defensive catcher, with an average arm. But imo he’s just not in Molina’s league. Cervelli could easily become Molina in 2-3 years time however.
Also Cervelli’s speed is nice for a catcher, but I have more faith in Molinas bat at this point. Both would be exposed however if they caught everyday. At least Molina can pop the occasional homerun however.
I have seen Cervelli many times before this year and his injury last year.
I think you are underestimating his defensive abilities, the one thing I noticed (even in the minors) pitchers like pitching to him and he has a very quick release on his throws. As for his hitting; he will have better numbers then Molina in every way except HR.
I give the nod to Molina in experience and knowledge of the hitters plus his HR power. Molina and Cervelli are a lot alike in their defense.
agree about the blind eye being turned toward the NFL, and would add the NBA & NHL to that list.
I hope Arod hits 60 and that 10 of them are walk-offs. Another season with a 350 risp & close & late like so many of his previous seasons would be nice also.
i loved seeing our best player win the game. Looks like arod and tex are going to carry us for a little while.
Peter Abraham hates Alex Rodriguez. The comments on his blog were 99% in favor of A-Rod. Abraham is famous for holding grudges. He ragged on Girardi all of last year. His blog is very informative, but his personality leaves a bit to be desired. The only thing that gave me pause after the home run was the fact that Abraham would mention steroids. Agenda?
PED’s are everywhere in our society and are still allowed in MLB. What does anyone think cortisone is? In small overdoses it can cause kidney failure. And yet MLB allows such a steroid to be used. Steroids help a player recover more quikly from injury and allow More frequent workouts to increase strength. But because every position in baseball is a skill position, a players ability to hit a curve or pitch to a spot is not enhanced. But what i want to know is why Football is immune from scrutiny? Why do the Moral Media Barometers refuse to examine the NFL where 2 players out of 3 are not skill players and can unfairly benefit from an illegal increase in brut force and increased aggression. Of course it is merely coincidence that US and Euro Drug companies in Mexico and other places flood the third world with dangerous Drugs whose whereabouts can’t be accounted for. Of course who tells us that no matter what the side effects are(stroke, heart disease, kidney failure, suicidal thoughts) we still need drug X to calm our restless leg syndrome which is caused by legal food additives in every bite we eat. Got to Love It . Maybe the Hare Krishnas have it right, this world is a big material mess, we should sing Hare Krishna and create good karma as far as possible.
Have you noticed that a lot of football players die in their forties?
The more I think about it the more I think Wells was right. If they started throwing people out of the game the minute they test positive this would all change.