Are you Ready for A-Rod Media Day?
by John Amato on Feb 17, 2009 2:33 AM EST
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The A-Rod freak show is about to begin. Are you ready? Will he try to go Gammon's all up on us again? The press pool will pounce for sure. You know they've been licking their chops ever since Selena's piece came out.
What reporters will ask the stupidest questions? Will A-Rod tell us if he shot up or doesn't remember? Maybe he'll blame it all on Madonna. This will be an interesting presser for sure. And it looks like the Yankees will be by his side.
Joe Girardi confirmed that he would be sitting next to A-Rod under the big tent - the same spot where he sat a year ago when Andy Pettitte made his first public comments about his own performance-enhancing drug scandal."I will be there; I support him," Girardi said Sunday. "We understand he's going through a difficult time. I supported Andy last year and I'm here for Alex. That's part of my job. I want to see him get through this, see all of us get through this and get to what we love to do, and that's play."
Jorge Posada has stated his desire to attend the press conference to bolster his teammate as well, while Mariano Rivera said he would also be present. Derek Jeter and Pettitte are also expected to attend, a show of support from the Yankees' veteran core.
I do know that this press conference will not stop the madness that will surround A-Rod all year. It is in a way "Must See TV" for Sports fans...
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What Arod Needs to do
In order for Yankees camp not to become more of a media circus than usual, Arod needs to step up today and lay some ground rules. I’m all for him answering questions today, but he’s got to say at the conclusion of today’s feeding frenzy that today is the last day that he will be answering questions about his steroid use.
He’s got to be firm about this otherwise this will have a eroding affect on the team.
I was listening to Bobby Knight this morning, and he said the very same thing. Alex needs to take control and make this a non-issue in the Yankees camp.
"Baseball is the background music of my life." -George Will
by Ronster22 on Feb 17, 2009 8:35 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I heard Skip Bayliss say that ARod needs to admit that
he did steroids as a Yankee. No one pointed out to him that if he did that then Selig could suspend him for using steroids after 2003. A lot of these media clowns hated him before the PED scandal so I can’t see how much will change no matter what he says now.
Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener. --Billy Martin
by garp on Feb 17, 2009 11:38 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I read an piece on SI.com last week (in the ‘for the record’ section) that said A-Rod needs to say this this and that, tell all basically. And then two paragraphs later said how he could set himself up for legal/ league issues if he says to much… whatever. Don’t get me wrong, A-Rods to blame here, but the guy’s not gonna be able to win no matter what he says. People will still find fault no matter what.
The dude’s gonna say what he’s gonna say about it today, and that’s going to be it. /Then we wait for the next press conference in April when he has to comment on Selena Roberts’ book/ sarcasm (hopefully that’s sarcasm).
by NumberSeven on Feb 17, 2009 12:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Arod better hope
That Palmeiro, Juan Gone, don’t come out and say he had a bigger roid role than what he let on. Can you imagine the fallout if either of these two bums throw Arod under the bus saying something like, “He was the roid ringleader.”
Or, “We had roid parties at his house and took turns shooting each other up.”
He’d be done.
"Baseball is the background music of my life." -George Will
by Ronster22 on Feb 17, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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