A-Rod needs to come clean!

by John Amato on Feb 8, 2009 5:43 PM EST Comment 21 comments

OK, his results were supposed to be sealed, but it looks like the cat is out of the bag. I do believe in the right to privacy, but that's history now for A-Rod. Woldn't you like to know the other names on that list? He needs to get back in town, suck it up and give us the truth. No games, no lies, no complaints, only the truth. Torre's book outlines an A-Rod that was more concerned with his place in baseball's stat history rather than winning. If that's true, I'd say that legacy has hit a major road block. He was the guy that had been counted on to pass Barry Bonds and get his name off the books as the all time HR king so it wouldn't be tainted by performance enhancing drugs. Well, now what?

We all know about how hard A-Rod works, that has never been an issue so now is the time that he has to work a little bit harder and get the real deal out in the open.

The longer he waits, the worse it will get. I think he knows New York pretty well. I don't expect him to call a press conference tomorrow, but I wouldn't take too long. Most people by nature are forgiving, remember that A-Rod. I've always felt that a player should have his contract voided out if he got caught doing roids, but that's just me and not the legal world speaking. Either way, A-Rod needs to talk and talk fast. Don't pull an Andy or a Clemens with the media and the fans. You have one shot with us so please come clean.

Make it count no matter what the truth is.

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A-Roid's too dirty to ever come clean, really

by BrianByron on Feb 8, 2009 7:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

People have had almost 48 hours to stew / talk over this.

He needs to hold a press conference ASAP! Monday would be the best day. This prevents all the “mouths” on t.v. and talk radio from going ape $hit and pontificating the hell out of it. It all begins at 6am Monday morning.
ESPN – Mike & Mike
Fox Sports (XM) – The First Team on Fox w/Steve Czaban
etc., etc.

They are going to have first crack for 3 to 4 hours about this. There is nothing, I repeat nothing going on in sports.
NFL Pro Bowl? No one cares. (Did anyone see how many empty seats there were?)
NBA? No one cares. It’s still the regular season. Lebron vs. Kobe. It was anti-climatic to say the least.
~~Tennis?~~
~~NASCAR? Budweiser Shootout?~~
College Basketball? Yawn. Wake me when the brackets come out.

This story (A-Rod) will be the topic de jure tomorrow. The longer he waits, the longer everyone will get to spout their vitriol about him and the game of baseball. The sooner he comes out w/an admission and an apology, the sooner the “mouths” will be talking about that. And that might provide some kind of healing as opposed to letting his non-answers permeate the beginning of the baseball season.

If more than one person knows a secret, it ain't a secret.

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Feb 8, 2009 7:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I really don't think that an apology is enough...

An apology is only good if you just raped someone or maybe killed your pregnant girlfriend. Something serious like using steroids requires something more—just like if you kicked your dog.

Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener. --Billy Martin

by garp on Feb 8, 2009 7:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Uh. No.

Apology for the first two things you mentioned? Apologies aren’t going to work for that my friend. Nothing is going to be able to fix / help those.

If more than one person knows a secret, it ain't a secret.

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Feb 8, 2009 8:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hmm...You obviously don't watch much basketbal or football.

Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener. --Billy Martin

by garp on Feb 8, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Pro / college basketball - no. Professional football - a little.

I’ll tell you this much. If I were a female and had been raped, an apology wouldn’t be worth a damn. If I had a friend, girlfriend or spouse who was pregnant and had been killed an apology wouldn’t be worth a damn thing either. You can’t undo stuff like that or make it better. Perhaps I just hold life and human beings up to a different standard than you sir.

If more than one person knows a secret, it ain't a secret.

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Feb 9, 2009 7:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Actually all you prove is that you do not understand sarcasm. The fact

is that Kobe Bryant is the biggest star in basketball and he is more popular than ever. All he had to do was apologize to his wife, buy her a ring and pay off the girl he raped so she would shut up. No one talks about him not getting into the NBA HOF. The same goes for Ray Lewis who most likely paid off witnesses who saw him stab and kill someone at a party. He went on to be the Super Bowl MVP the next year and all you hear is how the Baltimore Ravens have to resign him because he is the face of the franchise.
Hell, Mike Tyson was convicted and went to jail for rape but did not become a pariah until he bit someone’s ear off in the ring. He didn’t have to even apologize for the rape. Oddly enough his apology to Evander Holyfield for the ear biting was not enough.

Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener. --Billy Martin

by garp on Feb 9, 2009 10:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Call me the exception, not the rule.

Sarcasm. Yeah. I can’t f’n stand it. People use sarcasm as a supplement for their lack of ability to opine in a clear and coherent manner.

If more than one person knows a secret, it ain't a secret.

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Feb 9, 2009 11:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow! I always heard that Met fans were douchebags.

Thanks for supplying the evidence.

Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener. --Billy Martin

by garp on Feb 9, 2009 12:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Coming clean...

…may not be the answer either. Look at this board, at other fan sites.. People, even Yankee fans love to hate A-rod. This is just the ultimate fuel for the fire.

Do I love the guy? No. Do I root for him? Hell yes. I still don’t understand how you can profess yourself a Yankee fan and not want A-rod to succeed. If he does well, that can only be a positive for the Yanks. All this crap about shipping him out for prospects and eating his salary— not only will it NEVER happen — it’s a load of horseshit, and people need to get over themselves.

HE IS STILL ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN BASEBALL, PERIOD. And he’s not going anywhere people.

I hope he does come clean, but I fear the consequences if he does. People aren’t so quick to forgive people they are quick to hate. There a lot of people in this town who never gave him a chance in the first place.

by NumberSeven on Feb 8, 2009 10:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Agreed on several points

However, perhaps his biggest motivator to “come clean” ASAP could be staying out of jail.

Clemens and Bonds have set the example of what happens to the biggest names in the sport when lying about their past usage.

by anaconda on Feb 8, 2009 11:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Bonds and Clemens are in trouble for lying under oath. That is why

they may go to jail, not for taking steroids. ARod has not committed perjury to this point. It is not illegal to lie to Buster Olney or even Bob Costas. One way he could find himself in legal trouble, though, is if he stands in front a room full of reporters and cameras and confesses to a crime he has not been charged with. That is why Giambi apologized without saying what he was apologizing for. Because it would be stupid and would open him to loads of legal problems.

Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener. --Billy Martin

by garp on Feb 8, 2009 11:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm aware of that

But there has been a witch hunt by the government to make an example of these high profile guys, especially Bonds. Clemens essentially did it to himself.

If A-Rod decides to keep denying his past use – the feds could very easily go after him and force him to testify under oath.

All he needs to do is simply watch what has happened to Clemens and Bonds. I’m hoping he just fesses up and avoids that can of worms.

by anaconda on Feb 8, 2009 11:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If he gets subpoenaed he can only

tell all if he gets immunity. Otherwise he has to take the 5th. He will not confess to a crime unless he gets immunity. It would be stupid to do otherwise.

Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener. --Billy Martin

by garp on Feb 9, 2009 12:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wait...

you’re telling me I can lie to Bob Costas and GET AWAY WITH IT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? This changes everything! hahahahahaha

by BrianByron on Feb 8, 2009 11:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i have always respected A-Rod and i cant again until he come clean

he is the best in the game, is going to break bond’s HR record by the time he is done and even though he is a yankee i have always had respect for him, same with derek jeter,bernie williams,mariano rivera and some others

TB Rays in 09!!!

by RaysOfHope on Feb 8, 2009 11:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

My guess is

A-Roid winds up with 666 career dingers.

by BrianByron on Feb 8, 2009 11:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

At this point

I’m over records and stats. Most HR’s, most stolen bases, most PED’s taken. I’m over it. It’s a team game and I want to see a team win. The hell w/the records and stats.

If more than one person knows a secret, it ain't a secret.

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Feb 9, 2009 7:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Coming clean for A-Roid isn't enough

He need to come clean, tell his story, beg for forgiveness. That’s all he has to do.

But on top of that they need to release the other 103 players names. It’s just not fair to rake this guy over the coals while the others are just sitting around, probably making their own comments about this situation… THEN, MLB needs to prove to people exactly how often ALL players are being tested. They need to prove to the fans that since all this juice testing started, that they really, truely, know who is clean and who is not.

A-Rod comes clean and he has a typical A-Rod season. A-Rod denies this stuff and he’s gonna hit 260!!!

by Ragnar808 on Feb 9, 2009 10:15 AM EST reply actions 0 recs