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• JoseJose said February 11, 2009

  I forgive him because he just thought he needed to preform for the fans because if he didn't they would think he was a waste of time to sign to their team

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• bucknut said February 11, 2009

  I dont forgive him, he knew better and he still did it. He played well enough to sign a contract for all that money, why wouldnt he play play well enough after?

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• demetairsbell said February 11, 2009

  Personally, I don't see what all the fuss is about. Performance enhancing drugs were not banned when he indulged so in my eyes he didn't do anything wrong. Folks really need to wake up and stop fooling themselves. A-Rod along with other did what they felt was necessary to gain an competitive edge. It's no different than some stock broker acting on an inside tip. You do what you have to to gain an edge. I think it's wrong for an outsider to tell someone how to govern their body. If a person decides to put something into their body that they know has the potential to do some harm later in life, then let them. We're practicing that with cigarettes. In a competitive work enviornment so people are going to go over and beyond to gain the edge and that's what's happening in the world of sports. If you can't or won't produce, they move on to the next person who can. A-Rod did what baseball allowed him to do. It was a win win as far as MLB was concerned. Players get to play and stay employed while owners pockets get fat because more fans are attending and watching games. And they were purchasing merchandise. So in a nutshell, stop trying to shame the players because they're not alone in this mess. They're just an easy scapegoat.

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  • bucknut replied February 11, 2009

    anything beyond natural ability is morally illegal
    • idigpho replied February 12, 2009

      Depends on your moral compass.
      -wtk
• idigpho said February 11, 2009

  Here are my issues with the entire situation:
  Demetairsbell is completely right. Steroids were not illegal in the game of baseball at the time that he was using. The issue to the U.S. government is that steroids are illegal in the United States; however, that does not stop Alex (or any other player) from going to a country with lax rules regarding steroids and take them there and come back.
  
  The test that Alex Rodriguez took was supposed to be entirely confidential. If anything, the information that the government took was under false pretenses and Alex does have a lawsuit if his lawyers can work with that. The original warrant was to find any information on Giambi, Bonds, McGwire, Schilling, Clemens, etc., and not take the whole list.
  
  Now here's another thing. Now that the list of 104 is out, all 104 names should be released. It is unfair to Major League players who were playing clean to be thrown into the "steroid" age. It is things like this that make me lose faith in baseball.
  
  I am completely supportive of Alex as a person because he is going through something that he should not have had to. If I were Alex, I would void my own contract and retire. Play for the Dominican Republic in the WBC and then go tear up the Japanese Leagues. They pay relatively competitive salaries and he would destroy any record over there even at his age. He will never be able to wash his hands of this in America because fans are fickle and the best always have targets on their backs. But in short, Alex was betrayed by Major League Baseball. I don't know how he will keep playing.
  
  Also, demetraisbell, you were wrong about one thing. The similarities between A-Rod taking steroids and a stockbroker using inside tips is that they are both illegal in the eyes of the United States government. Again, easiest solution is to go somewhere where steroids are not illegal and do them there.
  
  Once steroids became illegal in the Major Leagues, Alex stopped using them. I believe that. I don't know why people like Stephen A. Smith or Tim Kirkjan would be critical of that. It's not losing the $25.2B (at the time) over something like that.
  -wtk

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  • Boston1 replied February 17, 2009

    It's not that steroids were legal in baseball idigpho when A-ROID did them. There were no penalties because none of the players were tested. The test that Rodriguez was given was confidential. He is the one who mentioned in his book that he tested positve for them. That's why it came out. He wasn't singled out. He willingly gave up that information. Steroids were a crime in the united states back then and today. You couldn't deal in steroids. Baseball just didn't have any testing or penalties before the tests A-ROID took. I just wish he opened his big mouth sooner.
• marcpongpamorn said February 11, 2009

  I forgive Alex Rodriguez because he admitted what he did was wrong, but he knew better.

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  • bucknut replied February 13, 2009

    He only admitted to it because he had no choice, he doesnt want to be another Barry Bonds
• hutcht02 said February 12, 2009

  I understand why he did it and I feel bad for the guy, but he isn't sorry. He's sorry he got caught, yes, but you can't tell me that he didn't consider the possible consequences when he started taking PID's. Yeah, I guess I "forgive him" and still have a great deal of respect for him as an athlete and a person, but that doesn't change the fact that what he did was wrong and it shouldn't be ignored.

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• Justtony1969 said February 13, 2009

  Forgive him for what? Being a moron? Cheating? Lying? Stealing from the fans who believed in him? I cannot feel sorry for him when he is crying all the way to the bank with his $25M/year. He said he "felt the pressure of being one of the best in the game". That man, nor do most professional athletes, does not know what pressure is...pressure it living paycheck to paycheck, wondering if you will have enough money for food and utilities. Pressure is wondering if you will be the next person laid off from your company. Athletes get paid millions to "play a game", a game that kids play every year. I cannot feel sorry for him or any other athlete that whines about the "pressures" of the game.
  
  Those people that feel sorry for Alex Roid-riguez and all of the other athletes must have so much money that they can "feel their pain".
  
  As for Selig, he is as big of a liar as A-Roid. Selig was a used car salesman and an owner, so he knows how to play the system. He had to know what was going on and, like the other owners, turn his back on what was going on because he felt it was good for the game...bringing the fans back, increasing attendance and interest. There needs to be another Kenesaw Mountain Landis to become commissioner and clean up the image of baseball...to kick a$$ and take names later!!
  

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  • bucknut replied February 13, 2009

    AAAAAAAAAmen!!
• da2956hero said February 14, 2009

  LAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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• PhillyFan83 said February 18, 2009

  You can't forgive him, you just have to move on. And there's little for the fan to do to "punish" him, or the league. The only power we have is to stop paying attention, which punishes us as much as it does them.
  
  Here's an article I suggest you guys check out from a couple days ago. The writer makes a couple very compelling arguments.
  
  http://www.yardbarker.com/MLB/articles/Do_steroids_really_matter/512579

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• Tennisany1 said February 18, 2009

  no question in my mind that what he did was wrong. He truly did shame the game. But this brings up a couple questions, He did not take HGH he took a substance that was not banned in the MLB. Also a reported asked if he would have admitted to using roids, Well he wouldnt have because he didnt know he was taking them because he took the substance and after all the years of never testing positive he probrobly thought hey maybe it wasnt that bad. You have to look at this square on all sides, did he cheat- somewhat? Yes. Is he a hall of Famer in my mind? No doubt

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• melkyway28 said February 18, 2009

  I dont really forgive him. There is just someething about him that seems so Fake.

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• melkyway28 said June 29, 2009

  not really, but everyone makes mistakes....

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