I know..enough about Alex! BUT..this is major news, so I have to cover it. Hopefully he addresses the other issues and it doesn't drag on the whole season.
Here are three areas in which Rodriguez needs to explain and improve:
1. What steroid/banned substance did he take?In A-Rod's ESPN interview he claimed not to know what it was. Yet he still somehow knew that, whatever it was, it was banned. He also speculated several times on TV about how banned substances might be available at GNC, which was nothing more than a diversionary tactic, since SI already reported he tested positive for Primobolan, a hardcore steroid. Besides, since he admitted to taking a "banned substance," as he put it (he didn't say steroid), he clearly knew it wasn't accidentally ingested through a supplement.
2. How often did he taken the banned substance? This key question was missed in the ESPN interview.
3. Where did he get the banned substance?First, he needs to stop knocking GNC. Of course, if he's merely trying to protect a teammate or friend, it would be understandable not to say. MLB never forced Jason Giambi to give up teammates when he was called into the commissioner's office, and most folks are generally reasonable about allowing players to protect teammates and friends. But GNC doesn't deserve this kind of unfair, unfounded pub.
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