Do you forgive Alex Rodriguez?

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

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?

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.

anything beyond natural ability is morally illegal

Depends on your moral compass.
-wtk

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

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.

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

He only admitted to it because he had no choice, he doesnt want to be another Barry Bonds

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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

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

not really, but everyone makes mistakes....