I have the day off from school today, which means I can watch the A-Rod press conference live. it hasn't even ended yet, actually.
The main excuse for his actions seem to be that he was young and under pressure to perform, and therefore didn't know any better. He keeps saying that he was around 24, 25 years old. Apparently A-Rod can't do math: He admitted that he took steroids from 2001-2003, meaning he was 26 to 28 years old. Also, 2001 was his sixth full season in the majors. He just suddenly decided to start steroids after six years? Of course, during the press conference he also admitted to using stuff in Seattle that's currently a banned substance and taken off the shelves at GNC. Who knows what else he'll "remember" after the press conference is over?
All I can say for now is that he has no positive tests after 2003. The year that the MLB started punishing for positive tests was 2004. The US prohibits ex post facto laws, so until a positive test from 2004 on shows up, I don't think they can do anything. However, A-Rod is the only name that has popped up on something like 103 or 104 tests from 2003. Tests that were supposed to be anonymous. Release the other names, don't let A-Rod take all the blame for this.
I haven't really formed my own opinion on the whole legacy thing, the asterisks and whatnot on his career. But I think that having several of his teammates present at the press conference to support him means something.
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It really is bullshit that he's getting strung up when everyone else is getting off scot-free. Someone was gunning for him, and that's completely fucked up. For that, plus the ex post facto argument, I'll be cheering, not booing, for him on Opening Day.
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