Assuming the report is true, assuming Alex Rodriguez is sorry, assuming his admission to steroid use and the sincerity in his voice was genuine, A-Rod should be forgiven. Of course, this is a lot to assume.
When Alex Rodriguez’s positive test result was released to the public, things could not have looked worse. The report was obviously true, and the baseball world was left wondering “What comes next?” All indicators pointed to either a denial on the part of A-Rod or simply a “no comment” approach, which was sure to draw nothing but comments in return.
It was almost a guarantee that Rodriguez would do one of these two options, and ultimately ostracize himself further from what little of a normal career he could have left.
No player has ever been in Alex Rodriguez’s position before. Sure, Andy Pettitte and Jason Giambi admitted to and apologized for the use of performance-enhancing drugs, but none of them were the highest paid player in the league, or the most likely successor to the home run king.
None of them were Alex Rodriguez.
It’s the same reason that whomever leaked A-Rod’s name most likely knew about other players but chose to focus on one. It’s the same reason everyone cares about this story. It’s the same reason that his response to the allegations was equally important as the truth of the conviction itself.
This is A-Rod.
Unfortunately, anyone that was hoping for Alex to “do the right thing and admit his use” was doing so with crossed fingers and lucky charms around his or her neck. It seemed more likely that Don Zimmer would take Pedro Martinez out for dinner than A-Rod own up to his mistakes and be honest with the extent of his use.
Don, I suggest the filet mignon.
In an interview with ESPN’s Peter Gammons, Alex Rodriguez takes full responsibility for his actions and apologizes to the fans for cheating them. The very thing that baseball fans needed to hear, they did.
Rodriguez does not opt for the Andy Pettitte excuse of “one time only,” but actually explains when and why he used steroids. He was forthright and honest, and spoke with a look of sincerity in his eyes, where it was shockingly clear he was speaking from the heart.
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