Why Should I Care About Alex Rodriguez?

Really, why should I care?

Breaking news!  A superstar baseball player took an illegal performance enhancing substance from the period of 1995-2005.  In other news, Brett Favre has retired and the sun rises in the east.

Give me a break.  Why would we not think he was on the juice?  He's hit 35 or more home runs every year, except one, since 1996.  It's come to the point that I assume every player who has stepped to the plate since Jose Canseco came into the league has been on something at some point or another.  Done.  Once you come to grips with that, none of this news is shocking.

What about the Hall of Fame?  Should they be inducted?  Absolutely.  However, there should be a disclaimer that the players during that era may or may not have been pumping themselves full of super juice so they would be injured less, get more bat speed, recover faster from injuries, throw harder, and play longer.  We can't pick and choose here.  If you condemn Mark McGwire, they you condemn all players from the era.  Without positive tests, it's all speculation.

Onto the apology.  Overall it's crap.  Alex Rodriguez claims the truth will set you free.  Well, yeah, especially once you get caught telling lies.  There would have been no apology had he not been caught.  Also, he claims he was "young and naive".  Was he young and naive when he lied to Katie Couric 1.5 years ago in a national interview with her?  

Now, let's give A-Rod more credit than Roger Clemens, who used the "I believe I've earned your trust" line when he was caught red-handed.  Given the choice, I'd rather players handle it the way A-Rod handled it, but it's not much better.

I'm so tired of this stuff.  Baseball is healthier than ever so it's clear everyone else is tired of this stuff too.

Do you think it's a coincidence this is all happening right after the Super Bowl ended and two weeks before MLB spring training starts?  Just sayin'.

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