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Post by Josh on Feb 7, 2009 16:06:37 GMT -5
I really don't know what to think anymore. A-Rod was supposed to be the clean hero from the steroid era, the guy to break Barry Bond's home run record. His legacy is tarnished, and I think that the entire sport is along with him... I'm really, really dissapointed.
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Post by seaver41 on Feb 7, 2009 16:30:25 GMT -5
The entire sport isn't tarnished. It will be if it turns out Pujols juiced (which I believe he did). So long as more players don't juice, baseball will be fine.
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Post by Josh on Feb 7, 2009 16:54:48 GMT -5
Alex Rodriguez was supposed to be THEY one. He was the face of the sport. Now, everybody is in question... I wouldn't be surprised if Pujols did, hell at this point I wouldn't be surprised if anybody did...
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Post by Fuck Mike Brown on Feb 7, 2009 17:03:16 GMT -5
I've always said this, but even though I hate saying it, baseball just needs to move on, because right now, baseball is just not as fun. As a result of this, in this upcoming season, just about everyone that plays well (or has a worse season) will be under suspicion, unfortunately almost rightfully so in many cases, from Albert Pujols to Travis Hafner. We should be talking about the upcoming season and FA's left at this time, like most other sports do, but instead, we're talking about steroids and stuff that happened five years ago.
Now that being said, it is still kind of gratifying to see more big names come out, because I don't want them to remembered clean if they weren't.
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Post by seaver41 on Feb 7, 2009 19:58:14 GMT -5
I don't think A-Rod was ever the face of the sport. I don't think baseball even has a face of the sport. A-Rod is too unlikeable to be that.
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Post by chisox100 on Feb 7, 2009 21:06:47 GMT -5
I never thought A-Rod was a steroid guy. His swing is a quick he really uses his body and wrists. It's not a power swing similar to Bonds, Sosa or Maguire.
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Post by Zack Attack Troll on Feb 7, 2009 21:40:49 GMT -5
A-Rod nearly hit 50 bombs as a skinny ass 20 year old for the Mariners. Why he need steroids is beyond me.
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Post by chisox100 on Feb 7, 2009 23:20:15 GMT -5
His best seasons were before 2003 so roids made him worse.
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Post by seaver41 on Feb 8, 2009 0:27:42 GMT -5
A-Rod nearly hit 50 bombs as a skinny ass 20 year old for the Mariners. Why he need steroids is beyond me. He probably did it to make friends with the juicers. Like the guy in high school who smokes pot to be friends with all the pot heads. |
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Post by Fish Troll on Feb 8, 2009 1:57:49 GMT -5
I've always said this, but even though I hate saying it, baseball just needs to move on, because right now, baseball is just not as fun. As a result of this, in this upcoming season, just about everyone that plays well (or has a worse season) will be under suspicion, unfortunately almost rightfully so in many cases, from Albert Pujols to Travis Hafner. We should be talking about the upcoming season and FA's left at this time, like most other sports do, but instead, we're talking about steroids and stuff that happened five years ago. Now that being said, it is still kind of gratifying to see more big names come out, because I don't want them to remembered clean if they weren't. Well it is the American Pastime.  But way to go A-Fraud, way to ruin your career. |
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Post by Ziggy/Franzen Troll on Feb 8, 2009 5:45:47 GMT -5
A Black Eye- The Face of MLB
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Post by seaver41 on Feb 8, 2009 11:17:20 GMT -5
It's no more a black eye than Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens. It'd take a guy like Greg Maddux being outed to really damage the sport.
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Post by Fuck Mike Brown on Feb 8, 2009 13:40:53 GMT -5
It may not be a black eye to you, Seaver, because you already hate him, but for most, it is
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Post by seaver41 on Feb 8, 2009 13:45:16 GMT -5
A-Rod was never a likable guy to begin with. There was never this national embracing of him and his quest to break Bonds' record.
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Post by Fuck Mike Brown on Feb 8, 2009 16:33:41 GMT -5
This is not about him being a likable guy or us all cheering him on. It's about him being the best player in baseball and primed to break the HR record
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