THERE is nowhere to hide now, A-Rod.
No fancy public relations firm is going to get Alex Rodriguez through this. Madonna can’t sing and dance and make it all go away. No one is going to take this bullet for you.
Being referred to as A-Fraud is the least of your problems now. Only the truth will set Rodriguez free.
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Rodriguez should go to his nearest Boys & Girls Clubs of America and hold a press conference. He should stand up before everyone and admit the truth. If the truth is that he failed a steroids test that was administered in 2003 when he was with Texas, as Sports Illustrated reported yesterday, he must apologize. He can’t stonewall or ignore the accusation.
If he has evidence to the contrary, if there are chain of custody concerns, he should come out and say that. What if Sample 154 somehow became Sample 138?
Those close to Rodriguez expect him to fight back.
One insider said other big names will come from the Gang of 104, who reportedly failed the test. Rodriguez was in the Bahamas, according to friends. He needs to address the situation immediately. His legacy is in ruins.
When reached yesterday, his agent Scott Boras declined to talk specifically about the report, saying he has yet to speak to Rodriguez. Boras is unique in many ways, including the fact he has a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. His sports group has its own health institute and he insists that his players go about their workouts the right and legal way.
“I am absolutely vehement that you do not want to put on bulk,” Boras said. “It hurts ligaments and tendons. We have a game of duration and you have to have a long career to have a successful career. You have to be flexible and limber and certainly strong to a point but not to the point where you are adding artificial bulk.”
The bottom line is that Rodriguez has to tell what he knows. Truth must be the winner. That’s the only way out of this mess. Even that may not help. It still could be “goodbye legacy” because of the report that he took Primobolan and testosterone.
“Primobolan/methenolone is an injectable or oral drug that isn’t approved for use by prescription here in the U.S.,” said professional strength coach Sal Marinello. “When combined with testosterone it builds strength and lean mass without adding the bulk gains associated with other steroids. The key is the recovery aspect of the drug which allows athletes to do more during workouts – especially during the season – and recover that much quicker.”
Rodriguez cannot take an intentional walk. He cannot say, “You’ll have to talk to the union,” as he told S.I.
There are $305 million reasons why the truth has to come out in this situation. A-Rod is sitting on 553 home runs, Bonds has 762. Hank Aaron, the B.S. (Before Steroids) home-run champ, owns 755.
Rodriguez should not be the only one telling the truth. There are another 103 names on that list. America used to be home of the brave. Now, from business to baseball, it’s home of the cheaters.
There is Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, the continuing investigation of Roger Clemens. This era is tarnished forever. They all can forget about the Hall of Fame, A-Rod too. At this point it will be difficult to vote anyone from the Steroid Storm into Cooperstown.
I remember covering the All-Star Game in San Francisco in 2007 and was surprised how nearly every All-Star went out of his way to pay homage to Bonds, including A-Rod.
It’s becoming clearer why those players treated Bonds with such respect. All that mattered was results. The 2003 testing was survey testing, players knew it was coming yet 104 still failed; total arrogance. Ego and money is all that mattered.
Alex, it’s time for answers. Step up to the plate.