It would appear that A-Rod is going to be the biggest story of the day. In light of this, let's take a swing around the blogosphere to see what everyone is saying:
River Ave. Blues:"It seems that Roberts' book is going to tread very little new ground. A bunch of anonymous sources are going to allege that they thought A-Rod maybe took steroids, and it sounds as though the book is missing the smoking gun of the same ilk as the supposedly anonymous test results . . .All in all, I'm fairly unsurprised by any of this. I didn't expect anything less, and it frankly sounds pretty tame compared to the revelations Roberts unleashed upon the baseball world in February. I believe she used her most concrete materials in the Sports Illustrated story."
It is about the money, stupid: "Just think: Another 8+ years of ARod fun. Hank shoulda let him walk when he had the chance."
WasWatching: "I suspect that Bud Selig could (or should) be interested in the suggestion that A-Rod intentionally tipped pitches. That borders on game fixing - in the sense that it could impact the run spread in a game…and it would help or hurt some gamblers."
Sliding Into Home: "Look, as a Yankees fans I don't want to believe any of this. But I'll be honest, it's very hard for me not to. After all we already know he's a cheater, so is it that much of stretch to believe he cheated before and/or after he admitted he cheated?"
Yankees' Daily: I wonder if games like yesterday where the Yankee relievers let in 5 runs in the 9th inning had anything to do with players tipping the opposing team. Since the Yankees were killing the Tigers, maybe Melky gave Granderson some signs on what pitch was coming. This could be the reason why Mariano gave up home runs two outings in a row. No, I really don't think that happened. Still, nothing that happens in this world shocks me anymore.
Red Sox Monster: "Color me crazy, but if members of the Yankees are leaking four-year-old nicknames that will obviously be repeated into eternity, somebody is clearly not happy to still be dealing with his drama. Again: A-Rod is scheduled to return to the field May 15. The book is scheduled for relase on May 12. What could possibly go wrong?"
Finally, Paul Kix at ESPN the Magazine has an excellent takedown of what we know about the Roberts' allegations via the Daily News story. Upshot: Roberts better have something more than what's being reported if she wishes her book to be taken as an act of journalism as opposed to a work of pedestrian scandal mongering.
This story, I'm guessing, isn't going away anytime soon.
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Oy vey. Glad I am buried* at work and can't really fuss/stress/whine/laugh/cry over this right now.
*though not so buried that I can't check in here.
It might have been the Shyster who once talked about Gay-Rhoid sucking all the oxygen out of the clubhouse?
If you're a Yankee fan there have been some encouraging recent developments. Swisher, Cano and Cabrera are off to nice starts. Young guns Hughes and Chamberlain pitched well this week. Tex, a chronic slow starter, will most likely come around. The Rays are scuffling, Baltimore's pitching is as bad as advertised. Toronto and Boston have been winning, but the Yankees are looking more like a play off team every day.
But sometime in the next two weeks Gay-Rhoid will do his self-aware stroll into the clubhouse, the oxygen will disperse, and with it any sense of fun, reporters will turn their full attention on the man who's examining his enlarged pectoral muscles in the mirror.
As much as the Yankee veterans are used to this kind of foolishness, and no matter how many millions some of them make, it will be terribly corrosive.
Will someone please explain to me this obsession with A-Rod? Why can't people just leave the guy alone and let him play baseball. I am not a Yankee fan, but enough already. Who cares about A-Rod anymore? I am not understanding why he is still "the biggest story of the day". Please. It saddens me as a baseball fan that we are allowed to be distracted by the whoreing media and this womans greed as she drags a man deeper through the mud. Let it go.
In reply to Patrick-1074981 - the reason we keep going back to A-Rod is that here is a guy who makes over 20 mil a year., now if he was being paid the minimum, we would not be hearing anything about him., but over 200 mil, and he cheats, its sells stories., if it all it true and for some reason he does get in the hall of fame, then the guys who vote him in should be ashamed of themselves, take away his paycheck and I bet you won't hear another thing.
The second comment is pretty offensive...perhaps it should be edited or removed?
Finn...Really? I say again, get over it. Get over it with the money, the steroids, all of it. Let me ask you, if someone offered you 20 mil to do your job, would you take it? Just asking. Cause I would. A-Rod is not the first athlete in the world to 1. take steroids 2. cheat on his wife 3. Tramp around with strippers and 4. lie about all those things. All this talk of the hall of fame is irrelevant, because no one knows if he will make it. I might also add, if we were to go back and evaluate EVERY player in the hall of fame, I am thinking there may be some not so moral guys in there. Let the guy play baseball the time comes ....15 years from now....talk about this crap then.