Yankees’ won’t void A-Rod’s contract
Hank Steinbrenner said that the Yankees won’t try and void Alex Rodriguez’s contract (which is the richest in baseball) despite the slugger admitting on Monday that he took steroids from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Texas Rangers.
Yet, the club admits it doesn’t know what to expect from Rodriguez on the field this coming season. At $32 million a year and what Rodriguez means to the lineup, that’s frightening.
“Personally, no,” Steinbrenner said yesterday at George Steinbrenner Field, asked if he was mad at Rodriguez.
Asked about finding a way to get out from under the $275 million deal that has nine years left, Steinbrenner said, “No, no . . . it’s simply . . . that’s it basically.”
How about attempting to trade Rodriguez?“I am not going to comment on anything like that [that] can get twisted, which happens in the media,” Steinbrenner said with a chuckle. “Basically, it’s no comment except that I support him and I am not personally angry at all.”
That could change if Rodriguez’s problems result in a miserable season on the field. According to GM Brian Cashman, it’s a jump ball as to how Rodriguez responds.
“I don’t know, you can never tell with these type of things,” Cashman said. “You don’t know how it will impact him professionally and personally. All you can do is put your arms around him and support him and help him pull through it.”
Talent still trumps all. The Yankees are interested in one thing and one thing only: winning championships. And Steinbrenner knows that the Bombers are a better team with A-Rod than without him, so why would they void his contract or trade him?
As the article notes, as long as A-Rod’s game doesn’t suffer from all of this, you’re not going to see Steinbrenner or the Yankees do anything about this situation.
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It will be interesting to see how A-Fraud plays this season. He has never handled pressure well, and now he has to show again that he can play well without drugs.
He has the talent, so it’s a real shame that he’s such a baby.
I think you’re right..he is a BABY, however a dam good one. He will be fine and you know the old adage that there is no such thing as bad publicity
He will hit 50 home runs in the new stadium, Yankees win and all will be normal again.
Why is everyone so surprised that yet another pro athlete has taken a banned substance! I think Bud Selig has shamed baseball by not doing more about it. Baseball is a joke because of him, and he is the highest paid commissioner in proffessional sports. He knew this was going on, and until the government got involved, didn’t do anything about it. He should step down as commissioner, save baseball some face and money, and let someone else run the ship.
There is only one way to stop any athlete from using drugs. Mandatory testing and if found to be dirty, an immediate lifetime ban from any sport and their name removed from any records they may hold. NO APPEAL, no 2nd chance. They all know what they are doing and they know it’s an unfair advantage that they are looking for. They do not need or deserve a “2nd chance”. This is nothing but bio-chemical cheating. BAN THEM forever and return sport to the clean athletes
Although I am disappointed about the A-Rod allegations who can really be surprised (Not the Yankee’s considering Giambi, Petit and Clemmons). However, I am more disappointed of the lack of a public outcry of selective leaking of “anonymous” test results by the government to a public news organization.
How can any of us be comfortable knowing that we have a government who feels they are above the law and can circumvent our rights for personnel gain? Why would Sports Illustrated print just one of the names and not all the names?
We have allowed the steroid era to become a witch-hunt for the personal gain of Congress, Baseball Owners and New Media. I would not put this in the same league as the McCarthy hearings but the goals are the same.
This is not to say we shoot the messenger but just because you are the messenger does not mean you are absolved of responsibility for your actions.