A-Rod Did ‘Roids / And I Don’t Care

Posted on | February 7, 2009 | No Comments

ESPN.com has titled their coverage regarding Alex Rodriguez’s positive steroid test as “A Shock to the System.” They’ve got Buster Olney n crew in dull suits with stern and somber expressions on their faces when they tell this story. You’d think Lou Gehrig died all over again and the children are sobbing in their rooms.

ESPN is absolutely barn blind. Hell, all of Yankeedom is barn blind if they are surprised by the A-Rod steroid test. I don’t care if it was a little speed to get him through the back half of the season or if it was the hard stuff, MLB sounds like it was a breeding ground for ilicit, illegal activity up until 2007. Max Power will be going to town about this soon enough once his inspiration for writing overrides his apathy for this relative non-story.

For me? ESPN, shut the h@ll up about being surprised and get to the heart of the story: A-Rod’s positive result was unfortunate but expected. Take a look at the video as Buster Olney and all them act like choir boys about the “surprising” turn of events. “Shock” journalism left around the time Wolf Blitzer was in that hotel room in Baghdad back in 2003 – a real story for that year.

This passion for this story feels scripted. The video and coverage sounds lame. So lame, it’s near viral. Take a look.

The only reason I rant about this is because…hell, wait. No. Yeah, it’s ANNOYING!

I love sports. I love the spirit. I love the drama. I love the competition. This leaked report represents none of that, and ESPN spinning the story as a “surprise” is about the same as a impassioned science teacher trying to convince high school students that the atom is the smallest particle.

NO, it’s NOT!!! Shut up!

This is why I watch ESPN less n less and hate the Yankees more and more.

ESPN should really segment their SportsCenters: 1 for New York n Boston and 1 for the rest of society.

I tuned in to watch about MLB Hot Stove Heaters, not this non-story sh*t.

Sadly, because of how pathetic this is, I have to now add Alex Rodriquez to our list of Corporate Whores.

C-HO Mesothelioma Rating: 3

With his actions, Alex Rodriguez gave kids over 300 million reasons to do drugs, lie their asses off about it, and then get their lies tied up in court til after they retire. So he looses the Hall of Fame vote. He now has enough money to own his own Mediterranean island where he can live in the paradisaical luxury the rest of us will only ever be able to dream about. Cheating the system and winning. Welcome to the Free Market.

Max, Power down upon them!

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