If you want to criticize, demonize or punish Rodriguez for his HGH use, adulterous past or cocky demeanor, go ahead. He has brought that criticism upon himself and deserves to be ridiculed. But to ostracize and suspend the man for participating in "underground poker games" seems both counter intuitive and unneccessary.
To suspend him in August when the Yankees are only one game out of first place in the AL makes even less sense. To inhibit someone so valuable at a time so important for something so insignificant would truly be a travesty to Major League Baseball.
For a league that on many occasions has looked past the wrongdoings of its players in order to reel in a few extra bucks, the knit picking nature of this discussion makes me wonder about the priorities of the league office.
Listen, I understand A-Rod isnt going to win a popularity contest with fans around the league. He's also not going to win the award for best dad or highest IQ. But to single him out for committing such a ridiculously insignificant infraction will only upset Yankee fans and hurt the game of baseball.
- Dick
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