Yankees Get Feisty In 11-7 Win Over Indians

After getting swept by the Boston Red Sox at home the New York Yankees were not in a good mood and took in out on the slumping Cleveland Indians by a score of 11-7. The Yankees struggled in the Red Sox series and was not in the mood to see their players get hit with a baseball anymore.

JoeGirardi and Acta got into a heated argument when both benches and bullpens emptied after Teixeira was hit behind the shoulder by a second-inning pitch from struggling Cleveland starter Fausto Carmona. No punches were thrown and there appeared to be little pushing and shoving— if any. Plate umpire Dale Scott issued warnings to both teams, and there was no further trouble.

Alex Rodriguez hit a colossal home run, Curtis Granderson also connected and New York as they made the Indians pay for plunking their player. The Yankees needed this win to get back on track. Losing to their rival Boston Red Sox like they did took a lot out of them and they needed a win like this to feel good about themselves again.

Are A-Rod Answers Good Enough?

Alex Rodriguez had plenty of support yesterday as he had his press conference to talk about his steroid use and how he got to this point. According to A-Rod his cousin injected him with a substance called Boli and he used it for a 2 to 3 year period to become a better player. Of course A-Rod never gave us the name of his cousin to verify any facts about him.

Now this press conference was more about trying to get this thing over than giving the truthful answers. That is a shame, but that is what it really is. He was to vague about things and this really did not help out players or fans and the steroid question with A-Rod. Will this help change the perception people have of Alex right now I seriously doubt it very much. People will probably always look at A-Rod as a cheater and that is just the facts. He had a choice and like he said he made a bad one that in the end could cost him a lot.

Baseball A Super Mess!

It seems as the days go by Major League Baseball becomes even more of a mess. A-Rod admits that he used steroids and the numbers that he got as a Texas Ranger was because of that. He tells us he has not used them since, but they still stay with you for a certain amount of time so we really do not know how much of a difference it makes today. Roy Oswalt had a pretty good take when he came out and ripped A-Rod saying that he cost him money in a way. I kind of agree with him as when pitchers talk contract many times they look at what you have done and against some of the better players in the league. With A-Rod on the juice in a way I guess it could hurt him.

Does A-Rod have to give back his MVP trophy that he won? I mean it was won not by himself, but with added help. Another question is how long are we going to leave the records in that players earned on the juice. Is it fair to all the players who have come before them and earned them the fair way. I think it is time that baseball rethink the steroids issue and the records as well. In my opinion a player should have no right to any type of award or record if he admits to using steroids. It is just not fair to other players who have done it the right way.

Records were made to be broken, but done the right way. I just cannot agree with keeping records on the books for players who have cheated the game, fans, and baseball. I think it is time to wipe these records out or at least put an asiterik by it so peoploe can decide on their own what is best.

A-Rod Comes Clean On ESPN

Well Alex Rodriguez did the right thing and came clean on an ESPN interview where he readily admitted that he used steroids and it was a mistake and he just was doing what everyone else was. At least A-Rod did come clean and did not try to hide the facts like so many other players have. I do commend him on being honest that way it will be a lot easier on him than if he denied it all the way until his retirement.

Now my real question is who are the other 100 plus players on the list. I do not think it was very fair to just leak one players name and ruin his career while the others just skate free it seems. If your going to implicate players the whole list should have been leaked instead of just one high profile player. I guess we may never know and that is the bad part. A-Rod did it, but he has over 100 people who did it as well that fans should also know about.

A-Rod Has Black Eye With Steroids Test

No matter what anyone tells you the positive test for Alex Rodriguez is going to put a black eye on his career. Before this people liked him as a player and now this changes everything. He is put in the same class as Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, and others. He may not be using them now, but this will follow him at every at-bat this season along with every home run he hits.

People will be talking about is he really doing this or is he still on steroids and somehow getting around the testing process. A-Rod is really going to take a hit on this and that is a shame, but the bottom line is he cheated and that is sad. By giving no comment or talk to the union just makes him look even worse. He knew he had failed the test and would been better off just to admit it than hide the facts and than give no comment. It will be interesting to see how he handles this all season long.