While Madonna is doing a black-and-white photo layout for W magazine (which, from the few pictures I've seen, is unfortunately reminiscent of Susan Sarandon playing aging millionaire playgirl Doris Duke in the recent HBO movie BERNARD AND DORIS), New York Yankee Alex "A-Rod" Rodriguez is doing what looks to be a "modified hangout" (to quote an old Watergate-era term regarding the doling out of just a little bit of truth) regarding use of illegal steroids.
Online commenters have fascinating things to say about the continuing use of performance-enhancing substances in professional baseball.
Here are a couple of choice two-cents-worth statements from the SPORTS ILLUSTRATED website, following a wire-service item from THE NEW YORK POST:
I just don't understand why people spend so much time worrying about A-Rod and what he took. If MLB didn't even have a rule against steroids, then how can you fault these guys for doing it? The blame should be on MLB not on the players, because players will do ANYTHING to give themselves a comtetitive advantage. Now if you were caught doing it AFTER a rule was put in place, then you're a cheater, but if it happened before hand then what can you really say???I think that everyone who is getting their panties in a bunch over this really needs to GET A LIFE!! Personally, i feel that any grown man spending ANY amount of time worrying about other grown men, is kinda suspect anyway... Just shut up and watch the games. Who cares about the other stuff anyway!
Every time someone else admits to taking steroids, it makes it easier for the next guy. That's the good news. The only way this whole story will come out is if the people who were responsible feel that the stigma is beginning to break down. When it's a hundred guys instead of three, you'll be surprised by how quickly the outrage evaporates.
Log on here for a diverse set of opinions about the man now known as A-Roid: http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/90173-a-rod-agitates-yankees?eref=fromSI
[UPDATE 2/11/09] An article from Tim Marchman on Slate.com: http://www.slate.com/id/2210814/
Plus an article arguing for a "Truth and Reconciliation" commission to "wipe the slate clean" regarding past steroid use: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roger-i-abrams/truth-and-reconciliation_b_165343.html
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