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Yankee officials were both saddened and amused at Alex Rodriguez's latest outburst on Friday night following his rehab game with the Trenton Thunder: saddened by his insinuation that the Yankees were conspiring to keep him off the field in order to void his contract; and amused by his claim that "I think we all agree that we want to get rid of PEDs; that's a must."
"This is typical Alex," one Yankee official told the Daily News on Saturday. "Instead of taking responsibility for his actions, he blames everybody else. It wasn't the Yankees who introduced Rodriguez to Anthony Bosch. It wasn't the Yankees who introduced him to Dr. Galea, or anybody else." (The official was referring to Rodriguez's association with Bosch, who is believed to have distributed performance-enhancing drugs to scores of athletes, and to Galea, a human growth hormone proponent who treated Rodriguez in 2009.)
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Rodriguez's comments were clearly meant to send the message that he feels he is being singled out as a serial user of PEDs by Major League Baseball and by his own team in order, he said, to find "creative ways to cancel your contract."
"I think that's the pink elephant in the room," Rodriguez said, referring to the remaining $100 million the Yankees owe him on his $275 million deal. "I think we all agree that we want to get rid of PEDs; that's a must. All the players, we feel that way. But when all this stuff is going on in the background, and people are finding creative ways to cancel your contract, that's concerning for present [PLAYERS]and I think it should be concerning for future players, as well."
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Alex Rodriguez is making it clear that he doesn't intend on going away quietly.
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MLB and commissioner Bud Selig are expected on Monday or possibly late Sunday to announce 50-game suspensions of eight players who they believe obtained performance-enhancing drugs from Anthony Bosch and his Biogenesis anti-aging clinic, followed by the announcement of a suspension that would sideline Rodriguez for the rest of this season and all of next, possibly ending his career. Selig is also believed to still be considering using his powers as commissioner to ban Rodriguez for life, a move that would immediately get him off the field and out of the game, but would also be sure to lead to a federal lawsuit and a battle with the Players Association.
Selig would base a ban on evidence gathered by baseball's investigators that show Rodriguez violated the drug program in 2010, 2011 and 2012, and possibly longer, and that he interfered with Selig's investigation. Rodriguez's treatment by Galea, a Toronto doctor who pleaded guilty to bringing unapproved drugs, including HGH, into the United States to treat pro athletes, might also be used against him. Evidence in that case remains sealed in U.S. District Court in Buffalo but if baseball is dragged into a federal lawsuit, it would move to unseal those records as a part of its defense. The U.S. Attorney in Miami is also investigating Biogenesis, meaning Rodriguez could be called as a witness and questioned under oath.
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A-Rod's attorney, David Cornwell, has said Rodriguez will fight any suspension MLB hands down, and Rodriguez himself said on Friday, "It's not time for me to hang it up. I have a lot of fight in me." A source familiar with Rodriguez's situation said MLB should be asked why it is so eager to get a deal while Rodriguez is eager to fight?
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Yankee officials were both saddened and amused at Alex Rodriguez's latest outburst on Friday night following his rehab game with the Trenton Thunder: saddened by his insinuation that the Yankees were conspiring to keep him off the field in order to void his contract; and amused by his claim that "I think we all agree that we want to get rid of PEDs; that's a must."
"This is typical Alex," one Yankee official told the Daily News on Saturday. "Instead of taking responsibility for his actions, he blames everybody else. It wasn't the Yankees who introduced Rodriguez to Anthony Bosch. It wasn't the Yankees who introduced him to Dr. Galea, or anybody else." (The official was referring to Rodriguez's association with Bosch, who is believed to have distributed performance-enhancing drugs to scores of athletes, and to Galea, a human growth hormone proponent who treated Rodriguez in 2009.)
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Rodriguez's comments were clearly meant to send the message that he feels he is being singled out as a serial user of PEDs by Major League Baseball and by his own team in order, he said, to find "creative ways to cancel your contract."
"I think that's the pink elephant in the room," Rodriguez said, referring to the remaining $100 million the Yankees owe him on his $275 million deal. "I think we all agree that we want to get rid of PEDs; that's a must. All the players, we feel that way. But when all this stuff is going on in the background, and people are finding creative ways to cancel your contract, that's concerning for present [PLAYERS]and I think it should be concerning for future players, as well."
Rich Schultz/Getty Images
Alex Rodriguez is making it clear that he doesn't intend on going away quietly.
RELATED: GOING DOWN SWINGING: A-ROD HOMERS THEN TAKES SHOT AT YANKEES BRASS
MLB and commissioner Bud Selig are expected on Monday or possibly late Sunday to announce 50-game suspensions of eight players who they believe obtained performance-enhancing drugs from Anthony Bosch and his Biogenesis anti-aging clinic, followed by the announcement of a suspension that would sideline Rodriguez for the rest of this season and all of next, possibly ending his career. Selig is also believed to still be considering using his powers as commissioner to ban Rodriguez for life, a move that would immediately get him off the field and out of the game, but would also be sure to lead to a federal lawsuit and a battle with the Players Association.
Selig would base a ban on evidence gathered by baseball's investigators that show Rodriguez violated the drug program in 2010, 2011 and 2012, and possibly longer, and that he interfered with Selig's investigation. Rodriguez's treatment by Galea, a Toronto doctor who pleaded guilty to bringing unapproved drugs, including HGH, into the United States to treat pro athletes, might also be used against him. Evidence in that case remains sealed in U.S. District Court in Buffalo but if baseball is dragged into a federal lawsuit, it would move to unseal those records as a part of its defense. The U.S. Attorney in Miami is also investigating Biogenesis, meaning Rodriguez could be called as a witness and questioned under oath.
RELATED: A-ROD'S OPTIONS: A LIFETIME BAN OR A 200-GAME SUSPENSION
A-Rod's attorney, David Cornwell, has said Rodriguez will fight any suspension MLB hands down, and Rodriguez himself said on Friday, "It's not time for me to hang it up. I have a lot of fight in me." A source familiar with Rodriguez's situation said MLB should be asked why it is so eager to get a deal while Rodriguez is eager to fight?
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