The A-Rod Jury

Since I didn't watch the press conference and don't really care to comment, I figured I'd just let everyone else's opinions do the talking (I haven't read most of these, so it's not really my opinion expressed at all). Oh...and that little fact that I DON'T CARE! So what? We'll never know if he's telling the truth, told the truth, will be telling the truth...etc. It's a sad state of affairs, I agree. But it's better than a constant witch-hunt.

The best idea I heard so far came from Pete Abraham who said that A-Rod should pledge the money he gets for passing the homerun milestones to anti-drug education to prevent kids from taking steroids. Here is an interview with Don Hooton (who showed up at A-Rod's press conference). Let's see A-Roid really put his money where his mouth is...

Another thought I had (which Jeff Pearlman discusses below) is why did the rest of the Yankees show up to the press conference to support him? I know they need to play with him for 9 more seasons, but if guys like Jeter played the game cleanly, how does it feel to support this guy at this point? Maybe that's why Posada supposedly walked out...

So, without further ado (with a few REALLY, REALLY GOOD ONES AT THE END):

 

Buster Olney (ESPN), Jayson Stark (ESPN), Mike Fish (ESPN), Tim Keown (ESPN Page 2), Pete Abraham (Journal News), Sam Borden (Journal News), Daily News Writers, Mike Lupica (Daily News), John Harper (Daily News), Mark Feinsand (Daily News), Mike Vaccaro (New York Post), George King (New York Post), Joel Sherman (New York Post), Bob Klapisch (Bergen Record), Jim Baumbach (Newsday), Tyler Kepner (New York Times), George Vecsey (New York Times), Jack Curry (New York Times), Sweeny Murti (WFAN), Baseball Musings, The Big Lead, Deadspin, Jay Mariotti (Fanhouse), Shysterball, and Steven Goldman (YES Network)...

 

And now for the really good stuff: Sports Illustrated writer Jeff Pearlman (via Deadspin) on why the heck the rest of the Yankees showed up (one of my biggest questions), Deadspin on some unfortunate ad placement, The Onion with "The Alex Rodriguez Piss Cup" (H/T Baseball Musings), The Big Lead with odds on which publication finds A-Roid's "cousin" first, and Big League Stew on who the cousin is that's helping A-Rod...funny stuff...