The world is comprised entirely of grey areas, and A-Rod is in here with the rest of us. Only difference is he was way better at baseball. The end. Peru has struggled throughout this …. The Ravens are coming off …. The Ravens come …. North Carolina is coming …. Please enter an email address. Something went wrong. Alex Rodriguez was the best player of his generation, and he'll have my Hall of Fame vote. More FTW.
From The Web. The Latest. NFL 0hr ago Dolphins offensive lineman Robert Hunt scored the greatest big man touchdown that never was Dolphins lineman Robert Hunt scored a touchdown too beautiful to live. Birth place: New York, New York. Birth name: Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez. Read More. Father: Victor Rodriguez, shoe salesman and baseball player. Mother: Lourdes Navarro Rodriguez, automotive plant worker. Marriage: Cynthia Scurtis Rodriguez November 2, , divorced.
Children: Ella and Natasha. Photos: Photos: Baseball's biggest scandals. Alex Rodriguez: Performance-enhancing drugs — Alex Rodriguez is suspended for the regular and postseason over accusations of taking performance-enhancing drugs and having ties to the now-shuttered Biogenesis clinic in South Florida. Barry Bonds: Perjury indictment — Barry Bonds is baseball's all-time home run leader, but some commentators say there should be an asterisk by his record.
Though he's said he never knowingly used steroids, two San Francisco reporters wrote a book alleging he used performance-enhancing drugs. In , he was indicted on charges of perjury and obstructing justice for allegedly lying to a grand jury investigating steroids and convicted of obstruction of justice.
Here are some of Major League Baseball's biggest scandals:. Roger Clemens: Steroid allegations — Known as Rocket for his aggressive pitching style, Roger Clemens played pro ball for more than two decades, racking up seven Cy Young Awards. He left Major League Baseball under a cloud of steroid allegations, despite a court finding him not guilty of perjury in when he told Congress he never used the drugs.
Rafael Palmeiro: Steroid suspension — After his former Texas Rangers teammate Jose Canseco accused him of using steroids, Rafael Palmeiro appeared before Congress in to deny the allegations. Later that year, he was suspended from baseball for testing positive for steroids. He maintains to this day he has never knowingly taken performance enhancers.
Louis Cardinals, breaking the single-season home run record in In , he admitted using steroids over the course of a decade but told Bob Costas in an interview he took them only for health reasons. John Rocker: Outrageous comments — John Rocker's pitching career with the Atlanta Braves only lasted a few seasons because of his offensive comments about homosexuals, New Yorkers, Asian women and a black teammate in a Sports Illustrated article. Rocker faced large backlash and ultimately was cut by the Braves in and played for three other teams before calling it quits in Marge Schott: Hitler observation — Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott faced lawsuits, fines from the MLB and suspensions during her career for her offhand comments and actions.
George Steinbrenner: Dirty dealings — Former New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, center, was banned for life in for hiring a man to investigate Yankees outfielder Dave Winfield's background for any dirt.
The ban was later reduced to a two-year suspension. Pete Rose: Gambling on baseball — Cincinnati Reds switch-hitter Pete Rose was caught gambling on baseball games during the season. Fingerprints from betting slips and a handwriting expert's testimony ultimately led to Rose being banned from baseball.
Darryl Strawberry: Cocaine, prostitutes — Darryl Strawberry, right, was suspended multiple times throughout his career for cocaine possession and soliciting prostitutes. Strawberry released a book in which he claims that several players with the s Mets committed the same offenses. Ferguson Jenkins: First drug suspension — Pitcher Ferguson Jenkins was the first baseball player to be suspended for a drug-related offense. Ferguson was arrested in Toronto in for cocaine possession and promptly banned for life.
However, the ban was lifted only a month later and he returned to the pitchers mound for the Chicago Cubs in Eight Chicago White Sox players were allegedly bribed to throw the game with money provided by Rothstein. Player of the Year Winner Alex Rodriguez. Ribowsky, Mark. Schwarz, Alan. Stein, Joel. Except That He's a Yankee. Tresniowski, Alex. Verducci, Tom. Toggle navigation. Periodicals Burka, Paul.
Web Sites "Timeline: Alex Rodriguez. User Contributions: 1. Dear Alexander: We had our Aces opening day and it was a sell out. It was kind of on the cool side however. I didn't go. Hello Alex; I have been a baseball fan for over 50 years.
I grew up just northwest of Boston. One of the first games I went to was Yankees vs. Red Sox. Some of the great Yankees and Red Sox players were on the field for that "day game" in Fenway Park; a hot, clear sunny day.
My home town, Burlington, Mass. Mickey Mantel was in center field, I remember like it was yesterday and a man was on third base. The ball was hit to center and Mantel ran in to catch the ball. In a dead run Mantel jumped up and catch the ball and the runner on third "tagged up".
As Mantel's left foot hit the ground he removed the ball from his glove and through to the Catcher, Yogi. The line drive was know more that 7' feet off the ground and was a strike into Yogi's glove and had the runner out by 6 feet, I swear; the greatest play I every saw and Mickey Mantel became my favorite to this day.
The only one play closest to that was the first game you played in the Major's and it was in Fenway Park. I was on the third base side with my brother Eddie. You remember the unassisted triple play by John Valentine; I was there too. I took the tickets and put they into a frame; it is now in my "Man Cave" in the basement.
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