I don't go for the whole "he's only sorry he got caught" thing. Have every single one of you told everyone you know every single bad thing you've ever done in your life? I know I haven't. That doesn't mean that I'm not sorry for any bad things I may have done. I'm very sorry and embarrassed about some stupid things I've done in the past, but that doesn't mean I think I need to go back and read off a list of all the things I'm sorry for.
I'm not condoning what A-Rod has done, but he plays a sport that is tainted. People have unrealistic standards when it comes to Major League Baseball. People have been cheating in baseball since day one. Ever heard of Greenies? They were illegal "uppers" that many Hall of Famers have admitted taking during games. If a guy tests positive in football, it's a slap on the wrist on the way out to the field. If a guy tests positive in baseball he's "forever ruined the sport of baseball" as some ridiculous reporter said this morning.
Yes, he was wrong for doing it. Yes, his legacy and records are tainted. No, he didn't have to sign a $250 million and $300 million contract, but no one had to offer him that money either. The sport of baseball is tainted to the core, and it hurts to say that. I think it's sad that A-Rod is being turned into the scapegoat for this, when I guarantee that at least one guy each of us has looked up to and admired in baseball has taken steroids. Don't take it all out on A-Rod, when he's just one of hundreds that have done it. I had high hopes that he was clean, but I don't think any name would have surprised me, including A-Rod's.