A-Rod Hits 600!

[PrincessKsMom]

Well deserved. He's a great guy and an even better role model. Nice to see good things come to good people!

(Let's take him out back and tar and feather him, that no good drug addict, cheating so-and-so who doesn't deserve anything good in life!). There, is that better?

 

[diznygirl]

Well, finally. Bet he's glad to have that monkey off his back.

 

[mrsv98]

Not sure I would call a guy admitting to steroid use a role model. At least it will be off the sports page now.

 

[MUFFYCAT]

Congrats to him, I'm sure that was wearing him down.
But he couldn't have done it last night when I was at the game??

 

[DrCavin]

Well deserved. He's a great guy and an even better role model. Nice to see good things come to good people!

A cheater in baseball & on his ex-wife - some role model, great guy, good person...

 

[Toad_Passenger]

Not sure I would call a guy admitting to steroid use a role model. At least it will be off the sports page now.

A cheater in baseball & on his ex-wife - some role model, great guy, good person...

Yeah, I find it hard to find anything "good" about this guy. When it comes to professional athletes I always feel that they are as "good" as what their contract/image consultant says they have to be (appearances, charities, etc.).

 

[BlueIrish]

just add an * to his numbers since he juiced.

 

[BCV513]

A cheater in baseball & on his ex-wife - some role model, great guy, good person...

Seriously! If that's a great guy, I'll stick with the losers thank you very much.

 

[PrincessKsMom]

Wow I can really feel the love today.

I guess for me it's a matter of perspective. You still need talent, whether you're "juicing" or not. And as far as I know, he hasn't tested positive in the years since he's been with the Yankees. Everyone makes mistakes, everyone deserves a second chance. And if you kid yourself into believing that there isn't any cutting corners or cheating amongst most of the major players in sports, you're fooling yourself. Maybe we should start earlier down the line, where coaches turn their heads with their high school players when they know they're using banned substances, or where the coach talks to a kid's teacher and gets them a passing grade that isn't deserved. And let's talk about cheating on his ex-wife? What does that have to do with his baseball career? What about all the money and time he's spent giving back to the community? I'd much rather consider someone a role model who has made mistakes, owned up and changed their ways, than someone who claims to be holier than thou and perfect. For me, the second kind of person just hasn't been caught yet. I'd rather know people for what they are, flaws and all, then kid myself into believing that there is one person in the world who is perfect.

 

[wvjules]

Wow I can really feel the love today.

I guess for me it's a matter of perspective. You still need talent, whether you're "juicing" or not. And as far as I know, he hasn't tested positive in the years since he's been with the Yankees. Everyone makes mistakes, everyone deserves a second chance. And if you kid yourself into believing that there isn't any cutting corners or cheating amongst most of the major players in sports, you're fooling yourself. Maybe we should start earlier down the line, where coaches turn their heads with their high school players when they know they're using banned substances, or where the coach talks to a kid's teacher and gets them a passing grade that isn't deserved. And let's talk about cheating on his ex-wife? What does that have to do with his baseball career? What about all the money and time he's spent giving back to the community? I'd much rather consider someone a role model who has made mistakes, owned up and changed their ways, than someone who claims to be holier than thou and perfect. For me, the second kind of person just hasn't been caught yet. I'd rather know people for what they are, flaws and all, then kid myself into believing that there is one person in the world who is perfect.

Absoutely nothing but you called him a " great guy and an even better role model.". A cheater and drug user usually don't fall in the great guy categories.

That being said...he's hot.

 

[Monte Cristo]

Well deserved. He's a great guy and an even better role model. Nice to see good things come to good people!

Well deserved? Hmmm, an admitted steroid user who jacked himself up for at LEAST 2 years. (His admission, it could have been longer for all we know) Not sure I agree with that opinion of him.

He's a great guy and even better role model. Hmmm, getting caught with 2 different strippers while out of town playing baseball, while married. Not sure I agree with that opinon either.

But whatever, I can't seem to get myself to be happy for him.

 

[BlueIrish]

yeah the whole role model thing is what people are having a hard time with.

 

[FergieTCat]

Well deserved. He's a great guy and an even better role model. Nice to see good things come to good people!

There is nothing about that sentiment I can remotely agree with. I can't stand him.

 

[dpmfloyd]

not much of a great guy or a great role model. sure the guy puts up great numbers but he also: 1) cheated on his wife 2) cheated in the game; juicing 3) poor sportsmanship (yelling mine while running the bases, causing an infielder to back away from a fly ball)... and i'll stop there, you get the point.

 

[PrincessKsMom]

not much of a great guy or a great role model. sure the guy puts up great numbers but he also: 1) cheated on his wife 2) cheated in the game; juicing 3) poor sportsmanship (yelling mine while running the bases, causing an infielder to back away from a fly ball)... and i'll stop there, you get the point.

Need I point out that you are from Boston?

 

[Nik's Mom]

How many home runs has he hit without the benefit of steroids? Just curious.

I dislike him. That is all.

 

[ICF]

He's no where near a role-model....

A good (articifically enhanced for at least a portion of his career) ball player yes....but no way he's a role model.

Glad he finally hit it. I was so sick of hearing about it....now we can go back to discussing Brett "gonna / not gonna play" Favre 24 / 7 on ESPN.

 

[TinklednPants]

Congratulations A-Rod

 

[dpmfloyd]

Need I point out that you are from Boston?

busted
as a sox fan i spend more time yelling at my team than i do yours! haha

 

[Cat0727]

not much of a great guy or a great role model. sure the guy puts up great numbers but he also: 1) cheated on his wife 2) cheated in the game; juicing 3) poor sportsmanship (yelling mine while running the bases, causing an infielder to back away from a fly ball)... and i'll stop there, you get the point.

This.

But like another poster said, at least it will be off the sports page now starting the day after tomorrow!