I agree. As a kid I was Dodger fan and since 1962 I have been a Mets fan. No, I don't care for the Yankees but bashing them is way off base on this issue.
If a player in any sport has an alcohol or addictive drug problem, then he or she has a sickness - mental, spiritual and physical. They need help, but they must pay the consequences for their shortcomings or wrongdoings. It's an explanation to be considered, not a 'free ticket' nor excuse.
A-Rod, and others, have by substantial evidence, committed their own wrongdoing. But, in their case, it's not substance abuse, it is rather plain cheating, getting a leg up on all the 'suckers' playing the game straight. All the contorted legal arguments about contract language seem secondary here. It's first and foremost about choosing to 'enhance performance' it's about cheating.
Let's think of the cultural lessons being learned here. Remember "Say it isn't so, Joe!" ?
Basic questions have to be asked and answered by MLB.
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