Alex Rodriguez plans on fighting any suspension or banishment from baseball through the appeals process, according to his lawyer. "We are focused on an appeal," Rodriguez's lawyer, David Cornwell, said in an interview Monday with Stephen A. Smith on "The Michael Kay Show" on ESPN New York 98.7. There have been indications that with the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies over, Major League Baseball soon will announce the penalties against Rodriguez and other players involved in the Biogenesis case. Cornwell said Rodriguez's "primary focus" is playing in the majors again. Rodriguez is in Tampa rehabbing a quad injury that postponed his return to the Yankees last week. Rodriguez did not speak to reporters in Tampa on Monday, but a source told ESPNNewYork.com that the player has not been told where he would start a rehab assignment on Thursday. The Yankees have made no announcements, either. Source: ESPN New York
A part of me wants this guy to milk the system on appeals after he gets nuked so that when he visits road ballparks the fans can give him a real hero's welcome.
I heard this morning that the union office is being bombarded by calls from players saying that they don't want union money to be used in saving him from suspension when they've played fair and he hasn't.
I heard somewhere that the reason they are going so hard after a-rod is that they think he was a "Mule" of sorts. He was carrying and holding the ped's and giving them to players or something. I'm not very sure on exactly what it was, so don't really quote me on that.
Also heard that he was actively recruiting players to visit Biogenesis. At least that's what was said on the tube. Accurate? I dunno.
I really wish somebody would beat his butt. Does he not understand that nobody in the MLB wants him around?
He may understand that very well. but depending on what MLB and the players union are "negotiating" right now, it may be all about the Benjamins....and in his case, quite a few of them.
