Arod retiring

No complication on his legacy.

If Bonds doesn't get in with no real proof of him using, A-Rod should definitely never get in.

His legacy for me:

-He was supposed to be the all natural superstar. Before he got caught, nobody would have ever thought he would be using.
-Went to sleep a Brave, woke up a Ranger.
-Became a bigger douche after the PED admissions in the Couric Interview. Became a legendary douche the last few years with the suspension.
 
Well yeah, for me personally, he is a cheat and a stain on the game's history. But because he was a Yankee, his legacy will be more complicated in a broader sense. If he was a Brave retiring now, ESPN wouldn't have wall to wall coverage of it.
 
Forever Fredi said:
No complication on his legacy.

If Bonds doesn't get in with no real proof of him using, A-Rod should definitely never get in.

His legacy for me:

-He was supposed to be the all natural superstar. Before he got caught, nobody would have ever thought he would be using.

-Went to sleep a Brave, woke up a Ranger.

-Became a bigger douche after the PED admissions in the Couric Interview. Became a legendary douche the last few years with the suspension.
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Think he was always a douche. Read a story in Baseball Weekly about when he first arrived in Texas, and his attitude grated on the younger IF's. They said that he acted like a little league coach. Interestingly, our old pal, Texeira, was on that squad.
 
Interesting names retiring this year. Which ones will make the HOF:

Arod: Roid issues but obviously his stats are in elite company.
Tex: His career petered out Dale Murphy style, but he was great in his prime, and a decent defender at first.
Ortiz: Great offensive player, but terrible defender. Would be a shame if Ortiz gets in before Edgar Martinez does.
 
Ped user and now quitter mid season. Awesome way to go out, phenom to disgraced superstar to quitter. Six weeks to go loser!!!
 
With Texeira & ARoid off the payroll, maybe the Yankees will be willing to eat some of McCann's salary now.
 
To be honest, I don't think this was his choice. I think the yanks told him to retire or they would release him. So they are going to release him after the game Friday and resign him to be an assistant.....
 
weso1 said:
Interesting names retiring this year. Which ones will make the HOF:

Arod: Roid issues but obviously his stats are in elite company.
Tex: His career petered out Dale Murphy style, but he was great in his prime, and a decent defender at first.
Ortiz: Great offensive player, but terrible defender. Would be a shame if Ortiz gets in before Edgar Martinez does.
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Papi is the leader in the clubhouse.
 
cajunrevenge said:
Wow, retiring at 696 homers.
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Well, not really retiring by choice. He wants to play still, but the Yanks said he'd be given very few at-bats going forward. He lives in Miami - i wouldn't be surprised to see him try and play for them the rest of the season.
 
Freshmaker said:
Well, not really retiring by choice. He wants to play still, but the Yanks said he'd be given very few at-bats going forward. He lives in Miami - i wouldn't be surprised to see him try and play for them the rest of the season.
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I would, considering he's stepping down to be a coach for the Yankees.
 
He is, yeah. From what I read he would be starting the coaching gig next year. Apparently he's flying "home" to Miami after his last game on Friday.
 
Forever Fredi said:
No complication on his legacy.

If Bonds doesn't get in with no real proof of him using, A-Rod should definitely never get in.

His legacy for me:

-He was supposed to be the all natural superstar. Before he got caught, nobody would have ever thought he would be using.
-Went to sleep a Brave, woke up a Ranger.
-Became a bigger douche after the PED admissions in the Couric Interview. Became a legendary douche the last few years with the suspension.
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I remember reading stories about how people he played high school ball with all talking about how he used roids even back then. So since then I always thought he was roiding.
 
For the game of baseball it's sad to see what became of ARod. Bonds and Arod are the two best talents of the last 40 years IMO so it's pathetic to see that they tainted their careers with PEDs. They could have been immortalized in the top 10 of all-time players yet they will be remembered as the faces (along with Clemens) of the steroid era. History won't be kind to them. 50-60 years from now they will be forgotten for the most part with the likes of Pedro, Maddux, Johnson, Griffey, Pujols, etc being the big HOF stars of this era.
 
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