OT- A-Rod Hits 600th
It happened..finally.
"Rodriguez became the youngest player in history to join the 600 Club, and the seventh player in baseball history to reach the milestone."
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=5437158
And it receives a collective shrug from the baseball world at large. Sad that such a naturally talented player(you can say the same about Bonds/Clemens and others) had to soil his legacy by involving himself with PEDs.
all the more impressive for Ken Griffey Jr to hit over 600 HRs. He was never associated with steroids and he has the most god given talent that I've seen. It's a shame that he had gotten hurt too often that robbed him from producing and reaching 700 HRs and possibily 800 HRs.
His swing was just absolutely perfect
No more annoying ESPN coverage of an event stripped of meaning because the accomplishment came from a guy who used PEDs! WOOO!!!
Exactly! Now ESPN can devote 100% of their time on Favre Retirement 3.0.
Don't forget Joba! JOBA! JOBA! JOBA!
So that is really like his 300th clean HR, right?
I hope Albert Pujols gets this much pub from ESPN whenever he hits his 600th.
I am very, very thankful the Yankees signed Teixiera - just for that reason. If Albert leaves StL, he's not heading to New York.
doesn't seems to be the kind of a guy who would sign with the NYY. He already has WS rings and has plenty of exposure even on a medium market, St. Louis. He's basically a Cardinals for life.
About time now ESPN can put full concentration on the Brett Farve story like it deserves.
This is just depressing more than anything. Watering down what was an amazing accomplishment by adding to the list with PED pumping players. Griffey Jr. is basically the only legitmate 600 HR guy in the last few decades that I can think of off the top of my head. At least everyone thinks he is.
At least ESPN has Farve to talk about still
Tim Tebow!
Yankee fans don't even really care about it over here. It's about fighting Tampa Bay for the division and that's it.
Congrats to A-Rod, hopefully now the Yankees can focus on their mediocrity against a team that hasn't made the playoffs in 17 years
Were you chewing rocks when the Rays went to the World Series two years ago?
Maybe he is just referencing the Yankess struggles against the Jays? I don't know why any Yankee fan would complain about the team anyway since they have a 99.9% chance of making the playoffs anyway
Take that back!
A-Rod 600! 3/4ths of the way to 800!
WOOOOO A-ROD!!!!!
Disclaimer: I hate PEDs.
I still think this is quite an accomplishment for an amazing player. First, what Rodriguez did was NOT illegal at the time he did it (though it should have been; baseball really needs to get into the 21st century in a lot of respects). Second, its not like Hank Aaron was batting against pitchers who were using PEDs. The pitchers are much better now than they were decades ago, probably in part becuase of PEDs. You can't criticize Rodriguez for using PEDs without acknowledging that he probably had to face more difficult pitching for the very same reason.
Congrats Alex, but fuck the Yankees.
Must have missed it