OT: Could Alex Rodriguez qualify for Comeback Player of the Year?

[howard38]

[QUOTE=packs;1435228]I think his only real challengers are Kendrys Morales or Jose Iglesias.[/QUOTE
Mark Teixeira, would be a prime candidate if he was not being overshadowed by A-Rod.

[bmattioli]

Alex who??

[pokerplyr80]

My stance on known or suspected steroid users isn't quite as harsh as others. I feel guys like Bonds, Clemens, and even A-Rod should be in the hall even though it's unlikely they will be any time soon, if ever. MLB didn't even test for steroids until 2003. If it was really that big of a concern while it was happening baseball would have done something about it then.

I know there are a lot of people who strongly oppose any player who cheated from being honored or rewarded and I do see their point. But If most pitchers and hitters in this time were using in way they were just leveling the playing field.

Even if they had a separate steroid era section of the hall of fame, I think these players should be remembered.

[midwaylandscaping]

He or Teixeira would be good choices. I don't hold the PED use against of the guys, be it A-Rod, Palmeiro or whoever. Probably because had I been a player in that era, I would have been a PED guy.

[conor912]

I care less about the PEDs than I do his grand aura of douchery, but we all know MLB couldn't care less about character.....

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by conor912

I care less about the PEDs than I do his grand aura of douchery, but we all know MLB couldn't care less about character.....

I can't argue with that. Same with Lance Armstrong. Even though in his case 99% of the other riders were using something as well the lies and lack of character did him in just as much. Sometimes it's best just to admit what happened instead of making things worse.

[skelly]

In contrast to a previous post, I have finally made it back to Yankee Stadium because of A-Rod. Don't kid yourself, he's great for the Yankees, people are interested in how he does. I do not feel that A-Rod is on the sauce. I feel that his production is the result of a few factors.

1. He has solid mechanics that have stayed with him throughout his career.


2. Only having to concentrate on hitting has helped him. For some players they feel that they aren't really in the flow of the game when not in the field. For A-Rod this has helped.

3. This is the X-factor, but don't think for a second that A-Rod misses Jeter.

I would love to see A-Rod continue his success. For the record, I'm not a Clemens or McGuire guy, so it's not like I have a thing for the juice crew. I just think it's cool how he was completely written off, his own team didn't even want him, and here he is.

[iwantitiwinit]

When something seems too good to be true it usually is.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by conor912

I care less about the PEDs than I do his grand aura of douchery, but we all know MLB couldn't care less about character.....

Supremely talented baseball player, loser as a human being both on and off the field. His slap of Bronson Arroyo's glove in the 04 playoffs and then arguing it was incidental spoke volumes about him.

Oh and this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9NSSCzrnRw

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Supremely talented baseball player, loser as a human being both on and off the field. His slap of Bronson Arroyo's glove in the 04 playoffs and then arguing it was incidental spoke volumes about him.

Oh and this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9NSSCzrnRw

For me, neither of those is any worse than:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U9jttDSUCg