The Melancholy Ballad of A-Roids

Err... I mean A-Rod.

I can't stand this crap. I don't know what to think.
As much as I don't like A-Rod, I still, for whatever reason, had hope that A-Rod was going to come out clean in the end, whether he breaks all the records or not. He is the enemy, don't get me wrong, I can't stand anyone who plays for the Yankees... but at the same time, I will adamantly and openly admit that he is (well... was) a great, great baseball player. Now, I can't even say that, knowing that he is going to be lumped into that same category of former baseball heroes of mine (Bonds, Clemmens, Canseco, McGwire, et al...)

It was interesting... I was reading the Sunday Patriot News yesterday, and in the sports section they had a list of the top 15 career homerun hitters in MLB. One-third of that list has now been linked to using HGH and/or steroids to help them achieve that elite status. A list, by the way, in which A-Rod is only 11 homers away from passing another Yankees great, Reggie Jackson. Who knows, A-Rod always gets off to a hot start, he probably could pass Reggie by the beggining of May. IT doesn't matter when he passes Reggie now, he will be shamed and booed beyond beleif. Good luck, New York. This is just more fuel for the fire, more reason for the Red Sox to crush the Yankees this year. I hope it happens in glorious fashion. Bring it on, A-Rod, you've lost what little respect we Red Sox fans did have for you.

The top 15 Hitters (* = cheaters)

1	Barry Bonds	762 *
2	Hank Aaron	755
3	Babe Ruth	714
4	Willie Mays	660
5	Ken Griffey, Jr.	611
6	Sammy Sosa	609 *
7	Frank Robinson	586
8	Mark McGwire	583 *
9	Harmon Killebrew	573
10	Rafael Palmeiro	569 *
11	Reggie Jackson	563
12	Alex Rodriguez	553 *
13	Mike Schmidt	548
14	Jim Thome	541
15	Mickey Mantle	536