Video Proof We Need To Forgive Steroid Users: Part 2

Yesterday I think we all saw me continue my journey in getting all steroid users forgiven by the fans, for the sake of the Yankees, with some video proof from the 2009 season. We all saw Alex Rodriguez come into the season after a hip surgery getting boo'd from fans and ended up capturing the hearts of the fans one walk off and game winning hit at a time. We saw Alex calm down at the plate and have fun with his teammates and actually be enjoyed from the fans. The fans came around first in my opinion and since 2013 was another season with a hip surgery and another season with a steroid allegation why not look at the video proof from this season?

Let's start this post off like we started the last one off with Alex Rodriguez's first at bat of the 2013 season. His first plate appearance was delayed due to yet another hip surgery and once again we had another steroid allegation, this time the Biogenesis scandal and fall out. Once again A Rod started his season on the road, this time in Chicago against the White Sox, and once again entered into a mixture of boo's and cheers. Once again in his first at bat Alex gets a hit, this time a single, and the rest is history. Here is his first at bat in it's entirety thanks to YES.

 

Alex faced harsh criticism from the fans in his first Yankee Stadium at bat as well in front of the home crowd.

The fan reaction to Alex passing Lou Gehrig on the all time grand slam list, which happened in Yankees Stadium, was not even as huge or special as it should have been. This is an individual achievement but it is also a career achievement that should have been celebrated. Instead everyone, fans, media, announcers, just acted like it was just another home run and moved on. These same people were the same ones to call what David Ortiz did in this World Series epic, special, and heroic. You might want to answer that phone, hypocrisy is calling you double standard. 

 

After hitting that grand slam and still getting shut out by the fans the production really began to fall off, which may have been because of his leg injuries or it may have been him giving up, we will never know. Alex's season ended the way it started, prematurely, as he looked defeated in the dugout. Now Alex is fighting Major League Baseball and the world for his spot in the game and his legacy. Alex will not ever be universally loved and he will never even be universally accepted but he can be accepted and forgave by his hometown Yankees fans. We must do it if we want anything near the results from the 2009 postseason and we must do it now. All karma believers and religious people should forgive him anyway because it is the right thing to do and for the rest of us we should do it simply to see the Yankees do well. A relaxed and focused Alex Rodriguez at the plate and in the middle of our lineup can only do good for us and for the team. So I have said it once and I will say it as many times as I have to, forgive Alex and all steroid users now. Do it because you want to, not because social media said you should, and start a trend. Start the movement, forgive all steroid users now before it's the trendy thing to do.

This is and will also be continued until the ultimate goal is achieved, a World Series championship ring. Would you forgive Robinson Cano if he failed a test? Would you forgive Derek Jeter? Mariano Rivera? Brett Gardner? CC Sabathia? There is a huge chance you said "YES" to one of these so if you can forgive one you can forgive them all so just do it already.