The 2015 MLB season has officially opened with that
wonderful optimism that marks the annual return of baseball and spring
training. It also marks the return of the three-ring circus in Yankees camp.
The player who has the garnered the most attention over the last few years
because of the Biogenesis scandal is back. A-Rod spent the last few years
channeling his inner-Vince McMahon and suing everybody, before receiving the
largest PED suspension in baseball history.
A-Rod’s apology tour started with newly elected MLB
Commissioner Rob Manfred and top Yankees brass and ended with a handwritten
letter directed towards the fans. It sounds simple enough if it was a sincere
apology.
The main issue with A-Rod’s apology is he never
accurately says what he is apologizing for. Instead, A-Rod continues to be
A-Rod, and dodges the issue. Maybe he is worried about potential legal
ramifications from law enforcement by apologizing for PED use in the letter.
Whatever the reason may be, A-Rod should know that most fans will probably not
believe anything he says again.
He said in his 2009 press conference that he wants
to be judged from this day forward.
Well A-Rod, you got your wish and you are not going
to like it. A-Rod still believes he will be inducted to the MLB Hall of Fame
one day, which seems to be why he apologized. Furthermore, he has been
following in Derek Jeter’s footsteps throughout his whole career. Last
February, Jeter released an exceptional retirement address and A-Rod released a
poor apology online. Jeter is beloved by the fans and A-Rod is pretty much
universally disliked.
A-Rod can attempt to change the fans’ perception of
him by winning and not with meaningless apologies. Winning is what matters. Do
you remember winning the World Series in 2009, A-Rod?
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