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A-Rod Admits Steroid Use (As if His Kids Haven't Had Enough Embarrassment)

Whit Honea — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:45:00 GMT

For any of you kids reading this at home, this is how you have a banner year. First you wreck your marriage and put your wife and kids in the papers and then you admit to tarnishing the national pastime, which, granted, wasn't that shiny to begin with.

Alex Rodriguez has admitted to taking ~~steroids~~ performance-enhancing drugs over a three-year period while playing with the Texas Rangers, hence damaging his role-model status. Did he still have role-model status?

What are A-Rod's kids supposed to think about this? Is Daddy the greatest baseball player of our day or just another hopped-up hoax.

A-Rod tells ESPN's Peter Gammons, "When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure, felt all the weight of the world on top of me to perform, and perform at a high level every day.

"Back then, [baseball] was a different culture. It was very loose. I was young, I was stupid, I was naïve. I wanted to prove to everyone that I was worth being one of the greatest players of all time.

"I did take a banned substance. For that, I am very sorry and deeply regretful."

The full interview will air tonight during the 6 p.m. ET showing of "SportsCenter."

I'll admit that I'm a Yankee fan, but I've never taken to A-Rod, not even when I was living in Seattle and got to enjoy him and Jr. underachieving.

More news is sure to follow and it probably won't be good, but at least the image of Rodriguez and Madonna is finally out of my head.

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Josh Hamilton is Having a Banner Year

Whit Honea — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:33:00 GMT

Texas Ranger (baseball, not Walker) and star of the Home Run Derby Josh Hamilton got one more home run this week when his wife Katie gave birth to Michaela, their third daughter.

Congratulations to the Hamilton family.

Josh Hamilton Loves God and Baseball

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Josh Hamilton Loves God and Baseball

Whit Honea — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:45:00 GMT

Did you watch the MLB Home Run Derby last night? If you did then you know what I'm talking about. If you didn't, then your loss. End of post.

Just kidding.

Alright, here's the short version on Josh Hamilton. He was a blue chip prospect a few years back- first guy taken in the draft. He had some issues that derailed his career, namely drugs and alcohol. He was out of baseball for 3 years during which he started having visions and found God and got his act together. He's back:

Last night Josh stood beneath the lights in Yankee Stadium and looked into the eyes of the 71-year-old man pitching to him. Hamilton had brought his old pitching coach from his childhood to pitch to him, making good on a promise once made. Josh Hamilton stood there at the plate, sober and determined and proceeded to hit 28 home runs in the first round, thirteen of them on consecutive swings. It was a record. It had the crowd roaring. It was a dream literally come true.

You could see the movie being made even as Josh ultimately lost the 3 round contest to Justin Morneau. A baseball movie about more than baseball. Kevin Costner would have to gain about 30 pounds for the role.

Josh is married to Katie who is pregnant. They have one daughter together and Katie has a daughter from a previous relationship.

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