OK, I'm not a sports fan. I didn't even
know which team Alex Rodriguez plays for until I had to wade through the news announcements today.
So, let's see: A-Rod and 12 other players were suspended by Major League Baseball for using "performance-enhancing drugs."
The 12 players who accepted their punishment were suspended for 50 games, essentially
for the rest of this regular season.
Rodriguez was suspended through the
end of next year's season, a total of 211 games. He'll appeal, so he can continue
to play.
Rodriguez admitted four years ago that
he had used drugs. I'm guessing that no one thinks he's innocent this time.
I'm also guessing that tens of millions
of baseball fans are just completely fed up with the repeated exposure of players
who use steroids and other drugs, making a mockery of personal athletic prowess
and team performance as well.
I'm guessing that, right now, those
millions of dispirited and angry fans are vowing that they're going to boycott their
favorite teams' games—no ball park tickets, no Sunday afternoon TV marathons—for
the next 50 games.
I'm guessing that this boycott frenzy
will be all over the news, any day now….
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