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Common sense suggests that A-Rod is a bad person.
This isn't breaking news, but it's likely that Sports Illustrated's Selena Roberts will spin it that way when her much anticipated A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez hits bookstores in late April.
Look, we already know that A-Rod cheated on his now ex-wife with strippers and prostitutes and that he took steroids after lying about it repeatedly and unblinkingly. We've seen photos of A-Rod kissing himself in the mirror and we've heard that his own teammates don't like or respect him. We watched him girl slap the ball out of Bronson Arroyo's glove in the 2004 playoffs, and we've seen him distract a Blue Jays infielder with a well-timed scream in yet another bush league move. A-Rod said he yelled, "Ha!" because, "I was excited running around third base. I don't know what my intention was." Harmless, maybe, but if he truly believes that statement, we can add idiot to the list. And by "we," I mean the Royal me, a diehard Boston Red Sox fan, but that's not the point.
You do not need to be from Southie to recognize a pattern here: By any reasonable measure of a role model, husband or man, A-Rod is a failure. And if we know that much is true, how much more do we really need to know about this loser?
Roberts, who broke the story that A-Rod tested positive for steroids, isn't the only person who wants you to know more. Incredibly, A-Rod wants you to know more too.
He's hired a team of public relation gurus, the same ones who worked for George Bush in the White House. Maybe he's decided that he has nothing more to lose, except his money, and money is no issue for a guy who reportedly buys $1,000 gift cards in bulk from Victoria's Secret. It's no easy task to improve the image of a man like that, although the good news, for A-Rod and his handlers at least, is that he has nowhere to go but up.
Bill Simmons was talking about A-Rod on his ESPN podcast the other day with Chuck Klosterman or maybe another guest, when the discussion turned to how A-Rod should follow Kobe Bryant's lead and embrace his unpopularity. A-Rod actually might be taking their advice to heart because he recently was quoted as saying he's "given up" on the idea of becoming Mr. Popular. Maybe he's not an idiot after all.
Howard Suber, a professor at UCLA's school of Theater, Film and Television, writes in his book The Power of Film, that, when defining a hero, institutional power, physical power, sex appeal, technology, intelligence, education, and wealth don't matter.
"However, two kinds of power do matter:
1) The hero is better than the other people in the film, not because he possesses more of the kind of powers described above, but because he possesses higher principles.
A-Rod swings and misses in the higher principles category, so let's take a look at the only other kind of power that does matter when separating protagonists from antagonists.
2) The hero is better than other people because he possesses more of what, in the final analysis, defines all heroes: will power.
Well, it's impossible to quantify A-Rod's will to win, but any baseball stat head can tell you that A-Rod's production drops markedly in clutch situations, and that his former teams win more games without him than with him the moment he splits town. In fact, A-Rod's mantle contains no team awards and only individual trophies like MVP awards, hardly hallmarks of a hero.
To put it another way, A-Rod has nothing in common with scrappy cinematic darlings like Rudy Ruettiger or Frodo Baggins. Instead, A-Rod's similarities lie more with characters like Ivan Drago or even Billy Mitchell from The King of Kong.
So that's why we hate A-Rod, because he's a dastardly villain who represents a classic archetype that's rooted in our collective unconscious and tied to ancient mythology.
Or maybe we hate A-Rod because he's a bad person. It just might be that simple.
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I think we should all stop a moment and think about the fact that A-Rod is a human being like we all are.
Didn't Jesus say something about forgiving others? Maybe A-Rod wasn't a prime example citizen, but don't we all have our little failures and bad habits?
Who dares to throw the forst stone? I don't think anyone can, so let's take A-Rod for the wonderful human being he is.
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SHUT THE FUCK UP. Give any man in this world 25 million a year and see how "moral" they remain.
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SHUT THE FUCK UP. Give any man in this world 25 million a year and see how "moral" they remain.
:o :o :o
Very true!
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I think we should all stop a moment and think about the fact that A-Rod is a human being like we all are.
Didn't Jesus say something about forgiving others? Maybe A-Rod wasn't a prime example citizen, but don't we all have our little failures and bad habits?
Who dares to throw the forst stone? I don't think anyone can, so let's take A-Rod for the wonderful human being he is.
Because he's a "human being" its ok for him to act like scum? Says a lot about how you likely live your life. :-X
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SHUT THE FUCK UP. Give any man in this world 25 million a year and see how "moral" they remain.
You SHUT THE FUCK UP, shitstain. Plenty of people with money lead lives of character and some moral values.
Go eat a dick up.
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You SHUT THE FUCK UP, shitstain. Plenty of people with money lead lives of character and some moral values.
Go eat a dick up.
Oh really? How many young, good looking guys are you personal friends with that are millionaires that you can PERSONALLY attest to their character, morality and values?
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Because he's a "human being" its ok for him to act like scum? Says a lot about how you likely live your life. :-X
Jesus said, turn the other cheek and to forgive the sinner.
Aren't you a christian?? :o :o :o :o
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what's wrong with all these things.
nobody is perfect
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You SHUT THE FUCK UP, shitstain. Plenty of people with money lead lives of character and some moral values.
Go eat a dick up.
lol, looks like A-Rod fucked your mom and didn't pay for the steroids you sold him. ;D ;D
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Jesus said, turn the other cheek and to forgive the sinner.
Aren't you a christian?? :o :o :o :o
fuck jesus
ok, I said it
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SHUT THE FUCK UP. Give any man in this world 25 million a year and see how "moral" they remain.
No shit. First year I'd be all philanthropic and stuff. By the second year I'd be demanding virgin sacrifices and the heads of my enemies.
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No shit. First year I'd be all philanthropic and stuff. By the second year I'd be demanding virgin sacrifices and the heads of my enemies.
;D ;D ;D
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fuck jesus
ok, I said it
lol, right on the head! It's funny how bigot people are, right?
No shit. First year I'd be all philanthropic and stuff. By the second year I'd be demanding virgin sacrifices and the heads of my enemies.
spot on! ;D ;D
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No shit. First year I'd be all philanthropic and stuff. By the second year I'd be demanding virgin sacrifices and the heads of my enemies.
Fantastic ;D
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i forgive a-rod.
i hope you can all find it in your hearts to do the same. :)
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No shit. First year I'd be all philanthropic and stuff. By the second year I'd be demanding virgin sacrifices and the heads of my enemies.
One of the wittiest posters here - good job dr chimps
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i forgive a-rod.
i hope you can all find it in your hearts to do the same. :)
Yes, me too.
A-Rod is just misguided by our dreaded society. Inside his heart, he's an innocent boy, who had the wrong guidance.
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Who gives a shit what he does in his personal life? He could be fucking cats in his apartment for fun, it wouldn't make a difference...
What's important is that he delivers what's expected as a baseball player.
For us to start picking on him due to whether or not his actions are "morally" correct is complete bullshit.
He doesn't get paid millions of dollars to be a role model or a model citizen, he gets paid 30+ million to swing a fucking bat, run from base to base and catch a ball or two in the process. Other than that, it really doesn't matter what he does on his spare time..
Honest truth is that as long as he can get whatever team he is on a championship, people won't give a shit. Fans care about the game and winning and so as long as he can keep hitting homeruns and get the Yankees to win another championship, fans won't care...
This shit will be forgotten after his time is done*
"1"
*Michael Jordan cheated on his wife, was addicted to gambling and was also a glory hog. While all those things are true, it doesn't change the fact that EVERYONE loved him and still speaks highly of him due to his accomplishments on the courts..
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He's livin the dream.
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Who gives a shit what he does in his personal life? He could be fucking cats in his apartment for fun, it wouldn't make a difference...
What's important is that he delivers what's expected as a baseball player.
For us to start picking on him due to whether or not his actions are "morally" correct is complete bullshit.
He doesn't get paid millions of dollars to be a role model or a model citizen, he gets paid 30+ million to swing a fucking bat, run from base to base and catch a ball or two in the process. Other than that, it really doesn't matter what he does on his spare time..
Honest truth is that as long as he can get whatever team he is on a championship, people won't give a shit. Fans care about the game and winning and so as long as he can keep hitting homeruns and get the Yankees to win another championship, fans won't care...
This shit will be forgotten after his time is done*
"1"
*Michael Jordan cheated on his wife, was addicted to gambling and was also a glory hog. While all those things are true, it doesn't change the fact that EVERYONE loved him and still speaks highly of him due to his accomplishments on the courts..
Very good post, 1, we need more people like you on this world! (But not too many, or we would be extinct soon ;D ;D )
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*Michael Jordan cheated on his wife, was addicted to gambling and was also a glory hog. While all those things are true, it doesn't change the fact that EVERYONE loved him and still speaks highly of him due to his accomplishments on the courts..
I remember reading some years back that Jordan would welch on some major golfing bets he made... now THAT is a despicable human being.