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Alex Rodriguez Suspended Through 2014, Still Belongs In The Hall Of Fame
FORBES ^ | August 5, 2013 | Chris Smith

Posted on 08/06/2013 6:07:23 AM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi

After weeks of waiting, MLB has finally announced its Biogenesis suspensions. Twelve players have been hit with 50-game suspensions, and Alex Rodriguez has been issued a suspension through the 2014 season for a total 211 games. Because A-Rod’s suspension will come under the Joint Drug Agreement, he can still play while he appeals the punishment and will be in the New York Yankees’ lineup tonight for the first time this season.

Many have questioned how the suspension will impact Rodriguez’s “legacy” (see here, here and here), and it’s a subject that will undoubtedly be debated for years to come. What’s not up for debate, though, is that A-Rod has been among baseball’s best players since he took over as the Seattle Mariners’ starting shortstop in 1996, and he ranks among the most dangerous hitters of all time.

Rodriguez is currently 16th in career wins above replacement (Fangraphs) with 114, ranking ahead of Rickey Henderson, Jimmie Foxx, Mike Schmidt and Carl Yastrzemski. He is fifth all-time in home runs with 647, and he ranks second behind only Barry Bonds among those who played during the steroid era. In other words, of all the sluggers who used – or allegedly used – performance enhancers, only one has gone deep more times than A-Rod. His three MVP awards are tied for second-most in history, and in 19 seasons he’s ranked among the top ten in MVP voting ten times.

Put more simply, Rodriguez absolutely dominated his era and is an all-time great. If not for steroid allegations, Rodriguez would not only be a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame, but a likely choice for first-ballot enshrinement.

(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...


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1 posted on 08/06/2013 6:07:23 AM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi
He will NOT be a first ballot inductee when eligible..

Meanwhile, I posted yesterday, somewhat tongue in cheek..that ALL the suspended players ( except Braun) are Latino...nobody in the sports media has touched that one as yet..

2 posted on 08/06/2013 6:09:53 AM PDT by ken5050 (My tagline is on summer break..)
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi

No he doesn’t...he cheated. Period.


3 posted on 08/06/2013 6:09:56 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: ken5050

Yeah, well ... I heard they’re tryin’ to silence ANOTHER player ... Ben Ghazi.


4 posted on 08/06/2013 6:15:39 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi

...Alex.... drug user...
Consider him AFTER Pete Rose


5 posted on 08/06/2013 6:16:22 AM PDT by ptsal (Repubicans swallowing more kool-aide from Rove & Kristol)
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi

Drug user, fornicator and selfish, deceptive narcissist. No doubt he reflects the values and customs the culture that spawned him. Hall of Fame? He is a prime candidate to be a Democratic nominee.


6 posted on 08/06/2013 6:17:06 AM PDT by allendale
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi

No one who artificially enhanced their stats through anything should be in the hall of fame.

Rodriguez admitted to doing so earlier in his career, he’s accused of it again, but that he’s already admitted to past use is all I need to know. It means his stats aren’t real.

Since his stats aren’t real, he shouldn’t be in the Hall of Fame. It’s not even a hard question to answer.


7 posted on 08/06/2013 6:18:06 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: ptsal

Luckily, no one really considers either wiener head for the Hall


8 posted on 08/06/2013 6:20:02 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi

This clown fails to see the absurdity of skipping over Bonds to induct AR. And after citing Bonds as having better stats.


9 posted on 08/06/2013 6:22:18 AM PDT by RGSpincich
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi

He belongs in the Hall of Shame.


10 posted on 08/06/2013 6:22:47 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds)
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi
If he was,in fact,using steroids...or anything resembling steroids...he doesn't belong in the Hall of Fame any more than does Pete Rose.
11 posted on 08/06/2013 6:22:52 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (If Obama Had A City It Would Look Like Detroit.)
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi

Yeah, he belongs in the Dopers Hall of Fame.


12 posted on 08/06/2013 6:26:28 AM PDT by Third Person (Welcome to Gaymerica.)
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To: ptsal
Consider him AFTER Pete Rose

Consider Pete Rose decades AFTER Shoeless Joe Jackson.

13 posted on 08/06/2013 6:28:04 AM PDT by Scoutmaster (What happens over the rainbow stays over the rainbow)
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi

Inducting drug-enhanced record holders is no different than giving a Nobel Prize to assholes who have done nothing at all (most accomplish nothing, though drug-enhanced, in that case).


14 posted on 08/06/2013 6:31:43 AM PDT by traditional1 (Amerika.....Providing public housing for the Mulatto Messiah)
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To: ken5050

He will never get in. It’s not all about numbers. Obviously, this author hasn’t read the voting rules that refer to integrity and sportsmanship. This is why Bonds, McGwire and the rest of the cheaters will never get in either.


15 posted on 08/06/2013 6:36:21 AM PDT by larryleo (We all need to get Newtered!)
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To: ken5050

I read a story last night that MLB is aware young Caribbeans are using steroids since in their countries there is no regulation compared to here and then drafting them to play over Americans that work the old fashioned way.


16 posted on 08/06/2013 6:37:46 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: allendale
Drug user, fornicator and selfish, deceptive narcissist. No doubt he reflects the values and customs the culture that spawned him. Hall of Fame? He is a prime candidate to be a Democratic nominee.

Post of the day. ...an ego like that won't be silenced.

17 posted on 08/06/2013 6:40:58 AM PDT by TexasCajun (Creepy-Ass Cracka -- Don't Call Me Cracker)
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To: Resolute Conservative

If you have the link..I’d appreciate it...


18 posted on 08/06/2013 6:43:40 AM PDT by ken5050 (My tagline is on summer break..)
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To: allendale
Drug user, fornicator and selfish, deceptive narcissist. No doubt he reflects the values and customs the culture that spawned him. Hall of Fame? He is a prime candidate to be a Democratic nominee.

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LOL! That was awesome.

19 posted on 08/06/2013 6:46:05 AM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi
"If not for steroid allegations, Rodriguez would not only be a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame, but a likely choice for first-ballot enshrinement."

"Apart from voting in elections, the 700,000 remaining residents of the Motor City are no more responsible for Detroit's problems than were the victims of Hurricane Sandy for theirs." Steven "Rat" Rattner

"If we had some eggs we could have eggs and ham, if we had some ham." Groucho Marks.

20 posted on 08/06/2013 6:51:42 AM PDT by NonValueAdded ("When there is no penalty for failure, failures proliferate." George F. Will)
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