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Now that New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs, what’s next for him.
Obviously, there will be much discussion about his numbers that he put up during the 2001-03 seasons in Texas.
- 2001 – .318 avg, 52 HRs, 135 RBIs
- 2002 – .300 avg, 57 HRs, 142 RBIs, finished 2nd in AL MVP voting
- 2003 – .298, 47 HRs, 118 RBIs, AL MVP
We should also look at his numbers with the Yankees.
- 2004 – .286 avg, 36 HRs, 106 RBIs
- 2005 – .321 avg, 48 HRs, 130 RBIs, AL MVP
- 2006 – .290 avg, 35 HRs, 121 RBIs
- 2007 – .314 avg, 54 HRs, 156 RBIs, AL MVP
- 2008 – .302 avg, 35 HRs, 103 RBIs
I can understand the dropoff the first year in New York as he adjusted to the limelight but you have to look at the jump in numbers from 2006 to 2007 and then the dropoff in 2008.
While he said during the interview that he hasn’t done anything else, I do have to wonder if he did something in 2007, possibly HGH since it’s undectectable.
The numbers for ARod will always be in question now because he was supposed to be the one who took over the records doing it cleanly. Now that will never happen.
I will say this. I am glad that he came out and admitted it rather than take the Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens route of denying. In the end, people will forgive him but they will never forget especially since he’s supposed to be the greatest player of our generation.
ESPN will have the full interview with Peter Gammons and ARod on the 6 PM EST edition of SportsCenter.
