A new and experimental treatment is on the rise among star athletes in the US called Orthokine. This treatment, performed in Germany, is being used by athletes in the US in multiple sports and also now includes baseball.
Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees recently underwent the treatment within the last month performed in Germany on his bothersome right knee. He reportedly made 2 trips to Germany for treatment on his right knee and also made another trip in October to treat his left ankle.
The Yankees cleared the procedure in house and also cleared the procedure with the Commissioner’s office to avoid it looking like Rodriguez was receiving some kind of banned or impermissible treatment. Read more... (330 words, 1 image, estimated 1:19 mins reading time)
Word is trickling out that Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez is under investigation by MLB for participation in illegal, underground poker games. This comes as A-Rod is on the DL rehabbing his torn meniscus. It is also not the first time he has been warned about this very same thing. But there is a lot of speculation and very few facts as yet.
The world that MLB is investigating him for underground poker game participation is fact. Not speculation. After that, things tend to get hazy with speculation, heresay, second hand reports, etc. There is enough information coming out though that it has prompted MLB to investigate the situation. Read more... (327 words, 1 image, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)
I woke up today, went out to grab my morning paper, instinctively flipped to the sports section and, lo and behold, there he was, the most hated…err…controversial third baseman in all of baseball was right there on the cover.Yesterday, in a game against the Kansas City Royals, Alex Rodriguez placed himself on the cusp of history by driving out his 599th career home run against Royals reliever Robinson Tejeda in the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium. A-Rod’s homer, his 16th of the season, was a solo shot over the the right field wall that gave the Yankees a 6-4 lead in a game where they went on to win by a final score of 10-4. It’s hard to believe that A-rod will only be the seventh player in MLB history to join the 600 home run club. With one more big-fly, Rodgiguez will join an elite list with some of the greatest sluggers who have ever played the game: Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714), Willie Mays (660), Sammy Sosa (609) and Ken Griffey Jr.(630). Read more... (321 words, 2 images, estimated 1:17 mins reading time)
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Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, Rafael Palmeiro, Alex Rodriguez are names we think of when someone mentions Steroids.
Somewhere along the line Bud Selig has deflected blame away from himself.
In most every circle it’s known that Selig let this happen. By this I mean the Steroid era. He went to drastic measures to get butts back in the seats after the 1994 season was wiped out completely. No better way than to allow already gigantic men to use unethical (though not illegal at the time) means to gain an unfair advantage.
Did Selig foresee the scenario that unfolds before us today? Did he care if it did? Read more... (426 words, 2 images, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)
