These guys get thrust into the "role model" role. I'm not saying it is right what some of these guys do, but it is their personal business. A-Rod's wife or girlfriend doesn't hit the ball for him. And if the media wsn't so g-d nosey and gossipy, this crap wouldn't even get out. And hell, athletes have been messing up for years...Babe Ruth was a known slut, Ty Cobb was basically a Klansman with a killer batting average, Mickey Mantle was a slut and a boozehound, and there are a bazillion other stories out there about boozing, womanizing, betting on games, etc. Look at baseball in gen'l...they wouldn't let a black man in until 1947, when the Negro leagues had killer talent for years and years before then. The whole underbelly of the sport is ugly. But I take it for what it is...a sport I enjoy.
PS: Boston won their one World Series for the next 600 years a couple of years back, so you should be happy. And just remember, the Yankees are THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TEAM IN SPORTS HISTORY! Even if the Yankees disbanded tomorrow, Boston would NEVER have that kind of success, EVER!!!
