Alex Rodriguez’s legacy will always be tarnished by his performance enhancing drug use, while others who have committed the same offense have been forgiven. It’s a confusing outcome, one that certainly isn’t fair for one of baseball’s biggest stars.
On Friday, a former superstar will begin his slow walk from the on-deck circle to the batter’s box. A generational talent, he’ll take a practice swing or two on the way there, like he’s been doing this his whole life (he has). A three-time most valuable player, he might exchange some amiable greetings with the catcher and umpire before settling into the box in an all-too-familiar fashion.