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I used to be big on ARod, even when the yanks traded for him, despite me not being a Yankees fan (sweeping my Padres in 98 changed my tune forever).
I am, to this day, a fan of Alex Rodriguez the player. Steroids or not, this guy will go down as one of the very best players of his generation, and of all time. He was the best shortstop of his time from the moment he debuted to the moment he had to move to third due to the trade.
As a person, I dislikle ARod. I think he's a coward, I think he's weak, and I frankly I just don't like him. Trying to use the "I felt pressured" BS when reasoning why he did steroids was a huge hit to his character. By that logic, he should've been doing roids since his initial debut, seeing as he was arguably the most talked about up and comer since Griffey.
It just irritated me how he tried to portray himself, the best player in baseball who signed a $250 million deal that changed the way free agency is handled forever, as a victim of his own success. Bull. Shit.
Him cheating on his wife with Madonna, while not exactly plausible, is not really of any concern to me. I honestly couldn't care less.
And Jeter is far and away the face of the franchise. Not even close. If you don't believe me, go back and look at how fans reacted from 2004 to 2008, when the Yankees were losing in the postseason. Neither Jeter nor ARod were all to helpful in losing, but ARod was the one getting hammered. I get it's due to his contract and that he's a bigger profiled player than Jeter, but still.
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