The story that wont go awayWhen

When A Rod came to the Bronx after the disappointing World Series lost to Florida I never thought he would get this much attention. Maybe if he was the MVP of a Series win or broke the single season home run record.

No such luck. After a week long of steroids apologies and lies, now the news that A Rod worked out the Angel Presinal who is no Angel. He is banned by baseball for his association with steroids.

Rodriguez, who is getting ready for the World Baseball Classic, has been working out with this trainer last month and has ties with A Rod back to 2003. A Rod, who said he has been clean since 2003, traveled with Presinal during his 2007 MVP season according to the Daily News.

If this is the case and he took it then maybe he should get suspended. As a Yankee fan I am sick of this story and as of today I am not the biggest A Rod supporter. Maybe he should get 50 games . Then it is done once and for all.

I Don't Know What To Think.

I am one of many Yankee fans who gets upset when our team is on the back pages and the headlines for all the bad reasons. For Example Clemens with his steroids issue. Joba and his DWI, and the Torre book to name a few.

But I don't think anyone saw this coming. SI reports that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids in 2003. Curt Schilling, who a few years ago said that if A Rod breaks every major league he will respect him because he is clean. Today on Schillings blog 38 pitches it reads"Shocked you can't be anymore." I hate to agree with a Bosox but he is 100% right.

You want to root for this guy. Like most fans Ihave opened up to A Rod since his arrival in 2004 and was looking for a big year in 2009 and maybe a long postseason run. You have to wonder how many other players are on it. So far there a lot of Yankees who have had a connections to the steroids list.

What I would like to see Alex do is say, "I did not know the anabolic steroids teststerone and methonolone was wrong and say I am sorry. I have or not done that and won't do it again." Will he?

We will have to find out. He does not have to report to camp for over a week. Lets see if he does the right thing. Jose Canseco, who wrote the tell all book "Juiced," is not looking all that wrong right now.

Andy's Back...And Joe Many Never Be

11 days till pitchers and catchers....why not talk Yankee baseball?

First I am glad Andy Pettitte took the Yankees offerwith incentives. Last year Andy was 14-14 with 158 strike outs. This year he has a chance to make a lot of money iincentives and could make what he made last year with a good year. Plus if he is the fourth or fifth starter the pressure wont be all on him.

As for Joe Torre I would never bash him for what he did. In my book he should be up there with great Yankee managers and great Yankees. As I heard him speak on Larry King the other night about his book "The Yankee Years"he seemed like a man who was very hurt the way he was treated in New York and was wanted to get it all out.

I remember as a young boy there was a lot of controversy around the Jim Bouton book "Ball Four" where a lot of the old timers said he should of keep it in the clubhouse and never let out. Seems like Torre did the same thing where he is trying to hurt someone the way he was.

It is a tough call but I want to read the book. How often do you get that close to what goes on behind the screens straight from the horses mouth.

One of my favorite things is to see what numbers the players get issued in spring training. it will be something if someone...maybe a non roster player or a back up catcher...gets #6. Stay tuned