So now Alex Rodriguez has admitted taking steroids. He's cleared the air, and the truth has set him free, right?
No, not exactly. Because in his admission to ESPN's Peter Gammons, Rodriguez makes a number of highly dubious claims - and attacks Sports Illustrated's Selena Roberts, who broke the story, as a "stalker" for, you know, reporting a story that turned out to be 100% accurate.
Among Rodriguez' claims:
1. Selena Roberts "tried to break into my house where my girls are up there sleeping, and got cited by the Miami Police." Rodriguez then said "I have the paper here," and produced no paper. A-Rod also claimed Roberts "has been thrown out of my apartment in New York City," and was "thrown out of the University of Miami by police for tresspassing." Rodriguez concluded by saying "don't follow this Selena Roberts lady" by continuing to ask her for information on this story. Selena Roberts dismissed A-Rod's accusations as "absurd", and they certainly seem to be; Selena Roberts hasn't risen to the top of her profession by stalking and trespassing - plus, that's an awful way to actually do her job - she'd lose all her sources, forever. Plus, if a Sports Illustrated reporter was cited by the Miami Police department for attempting to break into A-Rod's house, you think that might have made the news? This is despicable "kill the messenger" stuff.
2. A-Rod keeps mentioning "GNC" as a place someone could buy banned substances. But Rodriguez supposedly tested positive for the anabolic steroid Primobolan - and you sure can't get that at GNC. That'd be like going to a corner deli, holding up a can of Red Bull, and saying "I need something stronger. Do you have any Crack Juice? Made From Real Crack?"
3. A-Rod says he didn't know he was lying in the December 2007 60 Minutes interview with Katie Couric when he denied taking, or even considering taking, steroids:
At the time, Peter, I wasn't even being truthful with myself. How am I going to be truthful with Katie or CBS?
What the hell does that even mean?
Watch part of his ESPN interview with Peter Gammons, check for microexpressions, and see if you don't come up with some Dr.Cal Lightman conclusions...
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