A front-page headline (right) reads, “A-Rod Book Bombshell” with text below adding, “Slugger may have taken HGH while playing for the Yankees” and, “Hints he took steroids as early as high school days.”

The report indicates that a high school teammate of Rodriguez’s told Roberts that A-Rod took steroids before being drafted as a No. 1 pick and that his high school coach knew it — an allegation the coach, Rich Hoffman, denied.

The book also indicates that two anonymous Yankees said they believed Rodriguez was using banned substances based on visual side effects, which reportedly led to Rodriguez gaining an unflattering nickname that referenced an increased pectoral size comparable to a woman’s chest. The report also notes that a clubhouse staffer suggested management had a suspicion that the third baseman may have been juicing.

… As if things couldn’t get any worse for baseball as well as A-Rod. Another disturbing twist to this is that he might have tipped pitches. If all of this is true, things are not looking good for Rodriguez, who reportedly failed a drug test back in 2003 to start off this spring training’s news.

Alex is an interesting person and I’m sure he is a nice guy but really! People need to get off the topic of this guy. There are tons of other people with interesting lives. As stupid as he seems, you gotta feel bad for Alex.

Thanks to Boston.com for the article and to them and the Daily News for the photo.

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