tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4775072246493340996..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Will Success Spoil Alex Rodriguez?By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38864528700359574912009-02-13T13:43:00.000-08:002009-02-13T13:43:00.000-08:00if A-Rod (A-Roid?) had used steroids i would have ...if A-Rod (A-Roid?) had used steroids i would have expected him to get a lot more "huge" like Bonds of McGuireAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55334736528645162552009-02-12T15:26:00.000-08:002009-02-12T15:26:00.000-08:00"Anonymous said... D. McE,'Self-absorbed, anti-Chr..."Anonymous said... <BR/>D. McE,<BR/>'Self-absorbed, anti-Christ agent' referred to Scott Boras, not Madonna."<BR/><BR/>Okay. I have no idea who Scott Boras is, so I'm guessing he's a sports figure, or the Anti-Christ's agent. William Morris?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72522195050468077922009-02-12T13:13:00.000-08:002009-02-12T13:13:00.000-08:00Jim Nabors was a hunk?Jim Nabors was a hunk?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26975248242874839482009-02-12T07:24:00.000-08:002009-02-12T07:24:00.000-08:00"fellow teamate?""fellow teamate?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91058434107562369882009-02-12T01:43:00.000-08:002009-02-12T01:43:00.000-08:00D. McE,"Self-absorbed, anti-Christ agent" referred...D. McE,<BR/><BR/>"Self-absorbed, anti-Christ agent" referred to Scott Boras, not Madonna.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63799871295171567052009-02-11T23:01:00.000-08:002009-02-11T23:01:00.000-08:00"Anonymous said... Who gives a rip about this self..."Anonymous said... <BR/>Who gives a rip about this self-centered marshmallow or his equally self-absorbed, anti-Christ agent?"<BR/><BR/>"Self-absorbed, anti-Christ agent"? I'll grant you Madonna's gigantic, world-class self-absorbtion, but "Anti-Christ agent"? Is he she the Anti-Christ's agent? Does she get him talk show bookings?<BR/><BR/>Just for the record, I am as anti-Christian as you can possibly get, so this is the first GOOD thing I've heard someone say about Madonna in years. Are you trying to make me like her, Anonymous? Because it will take more than just some harmless theatrical religious image-teasing to do it.<BR/><BR/>Let me know when she joins me and Richard Dawkins over in the militant-for-reality zone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36874678191297710052009-02-11T22:53:00.000-08:002009-02-11T22:53:00.000-08:00"Jonathan said... comparing Rock to Rod is a littl..."Jonathan said... <BR/>comparing Rock to Rod is a little unfair. They both lived lies, true, but Rock had to live his because that the way he was born. . . I'm sure it was painful for Rock to deny who he was to the public, to live a lie all those years. . . let's not forget that Rock was forced to keep his secret under fear that he would lose everything, even possibly his life, while A Rod is just an A-hole."<BR/><BR/>"Rock had to live his because that the way he was born"?<BR/><BR/>He was born a cowardly liar?<BR/><BR/>Yes, A Rod is an A-hole, but don't give me this "Rock was forced to keep his secret" crap. He CHOSE to lie to maintain the image his studio provided, right down to a fake marriage, while thousands of other gay people had the balls to live honestly, even if it meant, for actors, just acting locally, and not becoming rich and pampered.<BR/><BR/>William Haines, one of the biggest male heart throbs of the silent era, had the balls to tell Louis B. Mayer he was NOT going to get married and pretend to be a straight boy, but was going to continue living with the man who stayed his lover to the end of their days. Louie fired him, and his acting career was over. He went into decorating, and remained just as rich, just as successful, and HONEST!<BR/><BR/>Tommy Kirk rode a Disney stardom gravy train until Walt Disney found out he was gay. Tommy refused to play the lying game, and Walt fired him personally. Tommy has had a good - and HONEST life. When I spoke to him a few years ago, and discussed with him his decision to be out publically, he said to me, "It's just being honest. If you're not honest; you're not anything."<BR/><BR/>I forget. When was it that Rock came out of the closet? Oh yes. I remember now. When he was dead.<BR/><BR/>Rock never came out, never owned up. He was outed by the press about 15 seconds after he died.<BR/><BR/>What about when he assured Linda Evans he was safe to kiss on DYNASTY, when he was well-aware he had AIDS, and we didn't yet know kissing couldn't spread it?<BR/><BR/>Maybe Rock would have come out eventually, had he lived long enough, but he didn't. Quite the reverse; whenever presented with a choice, he chose the cowardly option. It took more courage to live as Liberace than to live as Rock Hudson.<BR/><BR/>I knew Dick Sergeant slightly. I've met Tab Hunter and the late Christopher Reeve. I've seen courage.<BR/><BR/>A Rod lied and cheated to win a game. Bad man.<BR/><BR/>Rock Hudson's whole life was a lie. No role model there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62202243443599949482009-02-11T22:27:00.000-08:002009-02-11T22:27:00.000-08:00No court punishment can be worse for A-Rod than ni...No court punishment can be worse for A-Rod than nine more years coming up short in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings of big game in front of unforgiving New York fans (Alex might be The Greatest Player Ever In Innings 1-6 and/or Against Teams with sub-.500 records, but that's not what they're paying him the big $$$ for and not what the Yankee fans are paying to see him do. His best hope is some of his new teammates, like Texeria or Sebathia, can do enough to overcome his big-game power failures and carry Rodriguez to a title in the next year or so).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23774798285454569912009-02-11T18:55:00.000-08:002009-02-11T18:55:00.000-08:00Isn't Madonna, like, old enough to be a grandmothe...Isn't Madonna, like, old enough to be a grandmother?Alan Coilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049940361953267636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39489583111755896982009-02-11T18:10:00.000-08:002009-02-11T18:10:00.000-08:00Who gives a rip about this self-centered marshmall...Who gives a rip about this self-centered marshmallow or his equally self-absorbed, anti-Christ agent? A-Rod was on ESPN the other night with what looked like a spray-on "yellow" tan and a Cub Scout haircut (no offense intended to the Scouts). He's the Pillsbury doughboy - pun NOT intended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38610289248478044222009-02-11T17:52:00.000-08:002009-02-11T17:52:00.000-08:00So Rodriguez felt pressure to perform on the Texas...So Rodriguez felt pressure to perform on the Texas Rangers, but when he got to the New York Yankees, he threw the crutches away? Yeah, that totally makes sense.Buttermilk Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430011403223875192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62880237410012734792009-02-11T17:48:00.000-08:002009-02-11T17:48:00.000-08:00I dunno. Spitters, Pine Tar, corked bats, sandpap...I dunno. Spitters, Pine Tar, corked bats, sandpaper , razor blades, steriods. What's next? One thing I'd like to see, the American League playing baseball. Get rid of the DH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22546926372378580382009-02-11T16:01:00.000-08:002009-02-11T16:01:00.000-08:00Lemme get this straight.Alex Rodriguez is both a p...Lemme get this straight.<BR/>Alex Rodriguez is both a pussy and a cheater. <BR/>He lied to Katie Couric.<BR/>And he's fudging about the time period in which he juiced himself, claims to be uncertain by whom the banned illegal substances were administered and exactly which ROIDS fueled his MVP A-Rodness and bank account.<BR/>Yep. He's a pussy.<BR/><BR/>word verification: sicstoe<BR/>steroids made A-Rod's penis into a sicstoe, smaller than his fifth/baby toeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68914166426010933112009-02-11T13:56:00.000-08:002009-02-11T13:56:00.000-08:00Hey Ken,Don't have a comment on A-Rod.Do want to t...Hey Ken,<BR/>Don't have a comment on A-Rod.<BR/><BR/>Do want to tell you that I met Tom Anderson today and he said to tell you Hi! Don't you guys talk? He looks well. He's living in Ohio and working in London. Pretty cool. <BR/>I told him not to let anything happen to him since I told you and all your readers that I was stalking him and I didn't want the cops to come looking for me if he gets hit in the head with a cartoon anvil. <BR/>Thanks for the SHOCKING news about Alex. I wasn't one of the seven.<BR/>KarenKaren from Mentorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03685540761526680384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-24431661752530595992009-02-11T13:53:00.000-08:002009-02-11T13:53:00.000-08:00Hey, it could have been worse. They could have ha...Hey, it could have been worse. They could have had photos of him sucking in the steroids through a bong.<BR/><BR/>RayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55463098971014805652009-02-11T12:57:00.000-08:002009-02-11T12:57:00.000-08:00For the record, I think one does not need performa...For the record, I think one does not need performance enhancing drugs if one is romantically involved with Madonna. Such an assertion is absurd.<BR/><BR/>I am not, however, prepared to offer the same defense for, say, a small diesel motor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37758122629842414942009-02-11T12:31:00.000-08:002009-02-11T12:31:00.000-08:00What I don't get is Miguel Tejada is guilty of lyi...What I don't get is Miguel Tejada is guilty of lying to Congress for steroid use. What about Dick Cheney lying to Congress for far more important issues. sheesh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16888108301993609362009-02-11T10:16:00.000-08:002009-02-11T10:16:00.000-08:00As a long time Red Sox fan I only just now just go...As a long time Red Sox fan I only just now just got up from off the floor where I've spent the past 72 hours giggling my ass off. OK, not really. This is actually a sad thing. For baseball, not for Alex Rodriguez. He deserves whatever misery can be heaped upon him. But that won't make up for how he and all the other players who have tarnished the game. The sad thing is that so many of them are the ones who have profited most by baseball. I guess there is a relation there, heh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49436021083943205462009-02-11T09:37:00.000-08:002009-02-11T09:37:00.000-08:00I always loved Rock Hudson in Pretty Maids All in ...I always loved Rock Hudson in <I>Pretty Maids All in a Row</I>, but never believed for a second he was truly interested in young girls...<BR/><BR/>Every time I read about another ballplayer being on steroids I think about Jim Bouton and <I>Ball Four</I> and what a furor that book caused...it all seems so tame by comparison, now it seems like a badge of honor when a player gets outed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40471293702621382332009-02-11T08:03:00.000-08:002009-02-11T08:03:00.000-08:00I don't think this is what you meant, but comparin...I don't think this is what you meant, but comparing Rock to Rod is a little unfair. They both lived lies, true, but Rock had to live his because that the way he was born. Rock had success despite his biology. Alex on the other hand is just a cheater. His success came as he took steps to overcome his biology. I'm sure it was painful for Rock to deny who he was to the public, to live a lie all those years. He's an easy target for jokes, but let's not forget that Rock was forced to keep his secret under fear that he would lose everything, even possibly his life, while A Rod is just an A-hole.Jonathan Ernsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233592272916854337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45754912971753081112009-02-11T07:31:00.000-08:002009-02-11T07:31:00.000-08:00Does that also mean writers should not drink alcoh...<I>Does that also mean writers should not drink alcohol, snort coke, or smoke the hooch for inspiration?</I><BR/><BR/>Just don't ask me to give up chocolate.Mary Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186261066656584772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75141366946276312222009-02-11T07:21:00.000-08:002009-02-11T07:21:00.000-08:00It's entertainment. Who cares if a baseball playe...It's entertainment. Who cares if a baseball player takes steroids.<BR/><BR/>Does that also mean writers should not drink alcohol, snort coke, or smoke the hooch for inspiration? <BR/><BR/>Maybe we should start asking for some of those Oscars back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64646240921358673142009-02-11T06:19:00.000-08:002009-02-11T06:19:00.000-08:00"Will Red Sox fans ever stop laughing?"Hell, no.Of...<I>"Will Red Sox fans ever stop laughing?"<BR/><BR/>Hell, no.</I><BR/><BR/>Of course, had things not changed at the 11th hour back in '03, ARod might well be a member of the Red Sox today. And who knows -- there may be some Bosox players among the 104 (even if George Mitchell, who used to be on the team's board of directors, wants to sweep it under the rug). So fans of Evil Empire II shouldn't poke fun at Evil Empire I. (Since I'm a Nationals fan, to hell with both of them.)<BR/><BR/>wv: "agoloun" -- an easy chair that's anything but easy to sit in.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84352288487811138052009-02-11T05:20:00.000-08:002009-02-11T05:20:00.000-08:00"Will Red Sox fans ever stop laughing?"Hell, no.WV..."Will Red Sox fans ever stop laughing?"<BR/><BR/>Hell, no.<BR/><BR/>WV: messav, as in A-Rod saying, "Look at the messav in."Corinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17724324179898960650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35068189542296848772009-02-11T02:32:00.000-08:002009-02-11T02:32:00.000-08:00Speaking of which, I now have to wonder, do you ne...<I>Speaking of which, I now have to wonder, do you need performance-enhancing drugs to satisfy her too?</I><BR/><BR/>Rohypnol. But he takes it himself.Stephen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.com