Doug Mientkiewicz takes on Alex Rodriguez

His former “A-Rod” teammate noted that this acted as if he hadn’t received one of the largest suspensions in MLB history for using performance-enhancing substances.

Once teammates through high school and later as players New York YankeesAnd Doug Mintkiewicz And Alex Rodriguez They were inseparable for some time in their lives. That does not seem to be the case at the moment, after Mintkiewicz harshly criticized his former team-mate in his most recent interview.

mientkiewiczis one of only five players to win Olympic gold and a World Championshiphe was interviewed by the baseball player as well AJ Pierzynski according to Sports Illustrated and among the many topics touched upon was his relationship with Rodriguezwho today became one of the owners Minnesota Timberwolves.

“It hurts. It’s like, wait a minute, didn’t you get 200 pending matches? It’s like, come on, man. Stop. I understand’. I played in a position of power and had nothing, did it cross my mind? (to use steroids) Of course you think so, but I was like, “You know what, I want to be able to walk when I’m 50.”he began to say mientkiewicz.

“And now everyone says “well, but he said what he did and apologized” of course not! You’ve been caught and apologized, but don’t say you were honest from the start. I get it, I get why they do that, damn it! If it were legal, everyone would. We get paid to perform and you want to earn the money you get paid, you want to always be on the field, but this “apologize for” thing is bullshit. You were arrested and then you confessedadded the former player.

He also criticized the former player MLBAnd teams and TV networks to “reward” this kind of behavior, noting that contracts are awarded to players who test positive for the substances, after which many become analysts on TV networks where they touch on this type of issue.

However, the worst did not stop there. review mientkiewiczRodriguez, who always spoke well of Rodriguez, went much deeper than that, including personal issues where he noted that “A-Rod“”He will die alone“.

“I always said he would die a lonely man, because you know what? The whole “dad of the year” thing, God bless you girls, ’cause you gotta go away, but it’s like right now you’re just trying to get to heaven.“, pointed out.

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