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A-Rod: Just Kidding About Drug Tests

by Jodie Lynn Boduch on February 20th, 2008

When we think “witty” and “jokester,” approximately 528 people come to mind before Alex Rodriguez. But given the listen-to-all-those-crickets response to his attempt at humor today, he’s about to slip down a few notches.

WTF?

The New York Yankees third baseman told reporters he got tested for drugs “9-to-10 times” in 2007. Eyebrows across the sports blogosphere raised because that is, apparently, an unusually high number. Hours later, A-Rod did his best impression of a unicyclist—you know, he did some backpedaling:

“My quote from earlier today was taken literally. I was not tested nine or 10 times last year. I was just using exaggeration to make a point . . . My intent was simply to shed light on the fact that the current program being implemented is working, and a reason for that is through frequent testing. I apologize for any confusion I may have caused.”

Oh, and we should add the quotable quote came via a spokesman. (Imagine that—the Yankee suits didn’t want A-Rod to get back in front of the microphone so soon. My, my, what a surprise.)

Way to make an impression during your first spring training chat with the press, A-Rod. Keep up the good work so we have plenty of blog foddah this season.

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