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A-Rod wants to be a 'role model'

Alex Rodriguez claims in an interview with Sports Illustrated that he still wants "to be a role model" despite the "noise" surrounding the embattled New York Yankees slugger from the Biogenesis scandal.

"Look, it's concerning," Rodriguez told the magazine. "I have two daughters at home, and I'm sensitive to that, and above all, I want to be a role model, continue to be a role model -- especially to my girls.

"So all the noise sometimes gets on my nerves, but that's it. I can't let it get any further than that. I have a job to do."

Rodriguez's comments may raise a few eyebrows due to his entanglement and purported role in the Biogenesis saga.

ESPN's "Outside the Lines" has reported that Rodriguez and as many as 20 other players are expected to be suspended for their relationship to Anthony Bosch, the founder of the now-closed Biogenesis anti-aging clinic that allegedly provided performance-enhancing drugs to the players.

Rodriguez has denied the allegations, but in the coming days, Major League Baseball is expected to hand down suspensions to Rodriguez and other players with ties to Biogenesis.

The length of Rodriguez's impending suspension is unknown. Various reports have stated that the three-time American League MVP could be suspended for 150 games, or he could be banned from baseball for life.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_ ... role-model

MLB would never move against players of this level unless the evidence was overwhelming.

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....Alex Rodriguez has been suspended through the end of the 2014 season after a Major League Baseball investigation determined he used and possessed testosterone and human-growth hormone over multiple years, for attempting to hide his violations and for "a course of conduct intended to obstruct and frustrate the Office of the Commissioner," MLB announced Monday afternoon.

The 211-game suspension is to go into effect Thursday. Rodriguez, who was scheduled to play for the first time this season Monday night in Chicago, will appeal the ban and has the backing of the Major League Baseball Players Association.

"What I think they’re doing inappropriate is imposing a penalty that is way too harsh," union executive director Michael Weiner said in a media teleconference. "We’ve never had a 200-plus penalty on a player who may have used drugs. Among other things, I think that’s way out of line."

This guy gets the advantage of "multiple years" of cheating his way to millions of dollars but a ban for 1.5 years is "way out of line".