An article that I read from PRweekus.com was about Alex Rodriguez and how he is now looking to looking for Public Relations support after recently admitting to using performance enhancing drugs in the past. Rodriguez has been the top paid player in the MLB since 1994 when he played for the Seattle Mariners. On February 9 this year, after many speculations, he openly admitted to the offence to an ESPN member about when he played for the Texas Rangers from 2001-2003. He is now facing possible charges and loss of sponsors involving him with the MLB.
After the whole “Mitchell Report” situation in 2007 where many names of MLB players who used performance enhancing drugs came out, the use of these has been taken very seriously, and the MLB is trying to investigate more on where the drugs came from and who is all involved.
The article about Rodriguez talks more about how his PR representative since 2007 is still working with Alex. Also how he has several others working with him to try and help him conserve what reputation he has left with the community. I think that this is a good PR case because with the help of the representatives will probably help Alex retain a lot of his reputation, at least more than he most likely would if he was on his own. I don’t agree with the use of any performance enhancing drug, and the fact that the stuff was legal in the MLB in the past (when A-Rod was taking them) has driven me even further away from the sport than I already was. I think that it is a joke and something needs to be done to control the entire situation. As far as Rodriguez, I guess the best of luck to him because he was a great player. It just makes you wonder how many of the “great players” out there have been or have used these drugs in the past.
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I am completely against the use of performance enhancing drugs by athletes. These athletes that are in the pros are so good the way it is, I don’t think the drugs actually help them that much. Sure it helps make them a little stronger, but it has also been shown that it puts you at a greater risk for injury. I feel like it always seems that it's the players that are already "great" that seem to get caught with them. It could possibly be that those are the only players that we here about, but they just don't understand that they do not need the drugs.
ReplyDeleteI’ve been hearing a lot about the whole A-Rod thing, it’s been on ESPN a lot. Most the publicity has been him admitting that he was stupid and that he didn’t know what he was doing. I think that its good that he is admitting he was wrong and that he wants to do what he has to get his supporters and fans respect back. He has a plan and so far its seems to be working, but just because he is admitting he is wrong doesn’t make it ok.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement about other players and how you really can’t trust anyone. Something needs to be done with the MLB and the use of performance enhancing drugs. America’s favorite sport is becoming a lie and I don’t think that many people will care for the sport anymore if change doesn’t happen.
I am also againist performance enhancing drugs. I have been an athlete and am now a coach and I have strong feelings about this issue. I feel that is you are a pro athlete you are there because you are good. When you were in high school and college you were not doing any sort of drugs and you were good why not keep doing what you have been and keep working hard and you will improve the right way.
ReplyDeleteI am also not againist them going into colleges and also high schools to start doing testings as well. I have been around many high schools students the past few years and listening to them talk I think that testing should be done. I am not saying my athletes have done this but have talked about other students whom they have competeted againist in sports. This was a great post Mike and I it this article is a hot topic in society.
Working in a sports bar, ESPN is on every other television in the place. I have seen his interviews over and over again. I think its a good thing that he has come clean, but what happens in the future because of this is what determines the character of Rodriguez. it seems like every other all star in the MLB is using some form of performance enhancing drugs and it sickens me. these incidents gives todays youth the idea that the only way to succeed in professional sports is by using performance enhancing drugs.
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