David Wright, the third baseman for the New York Mets, is one of my favorite players. He plays with a sense of hustle, seems like a good guy, and has impressive stats.
Unfortunately, he's not a champion. I can't revel in his high batting average, his RBIs, and his home runs. They are meaningless to me. Now, for Dave Wright, these will be what gets him elected into the Hall of Fame.
Such is the case with Alex Rodriguez. He has some of the gaudiest numbers in baseball -- to include his phenomenal salary. However, despite his 15 years in the big leagues, he has never won a championship. (In fact, he's a bit of choker when it comes to the playoffs but that's another issue.)
Nobody revels in his stats since he has never brought the fans what they are paying for -- a world championship.
So when A-Rod admits to having used performance enhancing drugs -- expect a world of grief. (If you read today's NYDN, you would not be aware that we're fighting two wars and we're mired in a recession but you would know everything about A-Rod.)
This is a long way of saying that if A-Rod had been part of a championship team, he'd be getting less flack now.
In the end, always give the fans what they want.
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