I think everything Bill Madden is saying is wrong, but at least he is putting his prediction in writing.

I think exactly none of this is going to happen.  I think ARod is out of shape and, yeah, out of sync.  I also think he'll be DHing for the Yankees in a few weeks.

But, hey, it's not my job to know this stuff.  At least Bill Madden is willing to put his reputation on the line.  If he knows something I don't know, then he is actually doing his job:

"But as the Daily News reported June 26, A-Rod’s real mission is to get himself to the safe haven that will protect him from losing any of his money as a result of being suspended by baseball — and that place is the so-called 'unable to perform' list, where he and baseball doctors determine whether the severity of his hip condition is such that it precludes him from being able to perform.

This is what happened with the Baltimore Orioles’ surly slugger Albert Belle in 2001 when a similar hip injury forced him out of the game and he collected the remaining $39 million on his five-year, $60 million contract, with the O’s recovering $23 million of that from the insurance company.

If A-Rod is suspended while on the disabled list, he does not get paid.  

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Though it’s been speculated that A-Rod is facing a 100-game suspension for multiple violations of baseball’s drug policy in the Bosch case, it appears Selig’s men are looking to kick him out of the game for a lot longer — very possibly permanently.

They have had their fill of what they see as A-Rod’s lies, deceptions and apparent continuing ventures into the PED netherworld — this after visiting schools and lecturing kids on the dangers of drugs on behalf of the Taylor Hooton Foundation, and telling ESPN, shortly after his admission of taking steroids while with the Texas Rangers from 2001-2003, that he wanted 'to turn my mistake into something positive' by focusing on youth anti-steroid education.

Right.

In short, Alex Rodriguez has become a constant embarrassment to baseball and a living, breathing, still-playing symbol of the steroid era, which continues to plague the game and dog Selig’s legacy."

It's all ARod's fault. ARod ruined Bud Selig's legacy.

It's like "Cherry Pie" by Warrant.  Before that video, everyone loved hair metal. 


By the way, did you know four players on the All Star Game roster are:

1) Living

2) Breathing

3) Still-playing

4) On the biogenesis list

So a lifetime ban for ARod seems totally appropriate, don't you think?