A‑Rod Is Right: Put Selig Under Oath

Alex Rodriguez wants Bud Selig to answer questions about his role in baseball's long-running steroid scandal. [Credit: philly.com]

Alex Rodriguez wants Bud Selig to answer ques­tions about his role in base­bal­l’s long-run­ning steroid scan­dal. [Cred­it: philly.com]

Alex Rodriguez has a point.

The Yan­kee third base­man, who is appeal­ing his 211-game sus­pen­sion for sus­pect­ed use of per­for­mance-enhanc­ing sub­stances, stormed out of an arbi­tra­tion hear­ing last week and onto a New York sports radio pro­gram, where he deliv­ered a ram­bling, self-serv­ing and emo­tion­al screed against the pro­ceed­ings and the man who ordered his sus­pen­sion, Major League Base­ball Com­mis­sion­er Allan Huber (Bud) Selig. A‑Rod is angry that Selig did not appear at the pro­ceed­ings and go under oath.

A‑Rod is right about one thing: Bud Selig has a lot of explain­ing to do. Con­tin­ue read­ing →