Alex+Rodriguez

= Alex Rodriguez =  Annotated Bibliography Luke S

.Antonen, Mel. "Army of reporters, slew of questions for A-Rod." USA Today Feb 17, 2009: 2.

In this article Alex Rodriguez was accused of lying about everything he said in a press conference. They said that every time Alex spoke to the press somehow his story changed every time. This article also said that he got the substance from his cousin, but his cousin was never mentioned in previous press conferences. Alex excuse for taking them was because he was young and stupid. I think that this article is a good example to why Alex Rodriguez is a good role model, because Alex said that he would never lie about what he did in the past. He also apologized several times during the press conferences. Alex’s excuse to why he took the substance is because he was young and stupid. He also wished he could go back and do that all over and change everything.

Crouse, Karen. "Divergent Paths." Scholastic The New York Times 3/19/2009: 3.

In this article the author talks about all the troubles that the Yankee’s have had the last couple of years with steroids use. This article also mentioned that Sports Illustrated revealed a list of a 104 baseball players that have tested positive for steroids. On that list was Alex Rodriguez, who admitted to using them in 2003.I think that this article helps support my idea of Alex Rodriguez being a role model, because Alex admitted to using them which was a very hard thing to do. Also he took the blame for taking the steroids, he could have started making up excuses for taking the steroids but instead he took full responsibility.

Gammons, Peter. "A-Rod admits, regrets use of PEDs." ESPN Feb 10, 2009: 4.

In this article the author talks about how Alex Rodriguez felt pressure to succeed and to the best he could with the Rangers. The author also talks about how he had a press conference with Alex and the author could tell how nervous was by the way Alex was talking. Alex also said that he was very sorry for what he did. I think that this article is a good example to why Alex Rodriguez is a good role model, because he was not afraid to admit that he made a mistake. Alex also took full responsibility for what he did and apologizes for it.

Kepner, Tyler. "Rodriguez fills in details on his drug use." International Herald Tribune Feb 19, 2009: 4.

In this article, the author talks about how Alex Rodriguez admitted to using a banned substance to the Major League Baseball Association. In 2001-2003, Alex took full responsibility of taking a banned substance called “bolee.” Alex said that when he was in the Dominican Republic he got this from his cousin. Who had got them of the street and said the steroids would make him faster and stronger.I believe this is a good example to why Alex Rodriguez is a good role model, because Alex took the full blame of taking the substance he got from the Dominican Republic. Alex could probably deny all of these things but he did the right thing by telling the truth. He could have also said that he did not know that the substance that his cousin gave him was bad and illegal, but Alex said he knew what he was doing was wrong and he took full responsibility.

McCarthy, Michael. "Which fork in the road will A-Rod take." USA Today 2/17/09: 2.

In this article the author talks about how Alex Rodriguez has to rebuild his reputation after he admitted to using steroids. Alex’s reputation was damaged very severely because during that time Alex hit most of his homeruns. The author also says that Alex should come clean about his steroid use in his past or he should keep himself out of the media and the gossip columns. I think this a good example to why Alex Rodriguez is a good role model, because Alex did come clean about his steroid use in his past. He also kept away from the media so everybody kind of forgot about the subject. Alex also said he was very sorry about what he did and is going to work even harder during spring training.

Roberts, Selena. "Alex Rodriguez tested positive." Sports Illustrated Feb 7, 2009: 3.

In this article the author talks about how Alex Rodriguez was the fastest player to reach 500 homeruns. So everybody assumed that Alex would be the next player to have the new home-run record, but after he admitted to using steroids nobody will recognize his record. This article talks about how hard Alex works during practices and how they were shocked that he took steroids in 2003.I think this article is a good example to why Alex Rodriguez is a good role model, because Alex is a hard worker and never quits. He is always one of the first people at the practices and always one of the last to leave the practices. He also takes extra batting practice and works out in the gym longer

Roberts, Karen. "Divergent Paths." New York Times Feb 19, 2009: 3.

In this article the author talks about how Alex Rodriguez will be opening up an education center in Miami, Florida. The building will be 10,000 square-feet in A-Rods hometown. This school will have many classrooms, a teen center, and a state-of-the-art computer lab. A-Rod has donated over 500,000 million dollars to the school. And with A-Rods encouragement other citizens have donated the rest.I think that article is a good example to why Alex Rodriguez is a good role model, because he has donated over half a million dollars to the children’s school in Florida. He also bought the state-of-the-art computer lab for the kids. Alex also built a new baseball field for the kids to play on.

Stewert, Adam. "A+ For A-Rod." __ Scholastic Scope __ 3/3/08: 3. In this article about Alex Rodriguez, the author talks about how Alex helped repair a baseball field near his home. This stadium that Alex helped remodel was just a few minutes from his home in Miami. This baseball field is were Alex played his high school baseball. He remodeled this baseball field right before he admitted to using steroids. This article is a great example to why Alex Rodriguez is a good role model, because Alex helps out in his community like when he helped out the University of Miami. Or when he helped remodel and fix up the baseball field that was minutes from his home in Miami Willi, Denise. "Alex Rodriguez." Scholastic Action 3/31/2008: 3.

In this article the author talks about how Yankee’s slugger Alex Rodriguez has been going through some hard times. When he was younger his father passed away when Alex was only 9 years old. But Alex used his father’s death as some type of motivation for himself. Alex would work harder at practices and now is opening up a boys and girls club in Florida. I think that this article is a good example to show that Alex Rodriguez is a good role model, because he has turned a bad situation like when his father died and turned it in to motivation for his baseball career. Alex is opening up a boys and girls club in south Florida.