Through a cousin he won't name and from the Dominican Republic, Yankess star Alex Rodriguez addressed his steroid rumors today at a press conference in Tampa, Florida.
The MVP of which was, easily, Yankees Director of Communications Rick Cerrone...
Andy Pettitte answered questions for two hours. A-Rod answered for 45 minutes.
ANd, of course, he was "young and stupid" on more than one question...
"I knew we weren't taking Tic Tacs," said Rodriguez, who was joined at the head table by Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi.
Before a horde of reporters at Steinbrenner Field, Rodriguez began by reading a statement in which he again apologized for taking banned drugs.
Then Rodriguez turned to his teammates and searched for the right words.
It took 37 seconds -- a break in which he looked side to side, blinked several times, bit his lip and took a sip of water -- then finally looked up and faced Derek Jeter & Co.
"Thank you."
Rodriguez said his cousin introduced him to "boli," saying it was an over-the-counter substance in the Dominican. From 2001-03 with Texas, he said his cousin injected him about twice a month during six-month cycles to get an energy boost.
"I didn't think they were steroids," he said. "That's again part of being young and stupid. It was over the counter. It was pretty simple."
"All these years I never thought I did anything wrong."
[ed.note- until you got caught]
Here's the opening statement...
((HT: YES Network/ESPN))
More analysis later...
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