Dear A-Rod:
Recently you have been slapped by Major League Baseball with a 211-game ban. It's not a lifetime ban, but it's still a big punishment. Instead, you have decided to fight the punishment instead of taking it and helping the integrity of the game of baseball, which you claim to love. You reportedly tested positive for PEDs back in 2003. First offense. Then in 2007 you said you never took PEDs. Then, in 2009, you admitted to using PEDs. Second offense.
Not only that, MLB says you were still using PEDs while recruiting other players to Biogenesis and trying to obstruct MLB's investigation while giving misleading statements and tampering with the witnesses. Third offense. You know the drill, A-Rod. Three strikes and you're out.
In a way A-Rod, you're right. This is a witch-hunt. But it's not without merit. You lied to us, A-Rod, the people whose money you rely on for a paycheck: the fans. You think we're going to forgive you? We do hate you for your on-and-off-the-field behavior. It would be catharsis to see you out of the game we love.
But banning someone just because you don't like them is not a good way to run a league. WWE has built a powerhouse based on characters whose sole job is to be hated. LeBron is hated by most of the NBA, but unlike you, he isn't going anywhere.
You failed the fans and the clean players, A-Rod. There's nowhere for you to go. Take the punishment and if you have it in you, you can come back and try for a return. But the longer you fight this, the more you'll be hated. For the good of the game, please take the punishment and go away.
Sincerely, a baseball fan
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