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Baseball Musings
February 20, 2009
Personal Trainer

The Daily News links Alex Rodriguez to Angel Presinal, a trainer banned by baseball for his involvement with the Juan Gonzalez Canadian steroid confiscation.

The Daily News has Persinal following Rodriguez around during the 2007, staying in the same hotels as A-Rod, but in a different room, with the famous cousin as a roommate. Of course, Alex has cited his 2007 season as a reason to believe he's not juicing. He failed to mention Angel's training as a possible reason, however.

Update: A suspension might come down over A-Rod consorting with Presinal. Hat tip, The Big Lead.

Since Presinal worked with players on the Dominican WBC team during the last tournament, will all those players be suspended as well?


Posted by David Pinto at 10:55 AM | Cheating | TrackBack (0)
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Unlike their sexual invesitgation of Clemens, on this issue the NYDN coverage has been superb.

I am still trying to think how Rodriguez will be punished for a drug test that was supposed to be private and not used for punitive purposes - and as Dave says, how will he be punished for associating with the trainer for the Dominican team during the last WBC ?

Posted by: Bob Tufts at February 20, 2009 12:52 PM

Since I would imagine that the rest of the Dominican WBC team didn't have this fella being carted along throughout the course of the year. There's a difference between being on a 2 week team with this guy and having it continue past that point.

Posted by: James Mason at February 20, 2009 01:02 PM

Durocher got a one year suspension for associating with gamblers. 1947, I think. Manager vs. player, but given that 1) Alex isn't liked even by teammates and 2) lots of players are mad at the steroid users, would the union back him to the hilt?

Just have the other players who associated with the banned trainer suspended as well.

It's more likely Selig is using this as leverage to get A-Rod to come clean to the baseball investigators.

Posted by: rbj at February 20, 2009 01:42 PM

Doesn't Presinal sound like a drug? "Rodriguez' cousin injected the stars shortstop with Presinal on a daily basis."

Posted by: John Seal at February 20, 2009 01:58 PM

Has anyone ever been suspended, and also been voted into the HOF?

Posted by: Devon Young at February 20, 2009 02:12 PM

You would think ARod would stay away from a known PED dealer. Presinal must be a great trainer.

Posted by: geb4000 at February 20, 2009 02:44 PM

Devon,

Leo Durocher.

Not sure why Steinbrenner hasn't been put in yet, doesn't look like there's much time left for him.

Posted by: rbj at February 20, 2009 02:50 PM
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