Sources: A-Rod thinks Yankees against him

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(ESPN) Facing the threat of a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball for alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs, Alex Rodriguez has decided to take his private battle with the New York Yankees public.

In a media blitz, Rodriguez's representatives, including a doctor who disputed the Yankees' interpretation of an MRI showing that Rodriguez had a quad strain, began supplying details to support Rodriguez's belief that the Yankees and MLB were conspiring to keep the $275 million third baseman off the field.

Dr. Michael Gross, an orthopedic surgeon with Hackensack University Medical Center, spoke with ESPN New York and other media outlets to assert that his reading of the MRI showed no damage to Rodriguez's quad that should keep him off the field.

It was later learned, however that Gross did not examine Rodriguez. .....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/9505893/alex-rodriguez-reps-think-new-york-yankees-mlb-conspiring-slugger

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1. Well.. as I heard it this morning..

The Spankees would like to part ways with him, but they'd almost certainly be on the hook for a fuckton of cash in just about every possible scenario.. but, if the league bans him, then they're in the clear on his contract so...