A-Rod slips up again, storms out of the MLB office

Alex Rodriguez has been in an appeals process with the MLB as he tries to fight against the 211-game ban he was sentenced for his use of a performance-enhancing drug. At the league’s office in Manhattan, ESPN New York’s Wallace Matthews reported that Rodriguez had an outburst, and yelled, “This is ridiculous!” when arbitrator Fredric Horowitz gave the ruling.

Rodriguez then made a statement after he rushed out of the building. “I am disgusted with this abusive process, designed to ensure that the player fails. I have sat through 10 days of testimony by felons and liars, sitting quietly through every minute, trying to respect the league and the process. This morning, after Bud Selig refused to come in and testify about his rationale for the unprecedented and totally baseless punishment he hit me with, the arbitrator selected by MLB and the players’ association refused to order Selig to come in and face me. The absurdity and injustice just became too much. I walked out and will not participate any further in this farce.”