NEW YORK — Yankees manager Joe Girardi lashed out Sunday at a potentially damaging biography of Alex Rodriguez, questioning why the book was written and its accelerated release date.
Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts’ “A-Rod” alleges that the MVP slugger likely used steroids in high school and may have taken HGH while with the Yankees. The book’s release was moved up to today after the Daily News reported some of the details from the bio last week.
“I have some issues with it, that it’s interesting how the book date got moved up now,” Girardi said, “and I get tired of answering these questions. I don’t understand why someone would write a book like this anyway.”
Girardi said he doesn’t know why someone would write a book that delves into another person’s personal life.
“There’s things in my life that I’m not proud of, that I’ve done,” he said. “I wouldn’t want my kids to have to deal with it. You know, I tell my kids that daddy makes mistakes. I do, and I apologize for them.”
Footnotes.
The Yankees placed struggling left-hander Damaso Marte on the 15-day disabled list with weakness and tendinitis in his pitching shoulder.
• The Twins activated right-hander Jesse Crain from the DL and sent catcher Jose Morales to Triple-A.
• The Royals placed Tony Peña Jr. on the 15-day DL with a fractured bone in his left hand.
• The Orioles placed right- hander Dennis Sarfate on the 15-day DL with a circulatory problem and recalled right- hander Bob McCrory from Triple-A.
• It was a bad day for pitchers as the Cubs’ Carlos Zambrano, the Diamondbacks’ Tom Gordon and Doug Brocail of the Astros all suffered strained hamstrings.
The Associated Press
