Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson has issued a statement, by means of the brand ny Yankees, apologizing for his controversial comments about Alex Rodriguez as well as a sequence of his fellow Hall of Famers.
The statement:
"In attempting to convey my feelings about many problems which i am passionate about, I set up the mistake of naming some particular players. This was inappropriate and unfair to individuals players, several of that are really near close friends of mine. I think there are methods to communicate using the center not getting hurting people, and I’m disappointed which i do not hold higher treatment in expressing my views.
The statement:
"In attempting to convey my feelings about many problems which i am passionate about, I set up the mistake of naming some particular players. This was inappropriate and unfair to individuals players, several of that are really near close friends of mine. I think there are methods to communicate using the center not getting hurting people, and I’m disappointed which i do not hold higher treatment in expressing my views.
“I have been completely proactively reaching out to create individual apologies to individuals inside the Hall of Fame online community which i offended, and also to the Yankees set for just about any disruption which i brought about using the clubhouse. I hold on to possess a powerful romantic relationship using the club, and glimpse forward to continuing in my part using the team. As always, I stay dedicated to the terrific gaming of baseball."
Jackson was quoted with probably the most current concern of sports activities Illustrated about Rodriguez’s Hall of Fame chances, and he went on to query the Cooperstown credentials of a number of other people previously using the Hall, which include deceased people Gary Carter and Kirby Puckett.
“(Alex Rodriguez is) a really beneficial friend. But I think there are genuine issues about his numbers. As appreciably as I like him, what he admitted about his (performance-enhancing drug) utilization does cloud several of his records,” Jackson informed SI.
Those comments upset Rodriguez and reportedly resulted within a temporary ban using the Yankees, for whom Jackson performs getting a extraordinary advisor.
But it experienced been his comments about Carter, who died in feb ideal after a combat with mind cancer, that upset the whole baseball community.
“Reggie is Reggie and I like Reggie but Reggie occasionally turns the logical element of his mind off,” Hall of Fame Tom Seaver informed The Buffalo News. “And Reggie loves to talk. It just do not make really appreciably feeling to me.”
Jackson was quoted with probably the most current concern of sports activities Illustrated about Rodriguez’s Hall of Fame chances, and he went on to query the Cooperstown credentials of a number of other people previously using the Hall, which include deceased people Gary Carter and Kirby Puckett.
“(Alex Rodriguez is) a really beneficial friend. But I think there are genuine issues about his numbers. As appreciably as I like him, what he admitted about his (performance-enhancing drug) utilization does cloud several of his records,” Jackson informed SI.
Those comments upset Rodriguez and reportedly resulted within a temporary ban using the Yankees, for whom Jackson performs getting a extraordinary advisor.
But it experienced been his comments about Carter, who died in feb ideal after a combat with mind cancer, that upset the whole baseball community.
“Reggie is Reggie and I like Reggie but Reggie occasionally turns the logical element of his mind off,” Hall of Fame Tom Seaver informed The Buffalo News. “And Reggie loves to talk. It just do not make really appreciably feeling to me.”
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