I think we've seen over the last decade that if you're at least forthright, you have a better chance of getting 'redemption' than if you're not
Posted by
Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz)
Aug 4 '13, 08:42
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Giambi gave a really sketchy apology about something, but he was at least straight forward. Pettitte was upfront about his use when he was confronted.
Both of those guys have had continued employment and fan acceptance.
Then you have guys like Palmeiro who became person non grata immediately. Braun is pretty much a pariah now. ARod's career is basically over no matter how much money he collects from this point forward.
America is really simple. You can fuck up and seem contrite and be forgiven. You don't do that, or keep your nose clean afterwards, it's all going to come back tenfold on you.
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