What will be the legacy of Alex Rodriguez? Your Say

The Yankees announced Sunday that Alex Rodriguez will retire and become a club special adviser. Facebook comments edited for clarity and grammar:

People are fools if they think ball players aren’t hopped up on dope.

—Clint Hasslemen

Always great to say you saw one of the greats. He was a great hitter and great fielder. He won a couple of Gold Glove Awards.

—Patti Scott

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Rodriguez also exposes the joke that is baseball. In a sport with real drug testing and enforcement, cheaters lose their careers, their stats and their future incomes.

—Daniel Mocsny

I used to really like Rodriguez. When he left Seattle, when we were still doing very well, he really left the city cold. He could have owned this town but chose not to. He can count his money, but his legacy in New York won’t be anything close to what it would have been here.

—Dan Whornham

Every accomplishment he ever had will be followed by an asterisk. He lied and cheated and that’s the legacy he leaves. Real baseball fans will tell you he was a joke and an embarrassment to the New York Yankees and their fans.

—Winnie Gudz