Via the Miami New Times -
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is finally playing hero in the post-season. That whole notion of A-Rod-can’t-hit-in-the-clutch seems but a distant dream this October. Ditto for the steroid revelations that dominated sports pages this off-season and Spring Training. But Miamian Yuri Sucart, his cousin and right-hand man made infamous for his role in A-Rod’s ‘roid use, might still be dealing with the consequences. After being barred from MLB facilities, Sucart has hit some serious financial straits: His Kendall home is in the midst of foreclosure.
For about a week in February, after it was exposed that he provided Rodriguez with Dominican-bought steroids, 46-year-old Sucart became the national sports media’s most-chased figure. ESPN.com devoted 3,000 words to the man, “who was more like an older brother” to the superstar. Reporters camped outside his home, interviewed his cocker spaniel, and described his A-Rod-dependent financial situation. From the ESPN.com article:
It’s unclear what Sucart’s exact income is or has been, but friends say his compensation couldn’t be much. Sucart always seems, according to one friend, to “just be getting by.” The one-story house Sucart owns in South Miami-Dade sits on a beautiful estate, but from the street, it looks to be in rugged shape. Friends say the house is “a dump.”
Soon after he was implicated in the scandal, Sucart was banned from all MLB facilities — a devastating career blow to a professional right-hand man. And on August 12, US Bank began foreclosure proceedings, which are continuing, on the SW 94th Street home he and his wife Carmen purchased in June 2006. The 1,300-square-foot house sits on almost an acre. According to a claim made in Miami-Dade Court, the Sucarts owe $538,266.24 on the property they originally purchased for $675,000.
The Sucarts, who have two children, are notoriously media-shy and did not immediately return a message left by Riptide at their home.
If you’re wondering, the money owed on the mortgage represents less than three games’ salary for A-Rod, who made $33 million this season. So we gotta ask: Where’s the big-money cousin now?
Poor Yuri…young, dumb and naïve…and, now, possibly homeless. And, it doesn’t appear that cousin Alex is about to dip into the secret compartment of his ring that he fills with his A-Rod super energy pill and help him out any time soon…does it?
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October 15th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
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With the way the real estate market is in Miami, maybe the house isn’t worth the $500,000+ still owed and foreclosure and giving him money for a new place is the better move.
October 15th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
throwstrikes wrote:
Bingo. If the house “is a dump” and it’s a one-story structure sitting on a “beautiful estate” then it was most likely overvalued at the time of its purchase.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
I hate these kinds of stories, where somebody in the media decides to tell ballplayers how they should spend their money. Particularly when, if A-Rod did help the cousin out, that would become an even bigger story.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
And Steve, what about a bet on A-Rod for the ALCS?
October 15th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Yep, it’s really starting to feel like an eternity since a Yankees game now…..
October 16th, 2009 at 8:18 am
lisaswan wrote:
Well, you’re consistent!
You came to me on the day of game 1 of the ALDS looking to place a bet at the last minute – and I suggested that we do it for the ALCS where we would have time to agree on a line, terms, wager, etc. And, you’ve had a full week to come to me on this, and now you’re asking me the day before game 1 of the ALCS. Where ya been all week? Or, is this your strategy…sorta like asking someone if they need help with a project once it’s 99% done?
October 16th, 2009 at 8:21 am
lisaswan wrote:
Yeah, let’s just forget that it was A-Rod who made the cousin “a story” in the first place.
October 16th, 2009 at 8:22 am
JeremyM wrote:
Would you be saying that if this was a story about how A-Rod had saved a kitten from a burning building?
October 16th, 2009 at 8:38 am
Steve Lombardi wrote:
The real question is would *you* be writing this same story if it were about one of the Yanks you liked?
Or, to keep things parallel, would you write this story if it indeed was about A-Rod saving a kitten from a burning building?
October 16th, 2009 at 8:50 am
@ MJ:
Yes and yes.
October 16th, 2009 at 8:58 am
@ Steve Lombardi:
Still waiting for the first time you write something about A-Rod that involves his off-field life where you don’t slam him…
October 16th, 2009 at 9:29 am
@ MJ:
Still waiting for the first time A-Rod does something in his off-field life that is not an attention-seeking PR stunt or something foolish where I can write something nice about him…
October 16th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Steve Lombardi wrote:
That’s all in the eye of the beholder, Steve. I have a feeling anything he does will be an “attention-seeking PR stunt” to you. What can he do that’s not attention seeking, in your opinion?
This entire year (since Alex returned in Baltimore) has shown A-Rod out of the spotlight, not doing anything stupid and speaking to children about PEDs and their negative impact. Maybe the real story here is that A-Rod had an amazing year on an injured hip and found a way, for the first time, to not be in the spotlight and not be a distraction. I praise him for that.
October 16th, 2009 at 9:36 am
@ Steve Lombardi:
What a bunch of bullshit.
October 16th, 2009 at 9:52 am
@ MJ:
Tell/show me the “positive” off-the-field A-Rod story that I missed…really…huh?
October 16th, 2009 at 9:54 am
YankCrank wrote:
That’s like praising a convict for doing the community service segment of his sentence…
October 16th, 2009 at 10:01 am
I’ve been debating this in my head for an hour or 2, and I’m not sure what decision to make. What do you guys think:
so i’ve been working 2am-10am the past few days, but I didn’t do it last night (or this morning, depending how u look at it), and I’m at work right now doing 9am-5pm. So tonight I get home at 6ish, but I have to go back in tonight (or tomorrow morning depending how you look at it) at 2 am. My dilema: Should I sleep during the time in between going to work? Like from 6pm to 1 am and watch the Yankee game on delay, via DVR? Or should I gut it out to watch the Yankee game live.
October 16th, 2009 at 10:01 am
ah man, I meant to put that in the cooler…see how tired I am lol?
October 16th, 2009 at 10:02 am
Steve Lombardi wrote:
Granted he had to do it because he did a negative thing, but A-Rod DID go to schools to talk out against steroids. He didn’t have to do that.
October 16th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Steve Lombardi wrote:
Except for the fact that there was no sentence for what he did, and all of what he’s been doing hasn’t been with a camera crew or a PR guy reporting his every move.
The guy goes out and has an amazing year, including an AMAZING ALDS and this is the crap we still have to talk about with Alex? You do realize that this just feeds the retarded masses of Yankee fans who will never appreciate him, right?
October 16th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Corey wrote:
Gut it out, my friend. You’ll know what happened in the game if you DVR it because it’ll be everywhere.
October 16th, 2009 at 10:20 am
@ Steve Lombardi:
It’s not my job to keep track of what A-Rod does off the field. For all I know, he does plenty of wonderful things off the field that don’t get reported. After all, isn’t that what all of George Steinbrenner’s apologists always say? That for all the bad things that man did in his life, he would always anonymously donate to charity?
Anyway, who freakin’ cares about this stuff? You keep on living your A-Rod obsessed life. You can be as bitter as you want to be that he doesn’t live his life up to the standards you set for him. By all means, keep spilling ink about how bad a guy he is. Keep on telling us that he’s never done anything nice for anyone and that anything he’s ever done for someone was purely for PR. Believe any subjective self-deception you want. But know this:
Homeboy’s mad rich, is the best player on the best team, and doesn’t give a shit what you think about him. Live with it.
October 16th, 2009 at 10:24 am
@ Steve Lombardi:
FYI – I don’t mean to offend you and I hope you don’t take my post directly above personally. It’s not intended any anything more than a strongly-worded response to the conversation and not an attack on you.
In any event, to prevent anger from brewing on either side, I’m outta here for the day.
Enjoy the game everybody and go Yanks!
October 16th, 2009 at 10:31 am
MJ wrote:
It’s cool man, we’re all adults and it’s cool if we strongly disagree. Come back! haha
October 16th, 2009 at 10:34 am
After all, isn’t that what all of George Steinbrenner’s apologists always say? That for all the bad things that man did in his life, he would always anonymously donate to charity?
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Actually, continuing what I said about my neighbor in the Ronan thread, there was another guy in the Steinbrenner box with him at Game 1 of the ALDS. My neighbor told me there was a man in there who lived in NY, had become extremely ill and had no money to pay for medical coverage or bills. He told me George paid all of his expenses and told him not to tell anybody, just to get healthy and come to a Yankee game when he could. I guess going to a Yankee game meant sitting in the Streinbrenner box with Steinbrenner’s daughter haha.
I’m sure he was an evil man, but he’s also a compassionate one at times. That can’t be disputed.
October 16th, 2009 at 11:15 am
Now that Arod found a new dealer with steroids not detected in the testing he dumped Suri. Poor guy.
October 16th, 2009 at 11:29 am
kia wrote:
I like that joke, never heard an A-Rod steroids joke before actually. Very timely and well-placed kia!
October 16th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Suri? A-Rod dumped Tom Cruise’s kid?
October 17th, 2009 at 12:49 am
@ Steve Lombardi:
I did suggest earlier in the week that we do something a la your Giambi thing (a sign of “I was wrong about A-Rod” or something). Maybe you didn’t see that note.
But perhaps it’s just as well if we don’t do a bet until the World Series. A-Rod really won’t be considered to have the monkey off his back anyway, until he gets through that. Here’s my suggestion now – I’m getting it in fresh and early:
IF the Yankees make it to the World Series, and IF A-Rod has an MVPish series, then maybe you could have a graphic saying, “I WAS WRONG ABOUT A-ROD. HE REALLY IS CLUTCH” or something like that. If he stinks up the joint in the World Series, I could have a graphic on Subway Squawkers, saying, “I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO WASWATCHING.COM ABOUT A-ROD. STEVE WAS RIGHT.” or words to that effect. I’m flexible with the wording.
October 17th, 2009 at 9:19 am
@Steve Lombardi:
Still waiting for the first time A-Rod does something in his off-field life that is not an attention-seeking PR stunt or something foolish where I can write something nice about him…
I dunno – I think him spending thousands a month to pay for his father’s assisted living facility is pretty nice (source: Selena Roberts, of all people), given that A-Rod’s father disappeared from his life when he was 10, messed up his psyche, and only came sniffing around again when A-Rod became famous. Most people in that same situation wouldn’t be so kind to such a lousy father.
The problem with your assertion, though, is that if we know about A-Rod giving money to charity (like when he gave $250K to fund a mobile Washington Heights dental clinic) it automatically becomes an “attention-seeking PR stunt”, doesn’t it?
October 17th, 2009 at 10:31 am
@ lisaswan:
OK. Lisa, here’s my terms for the World Series:
Including Game 1 of the 2009 ALCS, A-Rod’s career post-season batting average is .294 – so, let’s use .290 as a baseline and add/subject 30 points to that…
If A-Rod bats .260 or less in the World Series or has a Bob Stanley type moment where his failure in a situation costs the Yankees a game that they should have won, then you, in your blog, have to do an entry entitled “On The Biggest Stage Of All, A-Rod Proves That He’s Not Special” and then write about how he did not do well, etc. In which, you have to give me a nod.
and
If A-Rod bats .320 or better in the World Series or has a Joe Carter type moment where his actions turn a potential loss into a win for the Yankees, then I, in this blog, will have to do an entry entitled “On The Biggest Stage Of All, A-Rod Proves That He’s Is Special” and then write about how he did not do well, etc. In which, I have to give you a nod.
OK?
October 17th, 2009 at 10:32 am
@ lisaswan:
And, adding to the above, if A-Rod hits between .261 and .319 in the World Series, and/or, costs the Yankees a game and also wins the Yankees a game, then it’s a push and no one has to do anything.
October 17th, 2009 at 10:33 am
@ lisaswan: You have until Game 3 of the ALCS to accept these terms.
October 17th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
@Steve Lombardi: I had Squawker Jon, my consigliere, review this. He agreed with me that your terms are reasonable and fair. But, he pointed out that we each might each end up losing this bet; that A-Rod could end up having both a Joe Carter and a Bob Stanley moment! Heck, knowing A-Rod, he could do that in the same game!
I’m okay with that possibility, though, that we both might be writing that A-Rod is special/not special. Or would that be considered a push?
Other than making sure we agree on that issue, I accept these terms!
October 17th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
@ lisaswan:
It’s a bet, and, FWIW, I hope you win – because that means:
A. Yanks win the ALCS
B. A-Rod has a great WS
C. Odds increased that Yanks win WS
I’ll be more than happy to eat that crow.
But, it was to be one winner, one loser, or nada. We can’t both lose or win. So, if A-Rod hits .320 AND has a Stanley moment, it’s a push. Or, if he has a Joe Carter moment and hits .260, it’s a push. Make sense?
October 17th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
@ lisaswan:
Or, should we have the Stanley or Carter moment an auto-override on the BA marks?
October 18th, 2009 at 10:16 am
Hey, Lisa, I think the bet is moot now – A-Rod has proven that he is capable of great, unmatched, clutch batting in post-season play. The record is now clear on that, and, I admit to it.
If you want to go on with the bet, that’s fine. But, you’ve already won, in a sense, and keeping it would only seem silly and strange – should the Yankees reach the WS and A-Rod doesn’t put up good numbers…as he’s already proven that he can come through on the big stage in NY. Make sense?
October 18th, 2009 at 11:22 am
Steve Lombardi wrote:
Of course he is; from 1994-01 he hit .340/.375/.566/.941 in the playoffs
October 19th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
That’s cool, Steve. Thanks. More than proving any point on A-Rod, the most important thing is that the team is winning!