Rodriguez associates say there is nothing to worry about. This is about Galea, who is dealing with drug charges in his native Canada and an FBI investigation in the States involving illegal performance enhancers.If this is all there is to this story, than I will be very happy, and I'm sure the Yankees feel the same way. For now I will believe Sherman's sources until I hear something different.
Rodriguez is expected to tell investigators he was directed to Galea by chiropractor Mark Lindsay, who was authorized to work with Rodriguez by Dr. Marc Philippon, who performed hip surgery on A-Rod on March 9, 2009.
Rodriguez, The Post has learned, will claim he received five sessions of platelet replacement therapy, which he feels greatly accelerated his healing process and enabled him to get back to the majors by early May.
Rodriguez is planning to insist he had no prior relationship with Galea and never received any illegal drugs such as HGH. Instead, just like Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes, Tiger Woods and many other top athletes in a myriad of sports, he went to Galea because of the doctor’s reputation for the platelet replacement treatment, which is legal.
If this is all true and verifiable, then this will be a minor inconvenience in the most serene, satisfying spring of Rodriguez’s Yankee life. The problem, obviously, is if Rodriguez is proved to be lying.
I guess A-Rod was right, this is about someone else.
