What is it, athlete month on 60 Minutes? Last week, it was LT (LaDainan Tomlinson) and this week, Yankees third-baseman Alex Rodriguez will be on the program. He will be sitting down with Katie Couric (jeez - CBS is really trying to get the full amount for the $13 million, huh?) and will talk about his career, his postseason "issues" and the debacle that was this past offseason's negotiations with the Yanks. Naturally, steroids will also be a big talking point.

>Asked by Couric whether he has ever used steroids, human growth hormone or any other performance-enhancing substance, "No," says Rodriguez. He gave the same answer to Couric's follow-up on whether he had ever been tempted to use them.

Replying to former Sen. George Mitchell’s statement yesterday that his report should be a call to action for baseball fans, Rodriguez says, "I think baseball's done a fine job of implementing some very strict rules. I mean, I got tested eight or nine times. I know some of my teammates got tested, you know, seven, eight…times," he tells Couric. "And, you know, if you think about where the game is today versus where it was six years ago, I think major league baseball has made some nice strides."

Huh. I wonder if this is why MLB OK'd A-Rod's "marketing plan"/performance bonuses a little while ago. We'll OK this if you go and do a little damage control for us the weekend after the Mitchell report comes out. Hey, if I was Bud, I'd do that in a heartbeat.

I've got family from out of town in for the weekend so I won't get a chance to watch but if anyone else catches it, let me know what you think.