Who Woulda Knew?

File this in the Wow category. Apparently Roberto Alomar being sued for having full blown AIDS and continuing to have unprotected sex, knowingly. I would imagine if this illness was a cause for Alomar to basically randomly suck on the Mets in 2002, that by now everyone would be aware of it. But it seems as though it's new news to everyone.

The shocking claim was leveled by Ilya Dall, 31, who said she lived with the ex-Met for three years and watched in horror as his health worsened.

In papers filed in state and federal court, Dall said Alomar finally got tested in January 2006 while suffering from a cough, fatigue and shingles.

I can't even being to imagine how hard it would be to live with HIV, and I wouldn't be surprised to find out that people who find out they have it wouldn't want it to be known, especially if you are a celebrity. If all this is true, although Alomar was getting older and entering his decline phase, it would seem pretty clear it was the reason for his rapid decline, especially considering this:

In 2004, Dall says she noticed cold sores in his mouth. In 2005, after a physical exam ordered by the Tampa Bay Rays, he was diagnosed with thrombocytopenia purpura, a blood disorder sometimes linked to HIV, she claims.

Could the Mets try to get Alex Escobar back considering they might have obtained damaged goods? Also if this lady was suspicious why would she have unprotected sex? It's a good question to ask anyone, but especially if your suspicious and you could assume the guy your with has been around the block, in Puerto Rico.

Not that this is a funny matter, but I did chuckle at this last part:

Considered one of baseball's greatest second basemen, Alomar stirred controversy in 1996 by spitting in the face of umpire John Hirshbeck.

The incident prompted fellow ump Al Clark to say, "If I were John, I'd insist that Robbie Alomar take an AIDS test."

HIV has never been transmitted through saliva, however, and last night Hirschbeck said he had no concerns about his safety - or hard feelings from their on-field run-in.

This isn't 1981, we should know more about AIDS than that. It seems kind of pathetic that Hirschbeck has to say he had no concerns about his safety in regards to Alomar and AIDS in 2009. Remember Karl Malone who was afraid of playing with Magic Johnson? At least that was 15 years ago, but he's still a douche.

Back to Alomar, he was an outstanding second basement, one of the best ever. I briefly mentioned him when talking about Jeff Kent. Both are in my mind Hall of Famers. Again, if this is all true and it affected his play (not unlike Gehrig, although a completely different illness) he would have had an even more impressive resume, 3000 hits probably a sure thing. Here's to hoping he gets better and that the voters don't hold that against him when the time comes for the Hall.