So ESPN New York, through the celeb site Radar Online.com, is reporting — using unnamed sources — that Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez participated in illegal poker games where cocaine was involved.

According to the ESPN story, MLB investigators are taking the allegation very seriously.

If the story is true, I ask this: Can A-Rod ever get out of his own way?

If the story is false, I ask this: Can the media ever get out of A-Rod's face?

From steroids to contract opt-outs to all his famous girlfriends and subsequent breakups, Alex Rodriguez has been a lightning rod of controversy since coming to the Yankees in 2004.

It looks like that won't change anytime soon.