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Distract people from the real issues." why is the rodriguez team not being as strong in coming out and saying look, he did not use performance-enhancing drugs? >> you understand for some of the lawyers where, we're in the midst of some of the best lawyers in new york city. >> as an attorney you know it's a very simple statement my client did not use performan performance-enhancing drugs. >> because there is a confidentiality clause. >> there is while he appeals his 211-game suspension. in a letter to tacopina major league baseball says tacopina is free speak about rodriguez' alleged p.e.d. iss...

Relationship if anybody rodriguez had with biogenesis. >> what kind of relationship? >> a consulting relationship. >> tacopina says he's unable to go beyond what the consulting means. he says the letter from mlb is posturing. in order for it to be binding they'd have to send it to the players' association for approval and repeated requests from the yankees to give us some sort of a comment about all of this continuously went unanswered. >> i tell you what, you're asking the right questions. >> just not getting the right answers at this point. >> they're not getting any answer. >> whose answer ...

The rodriguez camp says it is letting it out, at least part of it and they're taking aim at the yankees and major league baseball. the drama playing out on the field, no match for the battle raging off the field. >> both the yankees and mlb never want alex rodriguez on the baseball field again. >> reporter: joe tacopina, alex rodriguez 'lawyer points to this mri and a written diagnosis provided to cnn from october of last year which he says points to a tear in rodriguez' left hip. despite that tear he says rodriguez was cleared to play. >> now, the amazing part of that is that was never shared...

You force me too. >> christine's metabolism is not human. >> morgan spurlock got me totally -- >> we thinking it. >> i was fine but christina better off taking the kids to prison or a casino. next story the war of words is heating up between a-rod and major league baseball. officials challenged the yankees slugger to weigh confidentiality and allow drug evidence to go public. rodriguez faces a possible 211-game suspension for alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. he is firing back at mlb and his own team. cnn's jason carroll sat down with rodriguez' attorney monday. jason great to have...