I missed this story when it first came out, but Alex Rodriguez frequents poker clubs in Manhattan. It's appropriate that it's raised a red flag in the commissioner's office:

Baseball bosses know players frequently play cards for money in the clubhouse, on the team plane and in hotels. Some gamble in casinos.

But officials aren't happy that the man considered by many to be the greatest active player is rubbing elbows with gamblers - some who presumably wager on baseball games.

With clubs being raided by cops and sometimes robbed by gunmen, the 30-year-old star's flirtation with controversy or possible danger is seen as odd for a player known for his perfectly scripted public image.

"What in the world is he thinking?" a high-ranking MLB official said. "He can do what he wants in the off-season and he isn't breaking the law - we checked - but why do it?"

I always thought there was a rule against consorting with gamblers, but rule 21 appears to be strictly about betting on games and bribing players and umpires.

And of course, Selig has to make it about the young people:

But sources said Selig is "very unhappy," in part because of the message the poker playing sends to young fans.

"Kids look up to [Rodriguez]," a source said. "It isn't good for anybody."

Maybe Congress can ban poker shows from television in an amendment to the steroid bill.