Alex Rodriguez Has Really Got To Learn To Keep His Mouth Shut

[Primetime]

"First, there was Joe Torre's book and A-Fraud. Then came the steroids. Yesterday, Alex Rodriguez found out he could miss the World Baseball Classic with a cyst on his hip.

And then he made an incredibly stupid comment.

After taking an underhanded swipe at Derek Jeter in 2001, A-Rod has done it again eight years later. Only this time, he didn't glorify himself: he glorified the speedy infielder in Flushing.

"I wish (Reyes) was leading off on our team or playing on our team. That’s fun to watch," said A-Rod. While not an overt jab at the Captain, it certainly seems that way. After all, why else would he be pining for a different shortstop?

Of course, he tried to retract his statement, but managed to flub that, too. Rather than take it back or clarify it himself, he told a PR rep to announce that it wasn't a shot at Jeter...without offering another explanation.

If A-Rod wanted to compliment Reyes, he could have done so without bringing his own team into the conversation. Especially considering his history with Jeter, he really should have thought before he spoke."

- Bleacher Report

 

[Primetime]

He's been on 'roids. That's something the Yankees seem to have in common.

 

[Primetime]

I have a funny feeling he's going to have a great start to the season and gets some respect. God only knows that will happen in October though.

 

[Scorask]

God only knows that will happen in October though.

If the Yanks make the playoffs, A-rod will go 3-20 in the first round, 3 rbi, and a .000 average with runners in scoring position. What more would you expect? But if he wins MVP it will be a good season!

 

[Herm]

Trade him to Cleveland, he can spout off all he wants

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

I bet A-Rod has an MVP year this year and the Yankee fans fall in love with him all over again..

 

[Youk]

I bet he's out until May, the Yankees miss the playoffs, and A-Rod has a below average year.

He's an idiot, there's plenty of ways to go out there and say that Reyes is a great player. Easily could have said just that. But of course he says something stupid that starts controversy.

 

[jms493]

I dont really care about any of these assholes........just produce and win.issed:

 

[NAHSTE]

Questioning Jeter, even indirectly, is the opposite of what you should say A-Rod. He just hasn't got it yet. DJ epitomizes what Yankee means and A-Rod is a fucking joke.

Reyes over Jeter? Really? What has Jose won in his career? He's a great player no doubt but GTFO A-Rod, you'd rather have Jose leading your team than Jeter? LOL

 

[Chrispy]

I bet u if this guy was on your team from when the yankees got him u guys wouldn't be complaining

 

[Scorask]

I bet u if this guy was on your team from when the yankees got him u guys wouldn't be complaining

How have the Yankee's done since aquiring him? Great Baseball Player* he is, but the Yankees are in a downward spiral that could be attributed to him. From the greatest colapse in sports history, 2004 ALCS, to finishing 3rd last year behind the Sox and Rays, that is un-acceptable to Yankee standards. And the best part is they have him for 9 more years, lol!

Disclaimer- I am a Nomar fan so I never wanted A-rod in Boston from the beginning, thankfully it never worked out!

 

[Chrispy]

I dont see how they lost four straight times, but u can't put that all on arod, Baseball is a team sport, not a one person sport. Last year our pitching sucked because Steinbrenner brought Ian Kennedy and Phil Hughes up to soon. Hopefully with arod getting this stuff off his chest he'll be able to perform better in the playoffs with alot of the pressure gone. You can't put all the blame on one person for the Yankees failure the past few seasons.

 

[Youk]

I dont see how they lost four straight times, but u can't put that all on arod, Baseball is a team sport, not a one person sport. Last year our pitching sucked because Steinbrenner brought Ian Kennedy and Phil Hughes up to soon. Hopefully with arod getting this stuff off his chest he'll be able to perform better in the playoffs with alot of the pressure gone. You can't put all the blame on one person for the Yankees failure the past few seasons.

It's a team sport, but one player failing can kill a team's offense. If a team knows ARod isn't producing, then it can ruin the Yankees gameplan. Whoever is behind ARod has zero protection, and if he's an easy out, then there goes 1/3 of your opportunities.

 

[mgoblue2290]

He's so far from a Yankee.. I hate the guy.

Isn't a Yankee a player, who is usually two years past his prime, paid a ridiculous amount of money to either barely miss the playoffs or lose in the first round?

 

[IamMedellin]

lol.....Yankee fans were fun coming off of 2yrs w/o a title....
after blowing a 3-0 lead to the sawx theyre just too easy a target....

If A-rod was an actual human being Id feel bad for him....

but since he's just a hollow P.R image......I feel nothin ...

 

[Youk]

I bet u if this guy was on your team from when the yankees got him u guys wouldn't be complaining

I'm thanking god that he wasn't.

Arod FTL

And I was against that Sox/Arod trade.

 

[Scorask]

I love how all of a sudden all the fucking pasty white sox fan's claim they didn't want Arod back in '04. Nothing on this planet I hate worse, than NE/Boston fans. I love the Sox, but there fans just get so fucking annoying.

I agree with Youk also. Being a Nomar fan I never wanted it to happen, and fortunately it didn't. I know how good a player A-rod is but his lack of chemistry with with his present/former teamates causes a lot of concern in the clubhouse IMO. Its been proven that when he leaves a team the team gets better, whether its the morale, chemistry, etc. I think that says a lot of the type of person he is. If that trade was made I am willing to gaurantee that the Sox would still be without a WS title!

 

[Scorask]

I'm from Tampa(Born in NY though, left when I was 4) so I never really was a big Ray's fan, so I grew up loving the AL East. It's nice even when they sucked because you'd get the Sox, Yanks, Orioles, and BJays on TV like all year. And the Mariners got better for 2 years or so after he left, and the Rangers did not I don't think. So not sure where you got that from. I was a big Nomar fan too. He was either on roids, or was just seriously injury prone.

I would like to think that Nomar was more injury prone but I know that probably isn't realistic of me. I remember Ted Williams talking about Nomar back during the 99 All Star Game saying that Nomar was the closest he had ever seen to Joe Dimaggio. I loved when he messed with his batting gloves during every pitch, to when he would swing at 99.9% of the 1st pitch's thrown to him. Trust me when I say that wanted Nomar over A-rod, on paper it might not be the better choice but Nomar was a true Red Sox, came up through the system. Nomar was actually Dan Duquette's first contract offer as GM, best signing he ever made.


As far a A-rod goes, I believe the Rangers got alot better after A-rod was traded. Actually the Rangers finished last in the AL West every season that A-rod played for them, after he was traded they finished 3rd 3 years in a row and finally had an above .500 season in 2004. So answer me this, how do you trade the best player in basebal yet your team gets better? Chemistry!

 

[Scorask]

Good post.

Thanks.

this stuff never ceases to amaze me. yankee relievers blew games 4 and 5 against the Sox but it's ARod's fault. jeter hit .200/.333/.233 in that series but it's ARod's fault. texas' team ERA improves by over a full run from 03 to 04 and it's because ARod wasn't there to mess up chemistry

the guy pays a compliment to his WBC teammate and the media says "oh noes!!!! JETER PLAYS SS TOO!!?!!?!!" blah blah blah blah. i'll give you that different wording would/could have avoided all this 'controversy' but if you think it was meant as a shot at jeter than you just have an itchy "i hate ARod" trigger finger, which certainly isn't unusual

Maybe the fact that A-rod has a total of 9 RBI in 94 AB's since the 2004 postseason should cease to amaze you? If the highest paid player knocks in a few more runs than those leads don't get blown. Isn't that why they traded for him?

Don't try to justify A-rod's comments either, in his position of "pressure" he should know better. Stop making excuses for him already, he's a big boy, that keeps saying un-neccesary things!

 

[Primetime]

You're trying to defend the failures of the highest paid baseball player ever. It's not going to work.