A-Rod is of Unsound Mind

Eeeeeeew.

A-Poll!

So...I just figured out that I have the ability to create polls. Woo hoo! Watch out. I plan to make up for a boat load of lost polling time (LPT).

Alex Rodriguez has carried the Yankees on his back in April with some incredibly hot hitting (10 HR .351 AVG 26 RBI) including a walk-off three run home run today against the Cleveland Indians. A screen shot of the moment immediately following this incident can be seen above. Eeew.

Anyway...Here is the poll question: Will A-Rod continue his hot hitting or will he choke (as usual) in the spotlight of the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry this weekend at Fenway?



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Project A13 Choose! Believe! Rise!

An astute Yankees fan who understands that it is counterproductive to boo the best player on his hometown team, has launched Project A13, "the Anti-Boos" movement, a grassroots effort to create a positive, supportive environment for Alex Rodriguez in New York. From the website:

"Are you tired of being against him? Are you tired of expecting him to fail, and standing up to boo when he does so? Are you tired of not feeling good about having Alex Rodriguez play third base for your favorite team? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you are ready. Welcome to The Movement."

*Roll your eyes now if you haven't already.*

Prediction: "The Movement" will work really well until the first time A-Rod pops out to shortstop with the bases loaded. And then: "Boooooooooo."

(I wonder if members of The Movement will have an identity mark such as a badge, a pin or an A13 tattoo so that nonmembers will be easily recognized and can be properly shunned.)

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A-Rod Puts Foot in Mouth (Again)

Alex Rodriguez caused another stir in Yankeeland Tuesday with comments made in an interview on WFAN:

"It's a do or die situation," Rodriguez said. "Either New York is going to kick me out of New York this year, say 'I've had enough of this guy, get him the hell out of here,' and we have an option. Or New York is going to say, 'Hey, we won a world championship, you had a big year, you were a part of it and we want you back.'"

Bottom line: A-Rod will leave New York if the fans don't support him. What is this, American Idol? Why doesn't he just set up a phone line so that people can vote?

"A-Rod: Love me or else" [NY Daily News]

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A-Rod: Jeter and I don't have slumber parties anymore

It's too soon to start picking on Alex Rodriguez, right? Right? Sometimes it's just impossible to resist. It looks like A-Rod's 2007 PR strategy is to spill his guts to the media. Today, on his very first day in camp, A-Rod admitted that his "relationship with Derek Jeter has cooled." (No way!) From ESPN:

"We were best of friends about 10, 13, 14, years ago, and we still get along well. We have a good working relationship. I cheer very hard for him. He cheers hard for me. And most importantly, we're both trying to win a world championship," Rodriguez said.

What's changed? He made it sound as if they had just grown apart.

"The reality is there's been a change in the relationship over 14 years and, hopefully, we can just put it behind us," Rodriguez said. "You go from sleeping over at somebody's house five days a week, and now you don't sleep over. It's just not that big of a deal."

"Let's make a contract: You don't ask me about Derek anymore, and I promise I'll stop lying to all you guys," A-Rod told reporters.

There you have it. No more sleepovers. Step right up and place your bet on what will happen in the next episode of the Yankees 2007 soap opera. Will Derek respond?

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A-Rod's Therapy Stage 4: Envision success as a character in your own children's book

Alex Rodriguez is the proud author of the autobiographical children's book, Out of the Ballpark, which is scheduled for release Tuesday. My suspicion is that the writing of the book was a prescribed stage in self-therapy which allowed A-Rod to "envision his own success."

From the NY Daily News:

"Out of the Ballpark" follows a boy - appropriately named Alex - whose baseball team is playing in the playoffs. Alex, who is a second baseman, makes a key error in the game and begins to put extra pressure on himself. Only his play gets worse. Sound familiar?

Alex's team, the Caribes, overcomes his play to reach the championship game. Alex works harder, waking up before sunrise to practice, throwing a ball against his bedroom wall 500 times a day. Without giving away the ending, let's just say that the Yankees should hope that life imitates art come October."

Uh, let's hope not. All kidding aside, the book actually looks really cute, but if you're a Sox fan, keep your kids away!

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"A-Rod Moves to Pen" [NY Daily News]
Out of the Ballpark [Alex Rodriguez / Frank Morrison]