"The way things have gone lately for Rodriguez, you'd have to think the Yankees would probably have preferred Hank spend that $275 million a little differently. Like, say, on vintage turtlenecks and blazers for his dad. Or cigarettes. Or land under the Brooklyn Bridge.
But he didn't. So Rodriguez and his steroid use and poker playing and infidelity and propensity to put his foot in his mouth are the Yankees' problem for the foreseeable future, all of which would have been tolerable enough so long as he continued to be the greatest player in the game."
Well, Albert Pujols is the best player, but even Pujols couldn't play third base.
Neither do turtlenecks, cigarettes, yuck, yuck, yuck.
"That isn't necessarily the case anymore. This hip injury not only puts Rodriguez's season - and, at the risk of being overly dramatic, career - in murkier territory, it also locks the Yankees organization into an elaborate holding pattern predicated on whether or not their third baseman will or will not need an operation before next winter."
Golly.
ARod's entire career is in jeapordy.
"This is a real baseball issue. The Yankees cannot go out and get a new third baseman right now because what if Rodriguez makes it through? What if he's able to play? Are they going to trade for Chone Figgins and then keep him on the bench? Make a smaller deal? Shift players around? It's difficult to shop for something you don't know you actually need."
Well, yeah, injuries are bad, especially when they take down great players.
The reason it's so difficult to replace ARod is because he's , you know, a great player.
So ... have you seen what $27.5 M buys in baseball nowadays? Oliver Perez and Adrian Beltre. You can get a .500 pitcher and 75 RBIs from a corner infielder.
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