"You thought it ended with the ticker tape, didn’t you? You figured Alex Rodriguez was a made man at last, a notarized Yankee, a megastar worthy of riding in Derek Jeter’s parade?"
As far as I'm concerned, he was a notarized Yankee and a megastar the day he signed with the Yankees in 2004.
"You thought A-Rod might play the rest of his career free of ominous clouds, right?"
Yes, I thought that ARod might play the rest of his career free of "ominous clouds."
Yet, it seems no man can play the rest of his free free of ominous clouds.
Clouds sure are ominous. Especially rainclouds, which portend rain.
Sigh. It's such an apt metaphor for a man who makes $27.5 million per year and just won a World Series ring. In fact, I think I might cry for Alex Rodriguez.
"And sure enough, A-Rod returned from his hip surgery, stayed clear of trouble, and expunged his record as a postseason gagger by playing a leading role in the Yankees’ first title in nine years.
Rodriguez was made whole again. Fans with a spectacular talent for confusing victory with virtue couldn’t remember if A-Rod had injected 'boli' or simply popped a few Tic Tacs."
Victory is virtue.
The rest is fodder for hack sportswriters.
"Only the summit in Buffalo never happened. Rodriguez showed up at the ballpark in Tampa and told reporters, 'Nothing was ever scheduled.'
Of course the meeting will take place, sooner rather than later, but here’s the larger point: It will never, ever be over with A-Rod."
You can keep following him around with a notepad him if you wish.
I don't know one single Yankee fan who's even paying attention.
"He can go ahead and win three more titles with the Yankees and still make you wonder if he’s worth the trouble."
I'll answer that: He's worth the trouble.
You know who's not worth the trouble Kei Igawa.
"He can still create enough distractions and choreograph enough diva dramas to make you wonder if Hank Steinbrenner would’ve been better off committing that $305 million to two generations’ worth of starting pitchers."
No, you are 100% wrong. See previous comment regarding Kei Igawa.
How many anti-ARod articles has Ian O'Hackor written in his life? How many times has he proclaimed that the Yankees can't win the World Series with ARod?
So when Ian O'Hackor is proven wrong, he just changes the criteria.
(A quick search for "Ian" on my blog revealed multiple articles where Ian O'Connor said the Yankees were better off with Cody Ransom instead of Alex Rodriguez, etc.)
Oh, and Ian O'Mathor apparently thinks $305 million will pay for forty years' worth of starting pitchers.
$305 million over two generations will get you a bullpen full of Juan Acevedos.
Hank Steinbrenner owns a calculator, can calculate the merch and attendance boost, and will conclude that ARod is underpaid.
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