"For this and many other reasons, you can expect Robinson Cano to be slotted into the No. 3 spot in Girardi’s lineup for Game 3 tonight, unless the manager contrives another list of scatty reasons why he should keep A-Rod in the three hole.
By now, you know them all by rote:
Rodriguez’s 1-for-9, five-strikeout ledger in this ALDS is merely an inscrutable run of bad luck, but he still finds ways to get on base.
Rodriguez, despite the fact he’s had one RBI and one extra-base hit in the 16 games he has played since Sept. 19, can renew his power surge at any time by channeling his inner Hulk and morphing into an irradiated mutant.
And Rodriguez, whose allegedly fragile mental state is one of those Yankee things that have been deemed Inappropriate for Public Discourse, would fall to pieces if he were dropped to sixth or seventh in the lineup.
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Just be prepared for the possibility that moving A-Rod down in the order may lend them not a whit of offensive benefit whatsoever.
Because the alternatives to the current lineup aren’t very inspiring, either."
Maybe Girardi will surprise everyone and keep ARod batting 3rd.
Grab ARod by the scruff before the game and tell him, "Don't let me down. I'm not batting you 8th. I'm putting my reputation on the line for you. Get two hits and an RBI and everyone will shut up. Another 0-for-4 and you're dead to me."
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