ARod hasn't played one game this year, so don't blame him for this mess: 57-53 record, 4th place, 9 1/2 games out of first place, 4 1/2 games out of the wild card.
14th in the league in runs scored, .302 team on-base%.
In the recent inspiring weekend series vs. the NL West Powerhouse Padres, Brent Lillibridge came to bat the ninth inning of the rubber game representing the tying run with one out and two on.
Lillibridge is batting .120 this season with 0 HRs.
It was edge-of-your-seat excitement to see whether Lillibridge would strike out looking or strike out swinging.
He struck out swinging, by the way.
The potential pinch-hitter for Lillibridge was not Alex Rodriguez, it was Vernon Wells.
Wells batted next and struck out. Wells has not hit a HR in 2 1/2 months (batting practice not included).
ARod put in the same situation would probably not hit a game-tying HR. The fans would then complain that ARod is not clutch. But the chances of him hitting a game-trying HR are higher than 0%. ARod is an upgrade.
I don't what to hear how ARod's presence will distract this team. This team might benefit from unwanted scrutiny.
Maybe someone in the press will notice that Cano ... the guy who was the captain of the AL HR Derby team ... has one HR since July 2 (HR Derby and batting practice not included).
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