He's inviting snark.

"Alex Rodriguez was doing so well staying out of the headlines too, rehabilitating his image, but now out of nowhere he looks and sounds like the old A-Rod, letting the world know that he’s retiring after the 2017 season.

What, a one-year retirement tour wouldn’t have been enough?"

That report has already been disputed, but who cares?

Nobody, that's who.


"Yes, he’s inviting snark again, something A-Rod seemingly had worked hard to avoid by staying on message since his return from suspension."

Worked hard at avoiding snark?

Or worked hard at avoiding inviting snark?

That sounds like quite a burden in either case. I'd hate to avoid snark ... or invite snark, for that matter ... or even avoiding inviting snark.

 
"So it’s possible he answered the question from an ESPN reporter on Wednesday without really thinking of the stir it would create. A-Rod did make a point later to backtrack a bit, telling Daily News beat writer Mark Feinsand that nothing regarding retirement was a certainty.

Whatever he meant to say, the retirement talk raises the obvious question about whether his image rehab can affect his Hall of Fame case."

If only Cooperstown had a Hall of Snark.