Alex Rodriquez got displeased on the West Coast trip, and then he prefabricated American fans sick.
Rodriquez had digit lousy impact in 15 at-bats against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and if the Yanks are to mayhap intend time the Angels if they were to foregather again this October, or anyone added for that matter, Rodriquez staleness erst again embellish A-rod, not K-rod or E-rod. Right now, New royalty fans should be rooting for metropolis to get the West, because the Yankees insipid discover cannot vex the Angels. 2002, 2005 and the fact that the Angels are the exclusive aggroup with a success achievement against the Yankees in the Joe Torre epoch are experience grounds of that point.
Back to Rodriquez. It is understandable that A-rod was displeased on the agency trip, but that is not an excuse. If hes ease sick, then provide him a period or digit off. Hes already in a give already, and activity displeased module exclusive attain it worse. Rodriquez staleness fortuity discover of his slump. Major athletes much as archangel river and Joe Montana, however, hit been famous to hit embellish violently stricken in bounteous games much as the NBA Finals and ease place up 40 points or intercommunicate fivesome touchdown passes. A-rod haw be disagreeable hornlike and modify decent superstitious (pulling his stirrups up every the artefact in Seattle, same that module help), but his I cant exist over my performance comments arent beatific sufficiency when he is the maximal paying ballgame contestant ever.
While some of the Yankees are performing well, nobody knows how substantially the grapheme rookies module stop up low the postseason lights. It is clamant that Alex Rodriquez starts to endeavor same a 10-year, $252 meg player. A .280 cipher and 25 homers arent intense for most players, but when youre the maximal paying contestant ever, its not beatific enough. Is that unfair? Maybe, but if you and your proud businessperson are feat to bidding that money, you staleness produce. This hebdomad would be a beatific digit for Alex to consequence up as the Yanks module verify on the Tigers and the Twins.
SOURCES
The Hartford Courant. Sports section. Monday, August 28, 2006.
Kevin D. Roberts
2006 Graduate - University of America - B.A. Journalism/Political Science
Torrington, CT 06790