MLB Off-Topic

[kehlis]

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Here's an older story about Arod and why Yankee fans hate him

http://espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=arod

That's actually a pretty sarcastic article that is basically pointing out that he shouldn't be hated the way he is/was.

[dickey1331]

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That's actually a pretty sarcastic article that is basically pointing out that he shouldn't be hated the way he is/was.

That's the point though.

[Perfect Zero]

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Never made much sense to me when it came to the hate Rangers fans had for Arod. In 3 years in Texas he played in every game but one!. Not to mention having some of his best years ever in that uniform.

If he came in there and mailed it in for that contract, thats one thing. But that obviously wasn't the case.

It all has to do with his attitude while he was here. Yeah, he was great on the field, but the only reason why he came here was because Tom Hicks sold the farm to get him. It became fairly obvious that he wanted to leave as soon as possible because ownership couldn't afford him plus a good team to mold around him. He became a clubhouse cancer and stated publicly that he didn't want to "play with twenty-four kids."

The Rodriguez disaster crippled the club. We couldn't resign or retain the best catcher of our generation, we couldn't sign any new talent, and what we were bringing up wasn't ready until he was winning his one World Series with the yankees (and the burning part is that we were paying him to play in the Bronx for a team we ran up against three times in the 90's). Rodriguez set this team back a decade without question. That's why for me, the image of Feliz striking his *** out in 2010 is the greatest moment in this team's history.

The tightly coiled gift my dog left for the neighbor means more to me than Alex Rodriguez. He can go to hell for all I care.

[DamnYanks2]

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It all has to do with his attitude while he was here. Yeah, he was great on the field, but the only reason why he came here was because Tom Hicks sold the farm to get him. It became fairly obvious that he wanted to leave as soon as possible because ownership couldn't afford him plus a good team to mold around him. He became a clubhouse cancer and stated publicly that he didn't want to "play with twenty-four kids."

The Rodriguez disaster crippled the club. We couldn't resign or retain the best catcher of our generation, we couldn't sign any new talent, and what we were bringing up wasn't ready until he was winning his one World Series with the yankees (and the burning part is that we were paying him to play in the Bronx for a team we ran up against three times in the 90's). Rodriguez set this team back a decade without question. That's why for me, the image of Feliz striking his *** out in 2010 is the greatest moment in this team's history.

The tightly coiled gift my dog left for the neighbor means more to me than Alex Rodriguez. He can go to hell for all I care.

In my eyes that's owner ships fault for tying their future up in his contract. Of course the Yankees made the same mistake.

Obviously, he's had his problems here too, but I do believe he's turned the corner. He seems to be a great clubhouse guy now. He's always the first guy in the dugout to congratulate a teammate.

But the man has self sabotaged himself so many times, and he's tarnished his legacy. I'm just glad he's having fun now, he just seems loose.

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[CMH]

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It all has to do with his attitude while he was here. Yeah, he was great on the field, but the only reason why he came here was because Tom Hicks sold the farm to get him. It became fairly obvious that he wanted to leave as soon as possible because ownership couldn't afford him plus a good team to mold around him. He became a clubhouse cancer and stated publicly that he didn't want to "play with twenty-four kids."

The Rodriguez disaster crippled the club. We couldn't resign or retain the best catcher of our generation, we couldn't sign any new talent, and what we were bringing up wasn't ready until he was winning his one World Series with the yankees (and the burning part is that we were paying him to play in the Bronx for a team we ran up against three times in the 90's). Rodriguez set this team back a decade without question. That's why for me, the image of Feliz striking his *** out in 2010 is the greatest moment in this team's history.

The tightly coiled gift my dog left for the neighbor means more to me than Alex Rodriguez. He can go to hell for all I care.

How was that Alex Rodriguez's fault?

Sounds like you should be angry at your favorite team for signing a player they couldn't afford and then having to destroy everything it had.

[fugazi]

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The tightly coiled gift my dog left for the neighbor means more to me than Alex Rodriguez. He can go to hell for all I care.

That's just it...

the team you support made a stupid decision...and he gets all the hate.

[DieHardYankee26]

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That's why for me, the image of Feliz striking his *** out in 2010 is the greatest moment in this team's history.

That's just sad, but I guess that again speaks more to the ineptitude of your ownership that that's your franchise's greatest moment.

[TripleCrown9]

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I choose to hate A-Roid because of the team he plays for now.

[Speedy]

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I've always wished there was a media to cover the media...these guys think way too much of themselves, almost always have an agenda, and will the first to turn on a player if they think it will make a name for themselves when in fact they are often just as much a scumbag.

Awfulannouncing.com does a good job for the most part.

[Perfect Zero]

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I agree that Hicks (ownership) had a lot to do with it, but Rodriguez should have known that when he was going to eat the lion's share that help would be a long ways away. He was a Prima Donna the entire time and wanted out ant way he could go.

It really doesn't matter now. He'll be remembered as a Yankee and that's what he wanted. Just as long as he doesn't show up at the Ballpark without a scheduled game we don't care either.

[dickey1331]

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That's just sad, but I guess that again speaks more to the ineptitude of your ownership that that's your franchise's greatest moment.

Nelson Cruz ruined what would be our greatest moment. I'll hate him forever due to that.

[55]

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I don't like A-Rod either. I certainly don't "hate" him, I just don't like him... however, all he did to the Rangers was sign the ridiculous contract they they begged him to sign. Any one of you would have done the same and you know it. But yeah, I still don't like him.

[Master Live 013]

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Well I don't like him either, so there is that.

[TripleCrown9]

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Scouts think highly of Mr. Yoan Moncada.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yoan Moncada in 14 G at High-A this year: .353/.493/.510 with 13 SB. Still 20, power coming. Scout: &quot;He's going to be a freaking superstar.&quot;</p>&mdash; Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/723929461951893505">April 23, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[redsox4evur]

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Scouts think highly of Mr. Yoan Moncada.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yoan Moncada in 14 G at High-A this year: .353/.493/.510 with 13 SB. Still 20, power coming. Scout: &quot;He's going to be a freaking superstar.&quot;</p>&mdash; Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/723929461951893505">April 23, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Yea I saw that earlier. Dude is raking. Same with Benintendi: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yoan Moncada off to .357/.486/.500 start w/ 14 SB at Single-A Salem. Not to be outdone, Andrew Benintendi is at .338/.397/.646 w/ 6 triples</p>&mdash; Scott Lauber (@ScottLauber) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottLauber/status/724369502180380672">April 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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