Comments on: A-Rod Not Being A Leader

By: Steve Lombardi

Steve Lombardi — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:03:21 +0000

Just because a guy is not the captain of the team, doesn’t mean he’s free from meeting with the media, etc.

By: Raf

Raf — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:46:30 +0000

But, but, I thought Jeter was the leader of the team! I mean, he’s the Captain, isn’t he?

By: Don

Don — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:04:45 +0000

Nine more years to go!

And it will grow evermore about A-Freud.

By: Steve Lombardi

Steve Lombardi — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:41:43 +0000

~~He also has this Madonna scandal around him.~~

Hey, it’s a situation that HE CREATED. No one forced it on him. It’s not a stroke of bad luck. It was all HIS DOING.

Therefore, he should man up and face what follows, IMHO.

By: butchie22

butchie22 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:44:53 +0000

The whole Arod mess is ridiculous. This guy shows up early to prepare and work out for each game. He is an exemplar of how to train and play the game. The idea of being clutch is so overrated. Yeah this guy is making 28 mill a year,but one man doesn’t make a team. Arod is not the only guy stinking up the joint.

He also has this Madonna scandal around him. Does he really want to talk to the media in these circumstances? MOst people certainly wouldn’t.

By: Steve Lombardi

Steve Lombardi — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:39:02 +0000

~~With the whole Madonna thing going on did you really expect him to talk to the media?~~

At some point, he has to face the media on that, no? I mean, you can run, but, you can’t hide…not for the next 3 months…

By: OnceIWasAYankeeFan

OnceIWasAYankeeFan — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:38:20 +0000

KVC hits it on the head. The news about his wife not wearing either ring she’s usually seen in has made the whole situation with her and Madonna something he’s not ready or willing to face. So he’s running out the side door to avoid the whole thing.

He’d show a lot more sac if he just stood up, and made a Bonds like statement – I will answer baseball questions only. Then he could show some level of accountability – like how Varitek and Delcarmen got him out by taking a new approach against him. From what I’ve read they out-thought him by approaching him in a completely different way than in the past, and Delcarmen executed the pitches well enough to get him out. Throwing offspeed stuff to A-Rod with the bases loaded took some guts, but MDC made it work.

By: K.V.C

K.V.C — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:20:47 +0000

Its just A-Rod being A-Rod.

Why is this a surprise? A-Rod has always been and always will be a “ME” player, not a teammate. Who do you calling him out? This is the team’s problem, they are a group of players, no vocal leader in the bunch.

With the whole Madonna thing going on did you really expect him to talk to the media?