Nov 11
Via the Daily News -
You heard Alex Rodriguez was in the audience at Madonna’s L.A. show Thursday. Now we hear he’s thinking about following the divorcing Mrs. Ritchie to South America next month when she tours Brazil, Chile and Argentina. “Maybe she’ll teach Alex some songs from ‘Evita,’” quipped a friend. Madge is also said to have invited A-Rod to join her on her next trip to Malawi, where she’s building a kabbalah-enlightened school.
Kinda gives new meaning to going “around the world” with Madonna, huh? Either way, I hope Alex ensures to get his shots. You never know what he might catch.
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November 11th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
When the hell is he going to work out and get in shape if he’s traveling all over the world with Gross-donna? Should we expect another 2006 of A-Rod with all this crap going on?
November 11th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
IIRC, there was one winter where Derek Jeter took a month off to go hang out in Europe with Michael Jordan (in Germany?) – and no one really cared (and Jeter didn’t suffer from it).
Now, that said, it didn’t seem like Jeter was being led around by Jordan, the way that A-Rod seems to have become Madonna’s lap dog. And, it’s that latter thing that concerns me, as a Yankees fan. The last thing that Alex needs is to have her whispering in his ear about how he should go about his business, etc., and where he should go and what he should do…
If she does, and A-Rod elects to follow, I *could* see where it might become an issue with respect to his ability to focus on what’s important to being a baseball player…while he focuses more on being “Mr. Madonna.”
November 11th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
What a player does after the season ends and 3 months before the start of training camp is no ones business.
I work in a business where I see many pictures that are never published anywhere. While the rumors of A-Rod’s relationship is getting much press, I’ve never seen a picture of him and Madonna together. Lots of rumors; few facts. I have seen pictures of him coming out of the gym often in the past month and pictures of him and Cynthia hanging out with their daughter. Those wouldn’t sell newspapers in NY though.
If you’re not worried about Jeter spending the off season with his girlfriend and Roger Clemens in Austin, Texas, don’t worry about who A-Rod is hanging out with in November.
November 11th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Hey throwingstrikes, it is the overwhelming sentiment in this blog and throughout the NY press, that anything that portrays ARod in a negative light is news, whether it is fact or not. Maybe Jeter was in texas with clemens looking for some roids to make himself better.
What a ballplayer does in the offseason is his business and and his business alone. His objective and job is to perform in between the lines.
November 11th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Throwingstrikes: I’m happy that you work in a business where you can get some sense of what players may really be like. However, if you compare and contrast what Jeter and A-Rod do in the offseason you need to put trust into account. Jeter has had his partying days, and does whatever he does with girls and traveling but he continues to show up and be the DJ that delivers what we expect. Alex, on the other hand, has gone through a couple tough years in New York, lots of media scrutiny and a big divorce. That’s a lot to handle, and honestly, with his fragile mentality and a reported Madonna influence, I have the right as a fan to worry about our most talented player. A lot of our success depends on his performance and I don’t trust his outcome in his current situation. Can I be wrong? Of course, but don’t tell a Yankee fan not to worry about A-Rod. With his life right now there is A LOT to worry about.
November 11th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Was this the DJ from last year that grounded into just as many double plays or grounded out with runners in scoring position?
Two yrs ago, Arod had more controversy during the season ( remember HA & the girl in toronto?) than last season, yet he had a season to remember. Last year he still had a decent season, yet he continues to be held under a bigger microscope.
I am a fan and have been one my entire life and YankCrank, I am sure you wish that right now, you would like to have his life.
November 11th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Shame on you Arod. Spending time with your girlfriend during the offseason. And seriously, why would you get involved with her in the first place? There’s no way a Yankee could ever have any success while being romantically involved with one of the most famous women in the world.
November 11th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
YankCrank
“but he continues to show up and be the DJ that delivers what we expect.”
Have your expectations of Jeter really fallen that low that you were happy with what he contributed the last few years? In the last 2 years, A-Rod has contributed more to the Yankees than Jeter has and that includes the post-season.
Johnny Damon spent weeks in Thailand last off season. Did people have a problem with it? No, because most never knew because the paparazzi didn’t care. Those who did know didn’t begrudge him a little “me” time after a long season.
One thing no one can ever say about A-Rod is that he doesn’t work hard and isn’t prepared. If dating a 90 year old great grandmother of 12 made A-Rod happy, I say go for it. All I care about is what he does between the lines and not between the sheets.
November 11th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
bfriley
Maybe Mr. Coffee will be looking for a new spokesperson.
November 11th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Yank Crank
Fragile Mentality? Name me the human being who has handled the pressure and scrutiny better than A-Rod has. If his mentality was so fragile, he wouldn’t still be wearing pinstripes and performing at the levels he has.
I’m a big believer in what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
November 11th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Throwstrikes:
I agree with a lot of what you’re saying. Baseball players take time off after the season to attend to their personal agendas; that’s cool. Nobody worries if Jeter is off with some girl in Texas, or if Damon is in Thailand or if Giambi is in Vegas partying it up every night chugging Jack at the clubs. That’s cool. My only point is, and this is where we seem to disagree, is just with A-Rod. He generally worries me. You say you only care about what he does between the lines and not between the sheets, but my worry is what he does between the sheets, or his personal life in general, will cause a problem with what he does between the lines. Like I said before, can I be wrong and eat my own words? Yes, and I hope i’m wrong, but I don’t trust Alex’s judgement and I worry that he is so mentally fragile that any added distractions, plus his divorce, will screw with his agenda. You can disagree, and that’s cool, but i’m not the only Yankee fan who looks at A-Rod/Madonna headlines and thinks “Great, just what he needs.”
November 11th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Throwstrikes, i’m not slamming A-Rod here. You’re defending him like I hate the guy and think he’s terrible. I stated above he’s our most talented and most important Yankee. I refer to his mental fragility because of what we all see. He presses a lot under pressure and tries too hard. We’ve seen it, Torre said it for years to the media…it’s what he does.
November 11th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Yank Crank
I think you are holding him to a higher level of scrutiny. All players have off field lives and some are as or more complicated than Alex’s. You just don’t hear about them.
Who is going to toe the rubber every 5 days is a bigger concern to me than A-rod’s “mental fragility”.
November 11th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Yank Crank
I understand what you’re saying, but other than some poor stretches in recent postseasons (and who CAN’T you say that about on Yankee teams of late) when has A-Rod not performed? I don’t want to get into the unclutch argument, because you can take either side and argue it until you’re blue in the face and still not have a conclusive answer. A-Rod has put up MVP caliber numbers for his entire tenure in New York and all of them have come during some pretty distracting times: being booed by hometown fans, being stalked by the paparazzi, a highly publicized break-up and divorce, etc. People have said it’s all been a distraction for A-Rod, but the stats don’t really support that claim. If he was able to do all of that while “distracted” maybe being happy in his personal life will allow him to play even better. Regardless, it’s the offseason and he can spend it doing whatever he wants. I wouldn’t worry about him being out of shape at all. From all appearances Madonna is probably more of a gym rat than he is. I hope to god I’m in that type of shape when I’m 50.
November 11th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Wow. This is quite the debate going on here about A-Rod and Madonna. I did a post on my blog today about Cashman, but it’s the photo of Madonna that got more comments. Slow news day, I guess.