I think a lot of that prognostication turns on whether the other 103 names are made public before spring training. Forgiveness is easier when the media isn’t shoving the story into our faces, and the media’s fixation on A-Rod will go by the wayside when the other names are disclosed.

Thought this might be a good time to revisit a WW Golden Oldie…
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“It’s because they’re stupid. That’s why everybody does everything.” – Homer J. Simpson, December 6, 1998

lol

Thought this might be a good time to revisit a WW Golden Oldie…

http://waswatching.com/2007/04/04/yankees-fans-who-boo-a-rod/

Yeah, I feel so bad for A-Rod or any other player who gets paid millions to play a game that most of us would die to play for when there’s people around the world starving, homeless, poor, etc. I’m sure A-Rod will be just fine. Fair or not. I would trade places with him any day. Let’s not turn him into a martyr here.
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Antone, you seem to be missing the point completely. I don’t think anyone feels particularly ‘bad’ for A-Rod because he gets booed. The point is that he has been treated unfairly by the NY fans. He has singlehandedly carried the team to the post-season a number of times and gets very little love for it.

Sure, he gets paid the most money. But Giambi had a huge contract too, and I would say A-Rod has earned his money far more than Giambi. Would people boo Giambi just because he didn’t hit a HR?

And that stat that you cherry picked is absolutely ridiculous. Vlad Guerrerro is a notoriously bad post-season performer… worse than A-Rod. However, fans don’t boo him.

The difference with A-Rod, and where I and many others feel that he is treated unfairly, is that the instant he doesn’t perform he gets booed. Even though he hit the GW hr the night before, he could still get booed. This doesn’t happen to other stars (even those getting paid similar to A-Rod.) Baseball is a sport of failure, plain and simple. More often than not, A-Rod (or anyone) should be expected to fail in a ‘clutch’ situation. However, A-Rod is the only one that gets consistently booed, even though he has been *by far* the Yankees best offensive player since he arrived in NY.

Yeah, I feel so bad for A-Rod or any other player who gets paid millions to play a game that most of us would die to play for when there’s people around the world starving, homeless, poor, etc. I’m sure A-Rod will be just fine. Fair or not. I would trade places with him any day. Let’s not turn him into a martyr here.
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I’m not saying I feel bad for him or that A-Rod’s problems are worse than those of the homeless, starving, etc. Let’s not go all hyperbolic here.

You simply said “fair” and I questioned whether A-Rod was treated “fairly” in 2006.

maxw – thanks! Nice to see your 1st post.

(Sorry it took so long to show. 1st time posters, any post with a URL, or a post with more than one smiley always seem to get held in moderation/SPAM review…)

It certainly is my opinion. I suppose if you think 2006 was “fair” then that’s your opinion. For the life of me, I can’t remember a player that endured as much undeserved negativity as A-Rod in 2006 though.
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Yeah, I feel so bad for A-Rod or any other player who gets paid millions to play a game that most of us would die to play for when there’s people around the world starving, homeless, poor, etc. I’m sure A-Rod will be just fine. Fair or not. I would trade places with him any day. Let’s not turn him into a martyr here.

I don’t think he’s been treated unfairly by the fans. That is your opinion.
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It certainly is my opinion. I suppose if you think 2006 was “fair” then that’s your opinion. For the life of me, I can’t remember a player that endured as much undeserved negativity as A-Rod in 2006 though.

Because A-Rod has no rings, has been a terrible October performer for the Yankees, and gets paid more than anyone in the game.
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To each his own. I love him because he’s an incredible player to watch. His private life doesn’t color my opinion of him in any way and the fact that he has no rings isn’t a good enough reason for me not to like him.