another hit piece book on Arod coming out

Pharmcat · Post #1 » by **Pharmcat** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 3:21 pm

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/how_ ... vlAUcNUHSP

just what this team needs, a distraction

Pharmcat · Post #2 » by **Pharmcat** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:05 am

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/ ... id=6422592

why are players and team members giving quotes for a book? cant they just say no comment and write their own book once they are retired? unnecessary distractions

Dr. Detfink · Post #3 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:19 am

First, take a book written by Ian O'Connor like a grain a salt. This is NOT Summer of '49 by NPR's David Halberstam. Not in the same class or league.

Second, Tom Verducci and Torre did the SAME thing to the Yankees a few seasons ago.

Third, this is common knowledge. A-rod said three Spring trainings ago that he's not buddies with Jeter anymore.

Fortunately this team is used to it. I don't see that being an issue with A-rod but Connor basically putting it between Jeter and Cashman & the snake Randy Levine. Certainly not the first time a writer has tried to run a player out of Gotham. See Tom Seaver who forced a trade from the Mets.

If there is one guy who can handle the NY media, it's Jeter.

Relentless88 · Post #4 » by **Relentless88** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:59 pm

I've been trying to find the video where A-Rod missed that popup against Baltimore in 06 and Jeter looked disgusted. Anybody know where to find this?

Post #5 » by **nykgeneralmanager** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:29 pm

This type of non-sense could bring a team closer just as easily as it could bring them apart...and at 35 years old heading towards the end of their careers, I can't imagine this having a negative effect