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Alex Rodriguez Knows How New Yorkers Feel About Him

Feb 26, 2007 – 4:00 AM
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Alex RodriguezAs much as you may already be tired hearing about Alex Rodriguez and his relationship with his teammates and fans, you have to appreciate his honesty. When discussing first base candidates for the Rawlings All-Time Gold Glove award, several Yankees were asked to choose between Don Mattingly and Keith Hernandez. From the Bergen Record:
Jason Giambi picked Mattingly for sentimental reasons – "Donnie was my favorite player" – while Alex Rodriguez was on the verge of choosing Hernandez because, as a die-hard Met fan growing up, "I watched every single Met on WOR for four straight years. I saw so much more of Mex than I did Donnie."

A-Rod didn't officially choose Mattingly, however, because as he said with a rueful smile, "Yankee fans already hate me."
Love him or hate him, at least Rodriguez knows his place, though at some point you wish he'd just forget about giving the P.C. answer and just speak his mind without trying to qualify his answer. I mean, can things really get any worse?

(via Baseball Think Factory)
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