Happy New Year!

[ayrdaomei]

In "The Yankee Years," due to be released on Feb. 3, Torre ... says that his star player, Alex Rodriguez, was often referred to by his teammates as "A-Fraud" and was obsessed with his perceived rival, shortstop Derek Jeter. - In book, former Yankee manager Joe Torre takes aim.

**snorts** I don't even need to know what else the book says, at this point. That is hilarious, kids. Oh, Alex Emmanuel. I just don't even know, anymore. If it's all canon, you are more special than I ever believed.

Comments

[schnaucl.livejournal.com]

I immediately thought of you when I heard about that. ;)

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

**laughs** ...Yay? :P I suppose my pity/mock relationship with Alex has been going on almost as long as I've been a baseball fan.

[caruso.livejournal.com]

I'm all /o\ over this. :P

(btw did you see my email?)

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

Snerk. Of course you are.

(I did! Sorry, I keep forgetting!)

[caruso.livejournal.com]

No, really! It's kind of hitting an embarrassment squick I never knew I had. :P

(my presence will serve as a constant reminder. lol)

[scornedsaint.livejournal.com]

Even as someone who is not super-into baseball, that comment is hilarious.

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

**laughs** Because mocking A-rod is not just for baseball fans. I think the words "his perceived rival" tell the whole story. I just can't stop smirking.

[blinding-voip.livejournal.com]

Apparently A-Rod has a "single while female-like" obsession with Jeter. AHAHAH. I need this book so badly.

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yes. It's so funny to have something we all know actually be, like, confirmed by a bitter but totally reputable source.

Also, that icon has been very much missed. Oh man, those were good times.

[piney61.livejournal.com]

I called the Single White Female vibe early on. I wonder if he tried to kill any of Jeter's women with a coat hanger. A-Rod is like that kid in high school who tries to hard to be in the in-crowd. The only thing is that he's such a tool and treats anybody who he thinks is beneath him like crap.

I still love the story of Jeff Francoeur standing up to A-Rod.

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

Snerk - it was a stiletto!

A-Rod is like that kid in high school who tries to hard to be in the in-crowd.

God, yes. It cracks me up to think that he's really as desperate and sad as he's always seemed.

On the plus side, my A-Fraud shirt from '04 is suddenly relevant again! Thanks, Joe.

[piney61.livejournal.com]

Hah I dunno where I got the coat hanger thing from.

I had a friend just like A-Rod in high school as in she tried too hard and treated everybody she thought was beneath her like crap. Guess who was beneath her? *points to self* Yeah, and the funny thing is a huge reason why she wasn't accepted in the in-crowd was because they didn't like how she treated me (though I was never part of their group...never wanted to be). So I basically have pity for him, but I think he's a tool so fuck that. Kinda like how I felt about my friend.

[rebellious-dead.livejournal.com]

That is hilariously awesome. I'll have to look into reading this.