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Alex Rodriguez expects to be questioned repeatedly about drug use as he approaches Barry Bonds' career home-run record.
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TAMPA, Fla.  -- On the first day of his fourth season with the New York Yankees, Alex Rodriguez finally acknowledged his relationship with Derek Jeter has cooled.
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When Barry Bonds is asked about his quest for 700 home runs, he gives an answer about the pennant race. When he is asked about a specific at-bat, he responds with a monologue about the latest game.
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Bronson Arroyo, the Red Sox pitcher whom Alex Rodriguez twice referred to as Brandon Arroyo last week, promised that he would pitch inside against the Yankees last night. He calmly explained why it was a necessity. Do it or be destroyed, Arroyo intimated.
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Alex Rodriguez, the reigning American League most valuable player, will bat eighth today. Jason Giambi moves to the bench and Melky Cabrera will occupy left field.
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Alex Rodriguez was in the starting lineup for the New York Yankees on Tuesday night, a day after straining his left hamstring.
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When Scott Boras negotiated Alex Rodriguez's $252 million deal with the Texas Rangers, you could feel your mouth drop and wonder about the sanity of baseball. But at the end of the day, you at least could reason that, at the time, A-Rod was the best player in the game. A proven commodity. A future Hall of Famer.
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Alex Rodriguezâs 85-game performance has jolted the Yankees into a change of thinking after previously saying they would not negotiate a contract extension during the season.
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Alex Rodriguez opted out of his $252 million, 10-year contract with the Yankees on Sunday in what appears to be the end of his tumultuous career with New York. Rodriguez's decision, announced by agent Scott Boras as the rival Boston Red Sox completed their World Series sweep of Colorado, makes the third baseman eligible to become a free agent.
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Baseball Alex Rodriguez isn't interested in talking extension with the Yankees until after the season. "I think it would be selfish on my part to talk about my contract status when our team desperately needs wins," Rodriguez said yesterday. He has 3 1/2 seasons left on his $252 million, 10-year deal, but can opt of the contract this fall and ...
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Even Joe Torre says Alex Rodriguez was out of line. The New York Yankees manager concluded A-Rod shouldn't have distracted a Toronto fielder this week during a popup, joining a chorus of baseball people who said the two-time AL MVP broke the sport's unwritten code.
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Baseball has some questions for Gary Matthews Jr., too. Major League Baseball officials want more information on allegations the Los Angeles Angels outfielder received human growth hormone from a pharmacy that's part of a widespread steroid investigation.
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Forget all the nonsense in the stands. The baseball is what matters. Let the Red Sox fans jeer Alex Rodriguez. Let them wear the blond wings and scream "Mine!" every time a pop fly is hit in his direction and rhythmically chant "A-Rod, A-Rod" when he's facing Jonathan Papelbon with two away and an 0-2 count in the ninth inning ...
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The numbers weren't, you know, anything outlandish for a man who is working his way diligently through a 10-year, $252 million contract. Alex Rodriguez's first year with the Yankees was good, some might even say excellent. If it weren't for that &quot;252&quot; forever attached to his name as if he were a &quot;Star Wars&quot; robot (ARod-252), a ...
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Willie Randolph interviewed for the Mets' managerial job Monday, and stressed that his many years with the Yankees will serve him well if he gets a chance to run a team.
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Alex Rodriguez hasn't decided whether he will play in Tuesday's All-Star game or use the three-day break to rest his strained hamstring.
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So that's the fascination with J.D. Drew. Theo hopes you folks didn't mind waiting close to seven months to see why he lavished $70 million on his seemingly lethargic outfield prize. I believe he would say something like, "Good things come to ye who waits," or "he who waits." Whatever.