A-Rod defends congratulatory message to Manny

The Bronx Stop: Another New York Yankees Blog found this 5/16/2008 on sports.yahoo.com [flag]

New York Yankees fans expressed their outrage on talk radio yesterday after they learned Alex Rodriguez had taped a message for Manny Ramirez , one which will be played at Fenway Park after the Red Sox slugger joins A-Rod as a member of the 500 home run club according to the New York Daily News. A-Rod's message to those fans? Ramirez's accomplishment has nothing to do with the rivalry, but is ... [link]

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A-Rod Has Some Word's For Manny
Published 5/16/2008 by Mark M. (noreply@blogger.com) at The Bronx Stop: Another New York Yankees Blog
Yahoo! Sports: New York Yankees fans expressed their outrage (not me) on talk radio yesterday after they learned Alex Rodriguez had taped a message for Manny Ramirez, one which will be played at Fenway Park after the Red Sox slugger joins A-Rod as a member of the 500 home run club according to the New York Daily News. A-Rod's message to those fans? Ramirez's accomplishment has nothing to do with the rivalry, but is rather an historic accomplishment by one of the game's great hitters. "This is bigger than the Yankees and Red Sox," Rodriguez said. "This is baseball ...

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