A-ROD LEAVES ABREU HANGING

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Roster Move Coming
Published 4/18/2008 by Greg Cohen at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
According to George King, because of the overworked bullpen the Yankees may make a roster move: Because Jonathan Albaladejo threw three innings and 48 pitches last night, it's likely the Yankees will recall a reliever from Triple-A for tonight's game. Among the candidates are Jose Veras, Darrell Rasner and Scott Patterson.My suggestion would be to bring up the guy who should have been here all along, and that's Scott Patterson. Patterson's numbers in Scranton-Wilkes Barre haven't been great (5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ...

A-Rod leaves Abreu hanging - really, George King - REALLY?!
Published 4/18/2008 by Ross at Yankee Stadium Insider Blog
From the paper that brought you Stray-Rod comes A-Rod leaves Abreu hanging: Damn - now I have to go all FJM on your asses. Because every move he makes is under a huge spotlight, Drafted version of this intro that was left on the cutting room floor: We here at the NY Post hate Alex Rodriguez and want to point out to our dumb readers - who only educate themselves by reading the tabloids - every bit of A-Rod news that could potentially be construed by someone as even a little bit controversial. Reason for being cut? Run-on ...

A-Rod Blows Clutch High-Five, Yankees Lose Ten Straight
Published 4/18/2008 by Junior at FIRE JOE MORGAN
We'll be talking about this one for months, folks. NY Post me. A-ROD LEAVES ABREU HANGING Because every move he makes is under a huge spotlight, Alex Rodriguez was asked last night why he doesn't shake hands, exchange fist knuckles or acknowledge Bobby Abreu Bobby Abreu when Abreu homers in front of him. That's right. Twice this season already, after Bobby Abreu hit a home run, Alex Rodriguez failed to high-five him, costing his team countless runs. (Under the 2008 official baseball rule changes, as you may recall, a post-HR high-five ...

A-Rod Just Can't Win With New York's Media
Published 4/18/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... Reason No. 5,294 why it sucks to be a professional athlete in New York, courtesy of George A. King III of the New York Post: ...

A-Rod doesn't celebrate on the field? Since when?
Published 4/22/2008 at Big League Stew
Fresh off last week's popular Barry Bonds-to-Tampa Bay treatise, David Chalk returns to stir the Stew with a look at A-Rod and his peculiar celebration habits ...   Last week, a New York Post reporter asked Alex Rodriguez why he never shakes hands, "exchange fist knuckles" or acknowledge Bobby Abreu when Abreu homers in front of him. As to be expected, A-Rod's answer was typical A-Rod. "I have always done that because I don't like celebrating on the field," he said. "When the hitter in front of me strikes ...