Ortiz: A-Rod to play for Dominican
Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog —
According to David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez plans to play for the Dominican Republic during the World Baseball Classic this spring. “He wants to play for the Dominican team,” Ortiz said by telephone Thursday. “We’ll talk about it now after he gets here, and he’ll probably announce it here.” Ortiz said he has not spoken recently with Rodriguez about his intentions, but that as far back as the All-Star Game last July in New York, he said A-Rod had expressed a desire to play for the Dominican Republic.Rodriguez played for the United States in 2006 and struggled in making that decision. I wonder how people will ...
For WBC, Alex Rodriguez reportedly chooses Dominican team
New York Yankees Examiner —
For WBC, Alex Rodriguez reportedly chooses Dominican team Baseball star Alex Rodriguez, of the New York Yankees, right, waves to photographers alongside Telmex owner Carlos Slim during a baseball clinic for children on the outskirts of Mexico City, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) ...
Big Papi Says Alex Rodriguez Is Going to Play for the Dominican Republic in the 2009 WBC
FanHouse —
by Will Brinson Filed under: Red Sox, Yankees, MLB Gossip, MLB Media Watch, MLB RumorsAlex Rodriguez caught a lot of flak for his inability to decide what country to play for -- the United States or his "home" Dominican Republic -- in the original World Baseball Classic. And then last year, he played for America, and naturally, because he's such a choker (duh), Team USA failed to win anything, much less even make it to the finals. Now, according to David Ortiz, A-Rod has decided he will play for the Dominican in the WBC next year. Ortiz is hosting a charity golf ...
A Case Of Shoddy Journalism?? Me Thinks Yes
Baseball & The Boogie Down —
I hopped online after "My Name Is Earl" to see if there were any breaking developments in the world of MLB. My home page is set to Yahoo. As soon as it popped up, a headline immediately caught my eye: A-Rod chooses to play for Dominican Republic instead of U.S. ...
Ortiz: A-Rod will play for the Domincan in the WBC
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
From Gordon Edes (hat tip to Scott Proctor's Arm): The New York Yankees’ third baseman, who was on a star-studded U.S team that failed to advance to the semifinals of the first WBC, plans to play for the Dominican Republic this spring, according to Dominican slugger David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox. Ortiz is hosting a charity golf tournament in the Dominican city of Punta Cana this weekend. He said Rodriguez, who is playing in the tournament, is expected to announce his decision at the function. Rodriguez and Ortiz are close friends. “He wants to play for the Dominican team,” Ortiz said by telephone ...
No More Drama!
YFSF —
... Yankees don't pay him for his off the field actions, but as a fan I am truly sick of the constant negative attention he brings to both himself and his team. Needless to say my transition to John - YF was due mostly in part to my distaste for Alex and his antics. I like my players much like I like my life, relatively drama free. Alex has been anything but that. As luck would have it, Alex is at it again, rehashing the same debate he had prior to the first World Baseball Classic. Dominican Republic or United States? This time around it appears that he has chosen to play for ...
Speed Read: A-Rod Done With US, Now Dominican
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
You know, I was just thinking recently that Alex Rodriguez needs to do some more to endear himself to the rest of the country the way he has with the people of New York. It seems now that, in addition to not being a True Yankee, A-Rod is also not a True American as he’s allegedly decided to play for the Dominican Republic in March’s World Baseball Classic. He played for the U.S. in the 2006 WBC, but perhaps thinks that jumping ship might be the only way he sees a title of any kind in his career.
(Flipping countries. Rooting for Duke. Seriously, what’s not to like about A-Rod?)
None of this is a done ...
Young Rays to Benefit From A-Rod's WBC Choice?
DRaysBay —
From Gordon Edes on Yahoo! Sports:
Rodriguez was criticized for his indecision the first go-round, and is likely to catch more flak in the U.S. if he does indeed announce that he will flip-flop teams in 2009. But because of Rodriguez’s highly public divorce and an affair with pop singer Madonna, MLB may be inclined to shift its marketing focus for the U.S. team to young stars such as Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies, Evan Longoria and B.J. Upton of the Tampa Bay Rays, and Joe Mauer of ...
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