BostonHerald.com - Boston Red Sox: ‘Cheap’ slide by A-Rod irks Pedroia

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  Dirt -Rod    ....what a sore loser.

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‘Cheap’ slide by A-Rod irks Pedroia
Published 5/23/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
... ‘Cheap’ slide by A-Rod irks Pedroia Screeching from Dustin on the diamond It doesn’t take Alex Rodriguez long to make enemies. ...“He went in late and kind of threw an elbow,” Pedroia said. “It was a little cheap but no big deal. I’ll remember. I play second base. I’ve got to turn two with the Yankees 19 times a year, so I know now when he’s coming in, my (arm) slot gets dropped to the floor. That’s it.” Pedroia went to the clubhouse to view the slide after his at-bat in the top of the ninth and had his initial impression of the slide confirmed. When he returned to the field for the bottom of the ninth, he complained to second base umpire Joe West. “I went back out and I said, ‘Hey, you should look at that; it’s a double play if he does that,’ ” Pedroia said. “I haven’t played football in years. That was all right.”

Mousing Around
Published 5/23/2007 by Hart Bracken at The Soxaholix
... Pedroia seems to have survived that most menacing and marauding of moves.

Was He Expecting A Tickle?
Published 5/23/2007 by Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com
... From the Boston Herald -

Another chapter in those Red Sox-Yankees pleasantries
Published 5/23/2007 by Dan Lamothe at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
... In case we haven't made it clear before, Red Sox Monster is a big fan of Dustin Pedroia. We love his hustle, the way he throws his 5-foot-9 body in harm's way, and the way he has fought back after a horrid start to bring his batting average back over .260 and become a meaningful part of the Boston Red Sox offense. So, maybe y'all should take what I'm about to say with a grain of salt. A question, though: Did you see that hit Alex Rodriguez laid on Pedroia last night? If not, the Boston Herald has the rundown of events : With one out in the eighth and the bases loaded, Jorge Posada hit a ground ball to third baseman Mike Lowell, who fielded the ball and fired to Pedroia for the force on A-Rod at second base. Pedroia came across the bag and threw to first base, just barely missing pulling off the double play, and was stunned when Rodriguez slid on the infield side of the base and threw his left elbow into his l

Disecting A-Rod's "Dirty Slide"
Published 5/23/2007 by PostmanR at FanHouse
... . (Sorry, the YouTube user didn't allow embedding.) I'll let the Boston Herald set the scene for us quick . With one out in the eighth and the bases loaded, Jorge Posada hit a ground ball to third baseman Mike Lowell , who fielded the ball and fired to Pedroia for the force on A-Rod at second base. Pedroia came across the bag and threw to first base, just barely missing pulling off the double play, and was stunned when Rodriguez slid on the infield side of the base and threw his left elbow into his left side as he popped out of the slide. We all caught up now? Good. Here's what I do know: it was a cheap, somewhat uncalled for move. Sure, the basis of a hard slide into second is to disrupt the double play. But, after you've already slid hard and not interfered with the shortstop or second baseman, too bad dude. If you go ahead and bash him in the stomach, it's going to come out looking bad on your end. Bugs a

Dissecting A-Rod's "Dirty Slide"
Published 5/23/2007 by PostmanR at FanHouse
... . (Sorry, the YouTube user didn't allow embedding. UPDATE: The video is already down. Um, just imagine what it looks like in your mind as you read the description below.) I'll let the Boston Herald set the scene for us quick . With one out in the eighth and the bases loaded, Jorge Posada hit a ground ball to third baseman Mike Lowell , who fielded the ball and fired to Pedroia for the force on A-Rod at second base. Pedroia came across the bag and threw to first base, just barely missing pulling off the double play, and was stunned when Rodriguez slid on the infield side of the base and threw his left elbow into his left side as he popped out of the slide. We all caught up now? Good. Here's what I do know: it was a cheap, somewhat uncalled for move. Sure, the basis of a hard slide into second is to disrupt the double play. But, after you've already slid hard and not interfered with the shortstop or second bas

Good guys win, bad guys ... don't
Published 5/23/2007 by Mike Miliard at Sox Blog
... How can such a dirty player be held up as