nydailynews.com - 8/30/2008
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An impromptu police escort Friday ensured that Alex Rodriguez did not miss the first pitch of the Yankees' game with Toronto, something the third baseman worried about as he sat on a clogged Cross Bronx Expressway in Labor Day weekend traffic.
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Police escort for A-Rod
SmackCaster SmackBlog —
... When we saw the headline we figured some Yankee fan had lost it and had targeted the third baseman. Not so, just a simple Labor Day traffic snarl that forced Alex Rodriguez to hail a policeman to help him to the ballpark on Friday night. The way things have gone for A-Rod there probably are some fans who wouldn’t have minded him missing the game. ...
Schadenfreude 59 (A Continuing Series)
The Joy of Sox —
... to go, the Yankees trail the Red Sox by seven games in the loss column. Even the dreamers have to realize the Yankees are dead. ...Joel Sherman, Post: Yammerin' Hank Steinbrenner vows change. And this is not particularly good for the Yankees. Hank has the same instincts as his father, which is to go famous, expensive and long-term.Later on, Sherman refers to Hank as "Nut Rockne"! And Alex Rodriguez, stuck in traffic, got a police escort to Yankee Stadium on Friday. The Daily News put up a poll: The ...
Fun! Fact! of the day! Labor Day addition!
No More A Rod - The Movement Begins —
... Fun! Fact! #3! This past Friday, A Rod didn't allow enough time to get to the stadium! And he got stuck in traffic on his way to the game! And boy, was he surprised how much traffic there was! So he did what anyone would do if they were late for work, and had a police officer escort him to the game! Those are your hard-earned tax dollars paying for A Rod's ride to the stadium! Fun! ...
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