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February 24, 2007

A Tale Of Two A-Rods?

From Peter Abraham -

There was a small crowd at Legends Field today, maybe 1,000 people, and the music was softer than it usually is.

So it was easy to hear when some joker yelled out, “Hey, A-Rod, you suck!” as Alex Rodriguez was leaving the batting cage after taking a few swings against Kei Igawa.

Even Rodriguez turned and look at the guy, who was wearing a Dartmouth t-shirt. It sort of made you wince because you knew everybody had heard it. A few people turned and told the guy to shut up.

When it was Rodriguez’s turn again, the crowd gave him a nice ovation with some fans standing and shouting encouragement. He cracked a ball into right field and the cheers got even louder.

From Michael Geffner -

A few in the crowd at Legends Field were especially rough on A-Rod during BP today yelling lustily at one point after he hit a lame grounder: “You suck, A-Rod! Just like you did in the playoffs!” Then, after he drilled one into the left-center field gap during his next group of at bats, the fans cried: “Why didn’t you do that in the playoffs last year?” He acknowledged the jeering only with a wave of his helmet, but without ever turning around to look at the section where it was coming from.

Go with the story that floats your boat.

Posted by Steve Lombardi at February 24, 2007 11:12 PM

Comments

Most other bloggers mentioned the cheers, and Geffner later wrote (in his comment section):

"OK, I’ll amend this post by saying, yes, he also got some ovations as well. But I’m convinced there was more than one heckler."

Posted by: baileywalk [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 24, 2007 11:34 PM

From now on, trust Abraham until you get a reason to do otherwise. He's earned it, as he runs the best newspaper-based blog on the Yankees, by far.

Posted by: JeremyM [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 25, 2007 08:43 AM

I don't care whether there were boos or cheers for any of the players, I just hope (and expect) Arod imbued the reactions with the significance they deserve - we're talking about a few tipsy, tubby sales reps from connecticut hopped up from enjoying their first week away from their wives in a decade, not Yankees trainers or colleagues.

Posted by: jamesonandwater [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 25, 2007 11:13 AM

Also, keep in mind that Abraham is a beat writer and Geffner is a columnist.

Posted by: Jen [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 25, 2007 09:48 PM