And why not? I’m good at it! Well, at least for baseball anyway. I’d be a great Yankees beat writer. I read a lot of the daily columns and those guys are all writing the same damn thing. I agree with very few of their opinions and I’d bring a fresh perspective to the table. For example:
Back during Spring Training and when Alex Rodriguez decided to give an open and honest statement about the condition of his friendship with Derek Jeter he said that the two of them were not the buddies they used to be 10 years ago. That they don’t go out to dinner every night, but that they were still good friends. How did every writer interpret that? Basically each one said that it meant they were at each other’s throats and hated each. What?
OK let’s pull our heads out of our asses for a moment and stop trying to invent a Jerry Springer moment. The guy said that they weren’t as close as they were 10 years ago and didn’t go out to dinner every night. Ten years ago they were both young 22 year olds coming up in the majors as the two biggest and best short stops. They would hang out whenever their two teams played against each other and would spend their time together. Today as teammates, they aren’t doing the same. Well you know what? I would fucking hope not! ARod is married and has a daughter, I hope he isn’t spending every night with Jeter. That would be all kinds of weird. Look, when two 22 year olds spend every night they can hanging out and getting dinner together that’s called being buddies. When two 32 year old guys do that it’s called being gay! So yeah, I surely hope not.
What do I see from their relationship? I see two dudes who are friends. They had issues a couple years ago, but they put it past them. That’s what guys do! Guys don’t really have fights. At least not ones that last longer than 30 minutes. After that whatever the problem was is just no longer an issue. The only time guys ever hold a grudge is when a woman is involved. That’s it. And yet these writers don’t realize that. Are any of them actually men? Because all I see when I read these damn columns is that they are always taking about one of the player’s feelings. What the hell is that about? Grow a pair you pansy beat writers!
But let’s look at a more recent event. I read an article just a couple days ago where one writer just had to be a dick and asked ARod about that stupid opt out clause. Alex asked if the guy really thought he would leave at the end of the year and the writer responded that he did. I think this writer was Bob Klapish, but I’m not sure. Alex continued by saying that he had no intentions to leave, but that if he did he was sure all those writers would miss him. Then Klapish continues his article by saying that Alex dropped an obvious hint that he wants to be wanted. He wrote it like that was a bad thing. Excuse me, but who the fuck doesn’t want to be wanted? Dude, if you found out tomorrow that no one likes the shit you write, it would bother you! You would want that to change. If no one wants you, you’re out of a freaking job! So now you’re gonna make it look like a bad thing because Alex Rodriguez feels the same way? You’re a moron.
Alex made it clear a month ago: he wants to stay in New York. He wants to do well, wants the team to do well, and wants the fans to except him. All those things happen (which is really NOT a hard thing to do) then he stays. So far this season, he’s doing very well. I’m sure at the end of the season the team and he will also have done well. They only wild card here are the fans. The fickle fickle New York fans who don’t look at a player for what he really is. Anyone who boos Alex Rodriguez and says they are a Yankees fan, doesn’t know baseball. It’s that simple. I’m as biased as they come when baseball is involved. Sure I have favorite players and am a fan of the Yankees, but I understand the game enough to know what is what and what is bullshit. Those other people, especially those damn writers, cannot lay claim to the same thing.
