A-Rod - the Real Idiot
By Joe Davis
In the 8th inning of Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS, A-Rod pulled a dirty trick. After Derek Jeter singled home Miguel Cairo to make the score 4-2 Red Sox, A-Rod hit a nubber down the right field baseline.
Bronson Arroyo came to field it and Doug Mientkiewicz went to cover the bag, blocking the view of first base umpire Randy Marsh. Arroyo fielded the ball cleanly and put the ball in his glove and made an attempt to tag A-Rod.
Arroyo, while applying the tag, suddenly saw the ball bloop out of his glove.
A-Rod raised his left hand and slapped the glove of Bronson Arroyo. Thus, causing the ball to come out of his glove. The ball went down the right field line as A-Rod clapped his hands all the way to second. Jeter scored making it 4-3.
Wait a minute, A-Rod SLAPPED THE GLOVE? INTERFERENCE!!!!!
After a 20 minute delay, in which Torre, A-Rod and Jeter complained like little girls, the classy Yankee fans threw balls and debris on the field. Francona pulled his players off the field for fear of his players being hit by a projectile of some sort.
The MLB representative called in New York finest's dressed in riot gear.
Good job fans, you just humiliated the whole city of New York on a correct call.
When the game resumed, A-Rod was called out, Jeter went back to first and the run was taken away.
Player reactions:
``I know that line belongs to me and he was coming at me,'' A-Rod said. ``Once I reached out and tried to knock the ball, the call went against me. I should have just run over him.''
``That's against the rules,'' Kevin Millar said. ``If you want to play football, strap on some pads and go play for the Green Bay Packers.''
“"What A-Rod did was extremely unprofessional... no class... it was the most unprofessional thing I've ever seen done on a baseball field... Derek Jeter would have never done that. he's too much of a professional, A-Rod's not a real Yankee anyway, he's an idiot like Barry Bonds."
-Sox warrior Curt Schilling on Jim Rome (paraphrased)
