A-Rod's Manny message irks fans
Posted: Friday May 16, 2008 08:12AM ET
Yankees fans expressed their outrage on talk radio yesterday after they learned Alex Rodriguez had taped a message for Manny Ramirez, one which will be played at Fenway Park after the Red Sox slugger joins A-Rod as a member of the 500 home run club. A-Rod's message to those fans? Ramirez's accomplishment has nothing to do with the rivalry, but is rather an historic accomplishment by one of the game's great hitters. "This is bigger than the Yankees and Red Sox," Rodriguez said. "This is baseball history. How many guys have 500 home runs?"
Rodriguez , AP
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This will be fun.
RedSoxBabe | 05/16/08, 08:17 AM
Report Offensive CommentLove that picture of A-Rod!
becca e. #15 | 05/16/08, 08:22 AM
Report Offensive CommentAgreed with Arod.
BigBlueLube | 05/16/08, 08:23 AM
Report Offensive CommentHey, take it up with Manny. He asked Arod to do it.
Bosox fans need to get over it. Arod was willing to take less $$ to go there and only the MLPA stopped it. I don't get the hate.
buford | 05/16/08, 08:23 AM
Report Offensive CommentThis is a non-story.
As much as fans want to pretend otherwise, most pro players are buddies off the field. A-Rod and Manny are friends, and Manny asked A-Rod for a message. A-Rod did nothing wrong, he is supporting a friend. If some beer-swilling fan has a problem with it, these guys really don't care. Tough.
Yankee fans have always been the rational sort anyway, right?
joec | 05/16/08, 08:24 AM
Report Offensive CommentA fine message, for a very good hitter. what's the problem?
Tony has left the city | 05/16/08, 08:34 AM
Report Offensive CommentMorning Tony!
becca e. #15 | 05/16/08, 08:35 AM
Report Offensive CommentHey, take it up with Manny. He asked Arod to do it.
Bosox fans need to get over it. Arod was willing to take less $$ to go there and only the MLPA stopped it. I don't get the hate.
buford | 05/16/08, 08:23 AM
Did you even read the article? The first sentence says "Yankees fans expressed their outrage"......so it's not about Boston fans. If you don't get Sox fans feeling towards A-Rod, then you don't get the Sox-Yankees rivalry...which is clear from your post.
PimpyLooka | 05/16/08, 08:45 AM
Report Offensive CommentHey 4192, I hope you're getting better and we hear from you soon....cause this spring is crazy: (Tampa #1?!)
Eastern Division
Team W L GB
Tampa Bay 24 17 -
Boston 24 19 1
Baltimore 21 19 2.5
Toronto 21 22 4
New York 20 22 4.5
PimpyLooka | 05/16/08, 08:47 AM
Report Offensive CommentMorning Becca and Tony. I'm in meetings all morning....will check in after lunch.
PimpyLooka | 05/16/08, 08:48 AM
Report Offensive CommentEastern Division
Team W L GB
Tampa Bay 24 17 -
Boston 24 19 1
Baltimore 21 19 2.5
Toronto 21 22 4
New York 20 22 4.5
Rowdy Pimpy Piper! | 05/16/08, 08:47 AM
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Ahhhhhhh!
becca e. #15 | 05/16/08, 08:49 AM
Report Offensive CommentMorning Pimpy!
becca e. #15 | 05/16/08, 08:49 AM
Report Offensive CommentYankee fans will always find something to cry about. I think its a natural law or something.
Jamman | 05/16/08, 08:50 AM
Report Offensive Commentso it's not about Boston fans. If you don't get Sox fans feeling towards A-Rod, then you don't get the Sox-Yankees rivalry...which is clear from your post.
Rowdy Pimpy Piper! | 05/16/08, 08:45 AM
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You're right. I didn't read it. AROD SUCKS.!
Seriously some people need to get a life.
But please, don't tell me I don't know abou the rivalry. I was listening to the radio at work when Bucky went yard! HAHAHAHA!
The Sox fans have no reason to hate Arod. It's ridiculous.
buford | 05/16/08, 08:51 AM
Report Offensive Comment"then you don't get the Sox-Yankees rivalry...which is clear from your post."
ohhh we get your little "rivalry" its all a creation of ESPN.
15 years ago yankees-red sox was a one sided affair that might loosely resemble a baseball divisional rivalry(of which there are many)
only since the red sox actually won anything did people start calling it a "rivalry" but anyone who isn't a boston homer knows that the yankees just owned you up until recently....thats not a rivalry thats like a texas v. rice annual beatdown
GiantKillers | 05/16/08, 08:52 AM
Report Offensive CommentThis comment was funny:
I don't care if he and Manny get a hotel room, just get back to playing so we can stop this slide. Manny Clause I hope you don't hit # 500 bro. But if and when you do I got the over under your gonna stand there and stare for 15 seconds
buford | 05/16/08, 08:53 AM
Report Offensive CommentGiant Killer, I agree that a lot of the rivalry is media driven, but it's been aroudn for awhile. And it's mostly on he part of Boston. The city and the fans have had an inferiority complex about the Yankees and NY forever. And they are apparently still very insecure. You'd think with 2 WS in a few years, they'd be happy, but no.....
Witness their rabidly paranoid reaction to the Spygate scandal and their whining about the Super Bowl.
buford | 05/16/08, 08:55 AM
Report Offensive Commentits not a rivalry when you get beat for 100 years and then finally start winning some this past decade. red sox - yankees rivalry is an product of espn original entertainment
GiantKillers | 05/16/08, 08:56 AM
Report Offensive CommentA-Rod is right. Regardless of the rivalry, 500 is quite a feat.
Ari Gold Super Agent | 05/16/08, 08:56 AM
Report Offensive Commentyankees rivalry is an product of espn original entertainment
GiantKillers | 05/16/08, 08:56 AM
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What are you 12? There is a rivalry and there was one well before the ESPN generation.
Don't be stupid you moron.
buford | 05/16/08, 09:02 AM
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