Comments on: The Tragedy of A-Rod http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/08/12/the-tragedy-of-a-rod/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Thu, 06 Dec 2018 13:34:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: gonzoman http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/08/12/the-tragedy-of-a-rod/#comment-6198 Sun, 14 Aug 2016 23:04:10 +0000 http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=6170#comment-6198 What created A-Rod? $ did I wish I were old enough to “compare” A-Rod to a Mays, an Aaron, a Mantle, etc. etc. etc.
A different time, a different “winning” mentality, not on the players part, but on the team owners part. Was it to win or to make them money. The fans buy the tickets, by the jerseys, buy the $8 beers. The “cost” of hopefully winning created A-Rod.

]]> By: BigMatt http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/08/12/the-tragedy-of-a-rod/#comment-6195 Sat, 13 Aug 2016 23:14:23 +0000 http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=6170#comment-6195 I wasn’t in the clubhouse, but when Girardi says, “He didn’t do the work,” in response to why AR was denied a starting slot at 3b, it suggests to me a pretty good all-around judgement on this guy. Blessed with unparalleled talent, he chose to cheat and take shortcuts all along the way. It says quite a lot about a guy when he is so incredibly gifted, yet none of his teammates stand up for him. Too bad AR wasn’t blessed with the character and integrity to match his immense talent. For most of us, AR represents the worst of the sport, and I suspect he will always be remembered so.

]]> By: Evan Carter http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/08/12/the-tragedy-of-a-rod/#comment-6193 Sat, 13 Aug 2016 16:50:46 +0000 http://bronx.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=6170#comment-6193 Decidedly missing from your account of A-Rod’s career was his all-out attack on everyone regarding the Biogenesis scandal, including the MLBPA, his own team, and the team’s doctors, before admitting the truth.

The best of A-Rod as a human being came after he had disgraced himself in that scandal. He finally accepted his limitations, and that humanized him in a way we hadn’t seen before.

His story is sad, perhaps, but not tragic. To paraphrase Bill James in another man’s tale, A-Rod was too well paid for tragedy.

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