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Rotblatt Feb 15 2006 01:44 PM

]Alex Rodriguez Pulls Out Of World Baseball Classic Because Everyone Else Is Doing It NEW YORK—Citing concern that his fellow major-leaguers would consider him an outcast and overachiever, Alex Rodriguez announced Wednesday that he will not take part in the increasingly unpopular World Baseball Classic. "The Classic seemed like it would be a great opportunity to represent my country and give baseball unprecedented worldwide exposure; that is, back when everyone else said they were going to be in it, too," said Rodriguez, who watched as stars like Barry Bonds, Nomar Garciaparra, and John Smoltz withdrew from the tournament in recent weeks. "When most of the other guys tentatively said they would participate, I thought that playing was a good decision, but after seeing my heroes like the great Mariano Rivera bow out, I am now sure that this is the right, and popular, thing to do." Rodriguez added that, even though the World Baseball Classic "is for losers," he wouldn't rule out playing in the tournament if enough of his friends decide to reconsider their withdrawal.

Zvon Feb 15 2006 04:49 PM Re: Breaking News From the Onion

="Rotblatt"] ]Alex Rodriguez Pulls Out Of World Baseball Classic Because Everyone Else Is Doing It NEW YORK—Citing concern that his fellow major-leaguers would consider him an outcast and overachiever, Alex Rodriguez announced Wednesday that he will not take part in the increasingly unpopular World Baseball Classic. "The Classic seemed like it would be a great opportunity to represent my country and give baseball unprecedented worldwide exposure; that is, back when everyone else said they were going to be in it, too," said Rodriguez, who watched as stars like Barry Bonds, Nomar Garciaparra, and John Smoltz withdrew from the tournament in recent weeks. "When most of the other guys tentatively said they would participate, I thought that playing was a good decision, but after seeing my heroes like the great Mariano Rivera bow out, I am now sure that this is the right, and popular, thing to do." Rodriguez added that, even though the World Baseball Classic "is for losers," he wouldn't rule out playing in the tournament if enough of his friends decide to reconsider their withdrawal. LMAOOOOOOOOO

seawolf17 Feb 15 2006 04:53 PM Re: Breaking News From the Onion

="Zvon"] LMAOOOOOOOOO STRATLOYA. AT"O"MHH. (Sorry to read about the loss of your ass. All that "off" must have hurt.)

Centerfield Feb 16 2006 01:40 PM

Guillen: A-Rod is a hypocrite. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2332682

Edgy DC Feb 16 2006 01:56 PM Edited 3 time(s), most recently on Feb 16 2006 04:22 PM

Not that i have any great use for A-Rod, but Guillen's being more than a little unfair. Mixed loyalty is a fact of life. For somebody who concluded his interviews during the World Series with a ˇViva Venezuela! but became a United States citizen shortly afterwards, he should know that.

Frayed Knot Feb 16 2006 04:21 PM

Guillen was a yappy sort to begin with and his WS win is just giving him a bigger stage and some extra chutzpah to expand his act. These days, the list of those he hasn't taken shots at is like the list of those who haven't been linked to Angelina Jolie; it's small, it's getting smaller by the minute, and, just by process of elimination, might get around to you at some point in the near future.

Yancy Street Gang Feb 16 2006 04:23 PM

I'd be happy to spend just a few minutes linked to Angelina Jolie.