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Old 09-21-2006, 10:49 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Default Re: A-Rod's SI Article

It seems now there is rumblings of the Angels wanting in on Alex Rodriguez this offseason (ah that offseason trade rumor mill is coming back)

http://www.dailynews.com/sports/ci_4371626

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"In December 2003, when the Red Sox were frantically trying to acquire Rodriguez from the Texas Rangers, several Boston executives called on Rodriguez in his New York hotel suite after 1 a.m. Rodriguez answered the door in a perfectly pressed suit, tie knotted tight to his stiff collar. The Red Sox officials found such polished attire at such a late hour odd, even unsettling..."

" 'Mussina doesn't get hammered at all,' Rodriguez said. 'He's making a boatload of money. Giambi's making [$20.4 million], which is fine and dandy, but it seems those guys get a pass. When people write [bad things] about me, I don't know if it's [because] I'm good-looking, I'm biracial, I make the most money, I play on the most popular team....
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