Alex Rodriguez decided to spice up a slow week in the sports world by (finally) admitting that he and Derek Jeter aren't as chummy as they once were.
Note to Alex: we've noticed. We've known this since way back in 2001, when you first told Esquire that Bernie Williams and Paul O'Neill... and not Derek Jeter... were the Yankees that other teams really feared. We also know that you seem to have a pathological inability to restrain yourself from spouting off the moment someone puts a microphone in your face -- and that seems to be about 99% of your problem.
Jeter, on the other hand, is an absolute master of public relations. Once again, he brushed off the story as no big deal.
If someone really wants to do A-Rod a favor, put Bull Durham in his Netflix queue... and fast-forward to the part where Kevin Costner teaches all the appropriate cliches to use in interviews.
Speaking of Media Relations...
Randy Johnson arrived in spring training with his new old team, and proceeded to tell the assembled Arizona media that his disappointing tenure in pinstripes should be blamed, in part, on the New York media. That's interesting. I always thought Randy's ballooning ERA had more to do with the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers and Anaheim Angels. Glad Randy cleared that up for us.
Another Media-Savvy Superstar
The position players for the San Francisco Giants rolled into camp... and the media is circling around an outfielder, looking for a hot quote on one of the winter's most important stories.
Welcome to the limelight, Mark Sweeney.
Well, it's not like they'd be able to get a quote out of Barry Bonds anyway...
Sweeney, you'll recall, is the player that Bonds initially blamed when the New York Daily News reported Bonds' failed test for amphetamines. Sweeney claims that there's no rift between the two players. Of course, Sweeney's larger concern is making sure new Giant Ryan Klesko doesn't win the "lefty bat on the bench" job this season.
Originally published at About Baseball
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