A-Rod’s Problems

Alex Rodriguez and his wife, Cynthia, have reportedly separated after experiencing some personal problems for the past 3 months. Now, the only reason I’m posting this is because this situation is very different from some of A-Rod’s past moments (e.g. strippergate, etc.). This is a very serious and sad situation for A-Rod and his family. Alex is a professional and has performed like one all season (he could have been leading the AL in homers if it weren’t for his DL stint), and, while this is a tough situation, it’ll certainly be followed by the media and I’m sure this would effect any man, both on the field and off. Let’s hope that he’ll be able to buckle down and have a productive season, despite his off-field issues. I’m sure if he slumps at all, people will be quick to attribute the slump to his alleged separation, but then again, he’s been doing pretty well so far (and this was obviously an ongoing situation).

You know, in light of this news, do you think Hank Steinbrenner is going to feel like a dick tomorrow morning? Look at what he said about the Yanks yesterday:

With Alex Rodriguez’s budding friendship with Madonna making headlines, Yankees owner Hank Steinbrenner is hinting that “outside distractions” are causing the team’s offense to break his heart.Steinbrenner told The Associated Press today, “We’ve got to start hitting. It’s getting ridiculous.”

Though he did not mention Rodriguez by name, Steinbrenner said, “We all know they’re better than that. I don’t know. Maybe a little less outside distractions and a little more concentrating and they’ll start hitting better.”

Well Hank, sometimes, player’s aren’t simply cavorting with pop singers in the middle of the night. These guys have other off-field issues that you don’t necessarily know about, so maybe you should leave the “outside distractions” jab out of your next uplifting speech (even if it did seem to work).