Arod on 60 Minutes

by bxgrl1 on Dec 16, 2007 7:56 PM EST

It's hard to believe that listening to Arod and watching some clips from his 500 chase last summer was the highlight of the baseball week but it was.

I think that he addressed everything, Boras, the blonde, steroids, Yankee fans, etc. It was fairly well edited, but he seems like he wants to put everything in back of him and be an extraordinary Yankee in the next 10 years and I welcome that.

Mean batting cage he's got there. He says it simulates a major league baseball field and he imagines himself at the plate at Yankee Stadium, 2 outs, bottom of the ninth. And he homers.

He said he works out there every day of the off-season and he is in incredible shape.

Katie Couric probably knew, for her own reputation, that she had to ask him some hard questions and she did, but he handled them okay. He's still not terribly charismatic but he's more relaxed, it seems.

He would probably go further with fans if he talked more about growing up with a single mom who worked 2 jobs.

All in all, a good interview. I'm really burnt out from the Mitchell Report thing and the newest challenge to being a Yankee fan so it was good to feel good about it.

Thanks Arod for the positive vibe. Welcome back to the Yankees.

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he was a touch robotic, not much going on behind the eyes... but you're right a positive vibe overall. I was surprised to hear that currently he was not speaking with Boras at all. Bravo, I say to that. He let the guy run his life from the time he was 16 and finally said- no more. Glad to have him back, and it was nice to see some of those clips. It makes me yearn for the start of the season already so we can play some frickin ball already, and all stop talking about the Mitchell Report and steroids to death.

You don't realize how easy this game is until you get up in that broadcasting booth. -Mickey Mantle

by NumberSeven on Dec 16, 2007 9:26 PM EST 0 recs

It was interesting

When Cynthia said he's never done that before...take charge like that...you could appreciate how sheltered he's really been. Many of us are used to picking up the phone and doing our own bidding...but he really had Boras doing everything from such a young age. It really was like breaking away from Daddy in a way. Probably something he needed to do.

I'm not sure I believe him when he says there was a lot of interest and the term "overplayed your hand" was something I said before it even happened, but Arod insists that isn't true. I'm just glad that he seems to have this "I want to be a Yankee and nothing but a Yankee." attitude.

"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." -Casey Stengel

by bxgrl1 on Dec 16, 2007 9:41 PM EST up 0 recs

Wanted to be a Yankee?

That I find fault with. If he wanted to be a Yankee and only a Yankee he would not have waived his no-trade. He would have stayed a Yankee for 3 more seasons without concern, knowing that he'd have massive goodwill built up when it came time to negotiate a new contract.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on Dec 16, 2007 10:32 PM EST up 0 recs

Oh I agree

but NOW he seems to have come round to that...and seemed to stress it in the conference and now in the interview. I think Katie did an okay job of letting him know that the whole "The Yankees aren't interested" schtick doesn't play that well but I do mean "okay" as in not great.

Also the piece was so over-the-top edited, I have a feeling that more was said about that that is now on the cutting room floor.

"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." -Casey Stengel

by bxgrl1 on Dec 16, 2007 10:36 PM EST up 0 recs

MLBTR

is reporting that Arod fired Boras and signed with Madonna's agent who represents film and music talent.

Let's see Arod do the old soft shoe on home plate. Or maybe he'll become a voice in a Pixar picture.

Interesting turn.

He's wooden but he's pretty. I'll give him that much (well it's not hard to give him that much, he looked phenomenol on 60 minutes the other night...very easy on the female eyes...woo weee :)).

"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." -Casey Stengel

by bxgrl1 on Dec 18, 2007 1:29 PM EST 0 recs