Don't do it. The Yankees are bigger than A Rod, which is not to say that I have turned against A Rod. Think Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle, Pepitone, etc., etc. You can't give up on the Yankees. You just can't.

Also, in defense of A Rod, he has many good qualities that, IMHO, overcome his youthful indiscretion when he was a Ranger. He works hard off the field and hustles on the field. He doesn't stand and watch his home run balls. He is a ball player and a half. I think people get caught up in his pretty-boy, arrogant image and forget what a great ball player he is.

I'm assuming, of course, that he has remained clean since 2003.