Tag Archives: Alex Rodriguez

The Skunk At The Yanks’ Garden Party

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Mr. September is back. Yes yes – the Yankees beat the Orioles 7-2 last night, but no thanks to Alex Rodriguez, who once again proved he’s not up to the post-season challenge, despite telling the Daily News the other day … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alex Rodriguez, Baltimore Orioles, Mr. September, New York Daily News, New York Yankees, October no-prize, World's Serious | Leave a comment

The Face Of The Yankees’ Futility

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From Friday’s New York Times front page after the Yankees basically blew their ALDS series vs. the Detroit Tigers: Friday’s dead-tree edition, by contrast, featured a photo of Rodriguez after he struck out with the bases loaded in the 7th. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A-Roid, ALDS, Alex Rodriguez, Detroit Tigers, New York Times | 2 Comments

Look Up ‘Squander’ In The Dictionary (II) . . .

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

. . . and you still get a picture of this: Game 5 of the ALDS Tigers-Yankees tilt was by far the worst for a Made Yankee Fan in Boston: Bases loaded, one out in the Yankees 4th – zero … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ALDS, Alex Rodriguez, Brett Gardner, Derek Jeter, Gone Fishin', Made Yankee Fan in Boston, squander, Tigers, Yankees | 1 Comment

WSJ: A-Rod Is A-Okay

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Party desk: Allen Barra in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal: Is A-Rod a Yankee Yet? Despite his 600 home runs, some New Yorkers remain skeptical of the baseball star. The reasons Barra cites: Rodriguez’s use of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A-Rod, Alex Rodriguez, Allen Barra, Made Yankee Fan in Boston, Mr. September, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

Yank You Very Much

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

Bits & pieces from the Yankees’ 2009 World’s Serious win: • If Game 6 was Hideki Matsui’s swan song in the Bronx, that was one sweet sound. • Andy Pettitte is what used to be called a hoss – as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2009 World's Serious, Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui, Mariano Rivera, Ministry of Retractions | 5 Comments

Rice and Wrong

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

While the Yankees and Red Sox play Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots at Fenway, newly minted Hall of Famer and born-again bigmouth Jim Rice has been in Williamsport at the Little League World Series. As Saturday’s Boston Globe reported, Rice … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Jim Rice, Little League World Series, Manny Ramirez | 1 Comment