“I wish he was leading off on our team or playing on our team,” Alex Rodriguez said about Jose Reyes, as quoted by the New York Post.
…naturally, this was spun to mean rodriguez would prefer reyes to Derek Jeter, instead of just taking it as a compliment of reyes… nevertheless, i agree with a-rod… and i’m [...]

For those who are interested…
According to ESPN News, Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez admitted to Peter Gammons that he used performance enhancing drugs.
…if you’re looking for me to comment, don’t hold your breath… i made peace a long time ago with the idea that, wow, get this, athletes might cheat… i still believe reporters care far more about [...]

According to SI.com, four independent sources have claimed that Alex Rodriguez reportedly tested positive for steroids in 2003.
Selena Roberts and David Epstein write that, “in 2003, when he won the American League home run title and the AL Most Valuable Player award as a shortstop for the Texas Rangers, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two [...]

…i could not stop laughing on New Years Eve when Alex Rodriguez inserted himself in to pop-culture, again, with an impromptu appearance, coincidentally at midnight, on Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin’ Eve…priceless, man…
…the show’s host, Carson Daly, who is clearly a huge Yankees fan, could not control himself as rodriguez slid on to the stage…daly, who can [...]

Nationals president Stan Kasten, in an interview with XM Radio over the weekend, was blunt in his assessment about what shape Scott Boras’ role has taken as a player representative.
As quoted in Buster Olney’s ESPN.com blog:
“I used to think as Scott as a necessary evil, and now I’ve changed, I no longer think he [...]

According to the Associated Press, citing an anonymous source, Alex Rodriguez has agreed to a deal with the Yankees that will pay him at least $275 million over 10 years.
…my hunch is that there is more to this negotiation that we will ever know, and so to characterize a-rod as a beggar, or having settled, or [...]

At SI.com, Jon Heyman writes that the Yankees and Alex Rodriguez are discussing a 10-year, $280 million contract, adding, “There is a great deal of optimism that a deal can be struck within days.”
…i can’t believe the number of hours we were all forced to spend during the last two weeks, thinking about rodriguez, listening to ridiculous [...]

During an appearance on WFAN, Daily News reporter Mark Feinsand said he believes free-agent 3B Alex Rodriguez will be back with the Yankees within the next four or five days.
Earlier today, Feinsand and Bill Madden of the Daily News, citing ‘a source with knowledge of the situation,’ wrote that the Yankees have re-opened negotiations with Rodriguez, [...]

According to Mark Feinsand and Bill Madden of the Daily News, citing ‘a source with knowledge of the situation,’ the Yankees have re-opened negotiations with free-agent Alex Rodriguez, but the team does not want his agent, Scott Boras, involved.
Rodriguez, who has been represented by Boras since he was 16 years old, reportedly approached the Yankees [...]

In a report for ESPN.com, Jerry Crasnick polled 15 general managers, assistants and other assorted personnel at this week’s GM Meetings in Orlando, asking for answers to a variety of hot-stove questions.
According to Crasnick, seven of the 15 people believe the Angels will eventually sign Alex Rodriguez, while three feel he’ll end up on the Mets.
Also, [...]

Don Burke of The Star-Ledger reports Mets GM Omar Minaya spoke with Scott Boras, who is the agent for free agent 3B Alex Rodriguez.
According to Burke, Minaya was approached by Boras, but did not indicate they discussed Rodriguez specifically. Minaya as quoted by Burke…
“We talked a little bit about all his guys.”
Burke also noted Minaya [...]

Today in the Bergen Record, citing ‘Mets insiders,’ Steve Popper writes that the Mets can afford a $30–million-per year player, like free-agent 3B Alex Rodriguez.
…however, i’m starting to get the sense, having talked with people connected to the team, from media to employees, that a) Omar Minaya does not think it is wise to sign a-rod, [...]

According to a MetsBlog.com poll from yesterday of more than 4,300 people, 49 percent of those polled want Alex Rodriguez on the Mets, up two points from the week before and up three points from late October.
According to the poll, 40 percent of people do not want Rodriguez on the Mets, leaving 12 percent undecided.
…so bizarre, [...]

…in case you missed it from earlier today…
…in an effort to keep tracking our collective mood, again i ask…

…well, here we go, folks…buckle up…
According to the Daily News, the Mets will meet with super-agent Scott Boras, who represents Alex Rodriguez, before the end of this week’s GM Meetings in Orlando.
In a recent report for SI.com, Jon Heyman leads a long column by writing…

“The Mets are rising from long-shot status in the Alex Rodriguez [...]