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Salon.com
December 20, 2000
Allen Barra |
The Alex Rodriguez FAQ Is he worth all that money? Will these giant contracts ever stop? Is salary inflation driving up ticket prices? Ruining baseball? (Short answers: Yes, no, no, no.)   |
Sports Central
September 11, 2007
Aaron Miller |
Pay-Rod New York actually wants, maybe even needs Alex Rodriguez, and only they can really afford to make him feel the same way. |
Salon.com
November 22, 2000
Allen Barra |
Transcending the game Tiger Woods and the Williams sisters want a bigger cut of the increased revenues they've created. Not for winning, but just for showing up. Only a fool would give it to them. |
Sports Illustrated
May 23, 2001
Frank Deford |
The ugly Americans' team It's hard not to root for the Mariners... |
Sports Illustrated
September 4, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Collision Ahead? Things are looking up for Texas, but maybe not at catcher... |
Sports Central
July 30, 2012
Greg Suttich |
Mike Trout, a Legend in the Making Since Mike Trout burst onto the scene one month into the 2012 Major League Baseball season, he has given every baseball fan the chance to see greatness day in and day out. |
Sports Central
January 13, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
A-Rod Agonistes, the Final Chapter? We could see a 2014 baseball season and maybe more without Alex Rodriguez, after all. |
Sports Central
January 29, 2004
Esther Oh |
The A-Rod Saga Ends, For Now Alex Rodriguez can boast to having what his good pal Derek Jeter has at last. Like Jeter, Rodriguez now wears the symbolic "C" on his jersey after being named team captain of the Texas Rangers and subsequently extinguishing all trade talks. Finally. |
Sports Illustrated
November 22, 2000
Frank Deford |
Privileged existence Alex Rodriguez and Tiger Woods more equal than others. A comment on athletic meritocracy. |
AskMen.com
December 27, 2000
Mark Simmons |
A-Rod Hits The Jackpot, Super Mario Returns Texas Rangers announced signing former Seattle Mariners shortstop Alex Rodriguez to a 10-year $252 million contract... Hockey world erupted when it was announced that Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux and current Pittsburgh Penguins owner would be returning and paying himself the league average salary of $1.4 million... |
Fast Company
September 2003
Alan Schwarz |
60 Seconds With Alex Rodriguez The Texas Rangers' slugger reflects on his idol, training regimen, and the American dream. |
Sports Illustrated
May 22, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Crapshoot For the Texas rangers, trading Pudge Rodriguez involves too many risks and unknowns... |
Sports Central
July 22, 2005
Bob Ekstrom |
Lordy, Lordy, Look Who's ... 30? With or without a birthday, Alex Rodriquez always draws a lot of controversy. Why do opinions on him vary so widely? |
BusinessWeek
May 27, 2010
Helyar & Keehner |
Tom Hicks Says Goodbye to Sports Besieged by creditors, Tom Hicks is selling three major sports teams. |
Sports Central
September 24, 2004
Vincent Musco |
AL MVP Debate: Manny, Vlad, or Sheff? Recent history proves that projecting the American League's Most Valuable Player has become a fool's task. Still, through some light detective work, we may be able to narrow the field. |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
5 Insanely Bad Sports Deals Some team owners, eager to win games and, consequently, make a profit, make decisions so outrageous that fans are left scratching their heads. Here's a look at some of the craziest sports deals ever made. |
Salon.com
October 25, 2001
Steve Burgess |
Why does my Yankee loathing run so deep? Is it possible to love New York yet pause a moment to curse the Bronx Bombers and all their works? You bet... |
Salon.com
September 25, 2002
King Kaufman |
MVP: Bonds and A-Rod, and it ain't close Let's cut the talk about reserving the award for a player on a winning team. The best player in the league is the most valuable, whoever he plays for. |
Sports Central
February 11, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
The Writing on the Wall Barks at A-Rod Accepting the inevitable comes hard enough. When the inevitable is banishment for cause, few kicked and screamed as loudly or as wildly as Alex Rodriguez did until Friday. |
Salon.com
May 24, 2002
Allen Barra |
Soccer may be the world's sport, but it will never be America's Every four years soccer officials assure us that if the U.S. men's team makes a run for the World Cup, their sport will finally break through in America. Dream on. |
Sports Central
November 19, 2005
Jeff Pohlmeyer |
A-Rod and Bartolo: Definitely Valuable Boston's hatred of Alex Rodriguez ends with the fans of their beloved team. On Monday, A-Rod was rightfully voted the Most Valuable Player in the American League by the baseball writers for the second time in three years. |
Sports Central
August 2, 2013
Jeff Kallman |
A-Rod's Fate May Provide Once-Unlikely Opportunities It's not a question of "if" but "when" the hammer drops on Alex Rodriguez. But it is a question of just what the hammer's head will be made of that keeps observers examining A-Rod's, and baseball's, pending fate. |
Sports Illustrated
August 22, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Hypocrite Hicks Owner's comments underscore baseball's (anti)trust problem. |
Sports Illustrated
February 19, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Power play The Mariners find themselves begging for a bat again, and the need is even more acute with Alex Rodriguez gone... |
Salon.com
August 27, 2002
King Kaufman |
So will they strike? Maybe, maybe not. But since baseball players and owners aren't even addressing the fundamental problem, we'll be asking the same question in a few years. |
Sports Illustrated
August 13, 2003
Albert Chen |
Well-Healed The Marlins come up winners in a gamble on Ivan Rodriguez's fitness. |
Salon.com
March 31, 2001
Allen Barra |
Everything you know is wrong The major leagues are more competitive than ever, small-market teams can compete, and home runs and giant salaries aren't ruining the game. Plus: Who's going to Cooperstown? |
Salon.com
August 31, 2002
King Kaufman |
Savoring the season that almost wasn't 2002 hasn't been a classic, but it's great that the heroics of Schilling, A-Rod and the rest won't be lost. |
Sports Central
September 18, 2013
Andrew Jones |
Wild Card Drama The National League has a fraction of the excitement contained within the American League as we enter the final two weeks of the 2013 major league baseball season. September baseball is bound to be exciting. |
Salon.com
May 2, 2001
Allen Barra |
Damn Twins! The standings better turn upside down, or baseball's "small markets can't compete" argument is going to look pretty silly... |
Sports Central
May 2, 2007
Bob Ekstrom |
Well Done, Mr. April April is and has been many things. This year, it was A-Rod's. |
Sports Central
July 26, 2005
Billy Davis |
New and True in Yankee Blue What sort of test must a newcomer pass before earning recognition as a true New York Yankee? Thursday night's game against the Red Sox offered such a test for Alex Rodriguez. |
Sports Central
February 11, 2009
Jeff Kallman |
A-Rod Agonistes With the New York Yankees, there's no such thing as a subdued season, and it isn't as though they've gone untouched by the long arm of actual or alleged performance-enhancing substances. |
Sports Central
December 26, 2005
Jeff Pohlmeyer |
Yanks Look Like AL East Champs It's impossible to tell what the regular starting lineup for the Yankees is going to be come March, but you can be confident that it will look like an all-star team. |
Sports Central
July 18, 2010
Jess Coleman |
Player Survey: Most Overrated MLB Players One hundred and eighty-seven major league players were surveyed to answer the question: who is the most overrated player in baseball? |
Sports Illustrated
December 18, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Cold Shoulder The reluctance of baseball teams to bid has cast a big chill on the market for free agents... |
Sports Central
December 15, 2004
Diane M. Grassi |
The Epitome of Hubris At a time when Major League Baseball could really use its players to promote a positive image, two of its biggest stars -- Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez -- choose to take the easiest route to earn the quickest return without including the community or its children. |
Sports Central
September 5, 2006
Mike Round |
Hot Topics as MLB Season Winds Down The A-Rod "slump" saga... Jim Leyland for AL Manager of the Year?... It's odds-against for the Boston Red Sox making the postseason... A few words on the AL MVP debate... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
October 9, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Postseason awards ballot Picks for MVP, Rookies, Coaches, etc. |
Sports Illustrated
July 2, 2003 |
SI's 2003 MLB player survey We wanted to know what the players think, so we went right to the source and polled major leaguers about all aspects of the game. Here's some of what we learned. |
Sports Central
February 24, 2004
Mike Round |
Why A-Rod Doesn't Guarantee a Yankee Championship Alexander Rodriguez becomes a Yankee as the new third baseman for the Bronx Bombers. The deal may have sent shock waves along I-95 to New England, but it guarantees George Steinbrenner nothing. |
Sports Central
July 12, 2007
Bill Hazell |
Four Bases the Hard Way Ichiro's home run is what stands out in the 2007 Midsummer Classic. |
Fast Company
July 2002
Linda Tischler |
Seattle Mariners: (Re)build It and They Will Come Seattle Mariners General Manager Pat Gillick -- Baseball's 2001 Executive of the Year -- has a winning formula: (Re)build it, and they will come. |
Fast Company
July 2008
Jeff Pearlman |
The Texas Rangers' Young GM Jon Daniels is a geek who last played organized ball in Little League. Just 30, he's MLB's youngest GM, leading the Texas Rangers -- and a new breed of baseball execs. |
Sports Central
February 5, 2004
Adam Russell |
Mariners Keeping Pace With the Big Boys The M's have won 393 games since 2000; the A's have won 392, the Yanks posted 386 victories, and the Red Sox have 355 in that span. However, the one thing Seattle is missing from that impressive record is a World Series appearance -- that all could change this season. |
Sports Illustrated
January 15, 2003
Tom Verducci |
Squeeze Play The lack of interest in Ivan Rodriguez is due to more than a sluggish market. |
Job Journal
February 25, 2007
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros:Sports Stars Can't Compete with Overpaid CEOs Can America bring it's high-flying CEOs down to earth? |
Sports Central
November 2, 2009
Bill Hazell |
The Unlikely New Mr. Clutch On Sunday night, A-Rod earned his pinstripes once and for all. |
Salon.com
May 5, 2001
King Kaufman |
Take this job and ... Rangers manager Johnny Oates takes the fall for leading a bad team to a lousy record. Plus: Neon Deion and good news; NBA playofzzzzzz... |
Sports Central
September 18, 2010
Jeff Kallman |
K-Rod's Taking One For His Mother His season in hell has taken a twist or two since Francisco Rodriguez's only too-well publicized arrest and, it turned out, decommissioning for the season thanks to a torn ligament incurred while punching out his common-law wife's father. |
