A-Rod could seek Yanks extension
February 7th, 2007 10:00 PM
UPDATE: Jon Heyman of SI.com believes A-Rod and Boras could be positioning themselves to use Rodriguez’s opt-out clause in order to weasel a “fat extension” out of the Yanks.
A-Rod might opt out, Fans rejoice
Alex Rodriguez, underachieving superstar by day, children’s author by night, had an action-packed Tuesday, nearly inciting a brawl between reporters and police officers at a bookstore press conference, and appearing on several morning shows such as “Live With Regis and Kelly” and “Martha.” His scheduled appearance on NBC’s “Today” show was scratched off the itinerary due to the A-Rod camp’s insistence that Matt Lauer be limited in his line of questioning. Such agreements violate NBC News policy. All this hoopla was in the name promoting Rodriguez’s second children’s book, “Out of the Ballpark,” a work of “autobiographical fiction” according to the author’s publisher.
However the morning after, no one is discussing the book. That’s because in typical E-Rod fashion, the slugging third baseman badly blundered when asked by reporters …