Unless you live under a rock, or in Iraq, you are probably very aware of the situations Alex Rodriguez puts himself in almost every single day. Since signing his record $250+ million contract A-Rod, or as the famed New York sports talk show host Steve Sommers calls him, Lightning-Rod has shown a preternatural ability to attract controversy.
A-Rod has built a solid resume of douchebagisms: the Esquire article six years ago in which A-Rod illustrated his douchebaggery by commenting that,
He’s never had to lead. He can just go and play and have fun. And he hits second–that’s totally different than third and fourth in a lineup. You go into New York, you wanna stop Bernie and O’Neill. You never say, “Don’t let Derek beat you.” He’s never your concern.
Add in the fight with Jason Varitek, the “bush league” ballslap against the Red Sox in the ALCS, and my personal favorite, when A-Rod got on the case of a clubhouse helper who brought him the wrong sandwich, which forced teammate Jeff Francoeur to intervene.
