Saturday Night A-Rod

Two years ago I wrote HERE about my gay, hyper-sensitive/girlie way of noting how superstar, kazillionaire athletes interact with their "happy to fucking be here, skip" teammates:

There’s a reason A-Rod is my favorite guy, and it has nothing to do with the homers, the inevitable Gold Glove etc. Over the years as I’ve been watching, I see things. I see that every time a Yankee, no matter whom, hits a home run who is right there to greet him, having some laughs in the dugout? A-Rod. He’s not in the video room obsessing over his swing or talking to Boras, he’s right there. And even more so throughout this year, when in the beginning the Yankees were bringing up a new 22-year old pitcher seemingly every day. Every day these kids (Clippard, DeSalvio etc) would get SHELLED and Torre comes out to get the ball, the last Yankee that would be on the mound giving them a pat on the ass was A-Rod. And to most fans that might not mean shit, but to me, I notice that stuff and it means a lot. To a 22-year old baseball player, A-Rod is a huge deal....A-Rod's definitely more Mickey than Joe D. To me, the greatest compliment of all: a great teammate.

I thought of this tonight when Tex hit a sac fly to center, which allowed Brett Gardner to score and A-Rod, on deck, charged after him to slap him five. Now, I wouldn't call Brett Gardner a "nobody," he's been around for a year now, but the only reason he was in the game (and on the post-season roster) was to be a pinch-runner. But the cameras really caught it, and made me think about what I had posted two years ago. And then after the game I went to the Daily News website and saw this picture (below), and then asked myself  "A-Rod is played by Fred Armisen? Really?"