A Fraud

First date starter home   A-Rod is now one home run away from tying Willie Mays on the all-time list, and the Yankees are kicking and screaming tog et out of paying him the $6M they agreed to pay him for doing so. I believe I’ve stated before they should just shut the fuck up and quietly pay it – what the fuck is $6M to them? – but their not doing so has, incredibly, turned A-Rod into a sympathetic character in this drama. As far as we know, they’re going to do nothing to commemorate the moment, but via the Deadspin comments section we see an interesting take:

What if he hits 660 or 661 in Boston and the Red Sox put up something like “Congratulations on passing Willie Mays on the all-time HR list! What a MILESTONE!” That’d be an awesome troll move.

Ha!