Likely in a production meeting before the game, he was told to focus on something. A lot of what A-Rod says in a game sounds prepared. Well, I’m not sure most of the time what it is that he’s seeing that I’m not. “Being able to see things that most people aren’t seeing.” That was 2-years ago and the mistakes are still coming at a rapid pace. I’m usually better the second or third time.” He also stated, “Being in the moment is my superpower,” he said. He told the paper, “I knew that the first couple of years that I would make so many mistakes, but (I hoped to) learn from them.
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In an interview with the Chicago Tribune media critic Phil Rosenthal in 2019, A-Rod admitted to being a “novice”. Then there are some that seem to believe that they can coast and just show up and because of who they are, people will listen.
The ones that understand this, usually go on to great careers as analysts, some are even better at broadcasting than they were playing. Some have started out shakily and figured out that they have to put work into it to get better, just like they did when they were playing. As I’ve stated before, it takes a special kind of former athlete to be able to translate experience into words. It makes me wonder, when he opens his mouth, did he really play the game he’s talking about?īefore I get into the evidence, I will say, the job isn’t easy. There are multiple examples, but I only have so much space in this column, so I’ll have to narrow it down to a precious few. I say that based on most of his commentary during a game.
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It’s a big deal and sometimes I don’t get the impression that Rodriguez understands that the only baseball analyst with a more prominent platform might be Jon Smoltz, who is part of FOX’s World Series broadcast. Your team is in the national spotlight and on display for everyone to see. Sunday Night Baseball is an event, much like the old days of Monday Night Baseball on ABC. I’m a bit in that camp as well, trying to figure out the appeal of having him in such a prominent role. More often people will say something like, why is he still on my television? I don’t have the answer to that. I haven’t come across too many people that tell me how great he is. This type of weekly, national exposure has made him one of, if not the most, polarizing figures in sports broadcasting. We best know A-Rod now for his work on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball, alongside Matt Vasgersian. It was in New York that he won his first and only World Series title in 2009. He was a 14-time All-Star and three-time American League MVP. Rodriguez is one of four players in history to hit 600+ home runs and account for 3,000+ hits, joining Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Albert Pujols. His 696 home runs rank 4 th all-time, as do his 2,086 RBI. Rodriguez is arguably one of the greatest hitters in baseball history which makes one wonder why a natural talent would use PED’s. By the time of his retirement in 2016, Rodriguez appeared in 14 All-Star Games, won three AL MVPs and 10 Silver Slugger Awards. Rodriguez would finish his career with the Yankees, despite a big hiccup, which I’ll get into in a moment. The Rangers wound up getting Alfonso Soriano and the bill for 67-million of the remaining 179-million on his contract. In February of 2004 the team dealt A-Rod to the Yankees to replace an injured Aaron Boone at 3 rd base. He would only play 3 of those 10 years in Texas. Rodriguez left Seattle in his dust, signing a 10-year deal worth 252-million dollars with the Texas Rangers in 2001.
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