Alex Rodriguez: The Best in Baseball, or Just a Joke?

Now that baseball season is almost here, I find myself having to ask this one question:

Is A-Rod the best player in the game?

I say no way.  He’s nothing but a fake and a phony. 

He embodies all that’s wrong in baseball, and here’s why...

Rodriguez hasn't won a World Series.  Heck, he hasn’t even played in one.  I don't care how many records he breaks, he simply should not be compared to the likes of Babe Ruth 'til he’s got that ring around his finger. 

Remember, Ruth played at a time when teams hit for a combined total of 30 home runs.

It’s plain to see that Rodriguez has put himself ahead of the game and ahead of the team.  Only a phony like A-Rod would opt out of his contract in the face of a crucial matchup.  And when no team would pay him the $300 million he was looking for, he crawled back to the Yankees.

To make matters worse he’s been quoted as saying, "I want to be a Yankee."

Well, if you want to be a Yankee, why did you opt out?  Babe Ruth is probably looking down on his team in shame, seeing the game he played with passion turned into a one-man circus.

For all these reasons I say A-Rod is far from baseball’s best player.  Instead, he’s baseball’s biggest joke.  

Who deserves the 10-year, $350 million contract?  Babe Ruth or A-Rod?  You be the judge.

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