Summary of the Day: July 17, 2006
Today has the potential to be a memorable day in Major League Baseball...and not necessarily because of what is going to take place on the field.
Controversial San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds is rumored to have perjury and tax evasion charges brought against him as early as today. This whole ordeal with Bonds has been nothing but a black eye on the game and sports as a whole. The fact that a player with all the records and numbers that Bonds has produced would be so hated throughout the game is absolutely a shame. The best thing for everyone in baseball would be for Barry to walk away and never be seen or heard from again.
Alex Rodriguez, the reigning American League MVP and the highest paid player in the majors, is taking an incredible amount of heat from his own hometown fans. The constant booing along with non-stop criticism of his performance in the clutch is getting brutal. Last night, after making three errors in the field, New York Yankees fans booed Rodriguez so unmercifully that Joe Torre removed him from a close ball game. While the official word was that he was removed because of a sore toe as a result of an earlier foul tip, I find that extremely hard to believe. You really have to wonder how much longer this marriage between the Yankees and A-Rod will last.
Tonight in Minneapolis, two of the best young lefty hurlers to hit baseball in the last decade face off. Hard-throwing 22 year old All-Stars battle in a match up of Minnesota Twin Francisco Liriano and Tampa Bay Devil Ray Scott Kazmir. This normally meaningless game has a chance to be one for the ages; too bad with the pathetic attendance numbers in Minnesota, it is doubtful anyone will be there to see it.
Controversial San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds is rumored to have perjury and tax evasion charges brought against him as early as today. This whole ordeal with Bonds has been nothing but a black eye on the game and sports as a whole. The fact that a player with all the records and numbers that Bonds has produced would be so hated throughout the game is absolutely a shame. The best thing for everyone in baseball would be for Barry to walk away and never be seen or heard from again.
Alex Rodriguez, the reigning American League MVP and the highest paid player in the majors, is taking an incredible amount of heat from his own hometown fans. The constant booing along with non-stop criticism of his performance in the clutch is getting brutal. Last night, after making three errors in the field, New York Yankees fans booed Rodriguez so unmercifully that Joe Torre removed him from a close ball game. While the official word was that he was removed because of a sore toe as a result of an earlier foul tip, I find that extremely hard to believe. You really have to wonder how much longer this marriage between the Yankees and A-Rod will last.
Tonight in Minneapolis, two of the best young lefty hurlers to hit baseball in the last decade face off. Hard-throwing 22 year old All-Stars battle in a match up of Minnesota Twin Francisco Liriano and Tampa Bay Devil Ray Scott Kazmir. This normally meaningless game has a chance to be one for the ages; too bad with the pathetic attendance numbers in Minnesota, it is doubtful anyone will be there to see it.
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