It's that Time Again

They just keep booing A-Rod in NY, even when the errors aren't his fault.

Jeter and Rodriguez were both going for a pop-up, and A-Rod was situated nicely underneath it, and just as the ball was going into his glove, in came Jeter who proceeded to knock the ball out of the glove. It was AWESOME. A run scored on the play, and since they didn't get the 3rd out on the play, it allowed a 2-run HR to happen right afterwards.

Now, as I saw it, it was all Jeter's fault. Like, he didn't see a large human-shaped form right next to him? No booing Jeter though, when he was up. I can't believe it, but I kind of feel bad for A-Rod. Yes, I dislike him immensely. My background is a picture of him slapping the ball out of Bronson Arroyo's glove in the 2004 ALCS. I have a picture in my room, the one with the 3 shortstops (way back when, with Nomar, A-Rod, and Jeter) with Jeter's face with a huge X on it and an arrow pointing to A-Rod that says Dirty Cheater (due to the aforementioned incident). But it's so obvious he can't handle the pressure and those fans are making it a lot worse than it has to be. I know he has let them down, but you don't boo your players. Hate them in silence if you wish, but don't let the whole world know (including said player).

Anyway, my grandma sent my mom some Red Sox pendants of Youkilis, Wally, Clement, and Arroyo, and I am all over the Bronson one. It is now my designated good luck charm for the MCAT this Saturday.

Oh, and many thanks to Comcast SportsNet for re-airing the fantastic Yankee game so I could watch it when I got home.

2 games today of Red Sox/Yankees action, and I have to miss both of them. Well, I definitely have to miss the 1 pm game, but I'll probably have to catch some of the 8 pm game even though I should be last-minute studying.

There's a nice video over at NYTimes (just scroll down) called Yankees and Red Sox Rivalry, and it's about this guy (who is somewhat boring, I must say) who drives between NY and MA to find the "border" between loyalties. Some of the people he interviewed were pretty funny, especially the guy who lifted his sleeve to reveal a Boston logo tattoo, paused for a few seconds, then said, "And I hate tattoos." Seemed like most people chose the Sox, which was weird for a NYT piece. It's about 6 minutes, check it out if you have time. Some lady even made some fantastic-looking Red Sox cookies.