Baseball won't win any converts with this nonsense like this
This past week began with two-time drug cheat, shameless liar and ESPN and Fox fan- and sport-degrading failed audience bait Alex Rodriguez, on Fox, demanding of the latest ill-prepared, somnolent Yankees, 'Where is the accountability?'
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That's Al Capone denying his bootleg booze to bar owners who haven't paid their taxes.
On Sunday on YES, Michael Kay reported that the weekend Yanks at Marlins series had drawn exceptionally well. Fine. But then he added, 'This is why teams like interleague games.'
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