But more than any singular story line, Rodriguez’s Yankees career was characterized by unpredictable twists and hair-raising turns. He was not about to yield to Rodriguez’s wishes for a steady diet of at-bats when he couldn’t produce as the designated hitter and the Yankees had finally come to grips with the recurrence of 1965. PhotoThis is how it ends for Alex Rodriguez? So many of Rodriguez’s machinations with the Yankees were painfully contrived, especially the 10-year, $275 million deal that tethered him to the team past the point where the marriage was played out. Understand that the Yankees are great at selling history but are not exactly in the business of overdoing sentimentality.

Source: New York Times August 07, 2016 23:48 UTC