[新聞] George Brett: A-Rod 'Best I've Ever Seen'
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George Brett: A-Rod 'Best I've Ever Seen'
PostmanePosted Jul 26th 2007 12:43PM by PostmanE
You'd think, as good as Alex Rodriguez is at hitting and fielding and just
generally playing the game of baseball, he'd be getting a bit more praise
from the hometown media. He is, after all, one of the bright spots in the
Yankees' otherwise dreary 2007 season. Instead, A-Rod is the subject of
columns like this one. Take 10 minutes and read FJM's scathing take on that
nonsense; it's worth your time.
To balance that negative press a bit, I suppose it's good to see former
players sticking up for Rodriguez, or at least praising his individual skill.
George Brett did exactly that to the New York Times yesterday, and his
comments were supportive, to say the least:
"He's the best player I've ever seen," Brett had said. "He really is."
"You know, I'd pay the $25 million to start with A-Rod," he said. "I
really would. He's the best player in the game."
"How old is he? Thirty-two?" Brett said. "He'll blow by them. They won't
even be on the radar screen in five or six years. He'll do it by the time
he's 38. That's 40 a year, and he can hit 30 a year in his sleep. You tell
him he can't bat right-handed, and he'll hit 30 left-handed."
It's hard to argue with that assessment. Whatever you think of A-Rod's
difficulty in winning a World Series (attention: one man can't win
championships in baseball, folks!), Rodriguez will surely go down as one of
the top five players ever to wear the Yankee pinstripes, and perhaps one of
the best ever. Maybe even the best.
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