Deadspin: Alex Rodriguez

Just Like Us: A-Rod Apparently Likes To Read Gossip Magazines On Airplanes

Dom Cosentino — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:50:00 EST

Reader Carl snapped this photo (click to enlarge) of Alex Rodriguez around 8 a.m. this morning at the airport in Miami. He sent it along because he couldn't help but notice the magazine in A-Rod's left hand was Us Weekly. Here's Carl's take on the situation: More »

Here's Hipster A-Rod, Cindy Crawford, And Torrie Wilson In A Photo Capturing The Moment America Collapsed In On Itself

Dylan Murphy — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:53:50 EST

Your morning roundup for Jan. 4, the day we identified what doesn't belong. Photo via Hardball Talk. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

The Winter Of A-Rod Continues: He's Dating A Wrestler/Playboy Model/Muscly Blonde

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:00:02 EST

We always suspected Rodriguez's "blood-spinning treatment" was just a metaphor for nailing another toned blonde off the A-Rod girlfriend assembly line. (Hair color can be artificial, and come to think of it, so can the muscles.) Rodriguez has been out and about with Torrie Wilson, a grande dame of pro wrestling's diva era. We wish them all the best in their totally normal, completely private, absolutely not-fucked-up human relationship. More »

Checking In With Albert Pujols's Agent, Who Threatened To Sue Us Before He Knew What We Were Going To Write

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:10:59 EST

A week ago we published some not very nice things about superagent Dan Lozano, but not before we were threatened with a lawsuit. Hours before publishing, Lozano's attorney issued itemized denials of a handful of facts we included in our story—and denials of many more that we did not. More »

Dan Lozano: Albert Pujols's Superagent, "King Of Sleaze Mountain"

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:45:00 EST

Somebody's out to get Dan Lozano. The agent for Albert Pujols, Lozano is pursuing what everyone expects to be the biggest contract in baseball, the financial and professional zenith of a career that's been two decades of success. When Lozano, 44, left the Beverly Hills Sports Council last year, he took with him his entire stable of players—including Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Joey Votto, Michael Young, Brian Wilson, Carlos Beltran, and Jimmy Rollins. Show me an agent with that much pull, and I'll show you 50 others willing to smear him. But here's the thing about professional sports agents: You don't need anything but the truth to smear them. It's a fast-living, hard-partying world, where vice is a virtue, dirty money rules the day, and tactics are only underhanded if the other guy uses them first. More »

Meanwhile, The New York Post Goes All New York Post On A-Rod

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:55:00 EDT

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Working on his golf game? Check. Mystery blonde? Check. Series of pictures purchased from a photo agency, slapped with a few words about how Alex Rodriguez didn't play good baseball and how he should feel bad about it all winter, and trumpeted as a Post exclusive? You better believe it. More »

Presenting The A-Rod Strikeout That Ended The Yankees Season

Brian Hickey — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:15:00 EDT

The Detroit Tigers just defeated the New York Yankees 3-2 in Game Five of their ALDS. Alex Rodriguez struck out swinging to end the game. Poor thing. More »

Watch A-Rod's Spectacularly Stiff Entourage Cameo

Emma Carmichael — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:00:30 EDT

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This may surprise some of you: Entourage, that show about rich men and their cell phone conversations, is still on the air. It's the final season, and so the producers are really going all out: there's a pro athlete cameo (or five or ten) in just about every episode. Last night's show, "Second to Last," included Mark "Cuuuuubes" Cuban, Mark Texeira, Amar'e Stoudamire, Michael Strahan, and Alex Rodriguez in just over 20 minutes of air time. Here's a memorable clip. More »

When Mays And Mantle Were Banned From Baseball: Putting A-Rod's Gambling "Problem" In Context

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:45:44 EDT

As Alex Rodriguez stays in the headlines because he's Alex Rodriguez (even though he wasn't actually at the high-stakes poker game mentioned in the tabloids since he was playing in the World Series at the time), the real story is the re-emergence of baseball's complicated relationship with gambling. But if MLB were to listen to sensationalist headlines and ban Rodriguez from the game, he'd have some pretty good company: both Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle were permanently banned from baseball for their associations with gamblers. More »

Bug Selig Wants To Chat With A-Rod About His Violent, Cocaine-y Poker Game

Jack Dickey — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:25:00 EDT

Yankee third baseman/centaur Alex Rodriguez has been on the DL since mid-July after knee surgery. His recovery's coming along nicely, but there's new trouble looming: MLB brass wants to ask him about the strange poker game he played in. He might get suspended, ESPN New York reports. More »

A-Rod "Kosher" With Keeping Cousin Away From Locker Room, Doesn't Comment On Keeping Milk Away From Meat

David Roher — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Yuri Sucart, Alex Rodriguez's cousin and former steroid supplier, was again the subject of controversy after being spotted in the Yankees' hotel lobby in San Francisco. Sucart isn't allowed in the Yanks' locker room or any other team-controlled area. But did you know that Major League Baseball can't ban people from public places? As Wallace Matthews points out, this isn't any different from seeing Andy Pettitte's dad, who obtained HGH for his son, watching the Yanks from the stands (and Sucart isn't even allowed in a stadium). More »

Jose Canseco Tweets Obsession With Lady Gaga, But He Spurned Madonna, So...

Jack Dickey — Mon, 23 May 2011 15:40:00 EDT

Okay, I suppose there are a lot of things a little wrong with Jose Canseco's latest Twitter freakout, but there's a whole plane full of parallels we can't miss. And those parallels make this much more than the ramblings dribbling out of a disgraced slugger's Dorito-dusted fingers. More »

This Is A Photo Of A-Rod Holding Some Kale. You're Welcome.

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:30:00 EDT

Today, we give thanks to baseball for being back and to the New York Post for bringing our attention to this photo of Alex Rodriguez clutching a bundle of kale. The Post ran a story, adapted from a book called Diamond Dishes, about "the secret recipes that fuel" baseball's biggest stars. Among them: A-Rod's recipe for baked kale chips. "I am a salt guy," he says. "That's my weakness. I love chips, but baked chips, and nuts, any type of nuts." You can also find the recipes to Johan Santana's arepas, Derek Jeter's buttermilk pancakes, and David Wright's apple pie. And the kale chips. You just have got to try the kale chips. More »

A-Rod Is Still Being Hand-Fed Popcorn

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:15:00 EST

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Rodriguez wants you to believe he has a sense of humor. More »

Jim Dolan And Isiah Thomas Were Not Responsible For This Photo

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:45:40 EST

Your morning roundup for Feb. 22, the day Carmelo Anthony made orange look good again. More »

A-Rod Gets Upset Over Popcorn Shot In Most A-Rod Way Possible

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:00:00 EST

A-Rod Eats Popcorn In The Most A-Rod Way Possible

Emma Carmichael — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 20:00:00 EST

One of the first half highlight of Super Bowl XLV, besides Ben Roethlisberger throwing two picks, has been this random four-second cutaway to A-Rod and Cameron Diaz — just eatin' some popcorn in their luxury seats. More »

Only Peyton Could Make A Badass Visor Look Goofy

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:45:00 EDT

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

I Don't Care About Alex Rodriguez's 600th Home Run

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:40:03 EDT

As a Yankees fan, people have been asking me for the past few weeks what I thought about A-Rod's chase for 600. Okay, nobody's asked me that. But my girlfriend did ask if 600 is a lot. Yeah, I suppose it is. More »

ESPN Anchor Commits Gaffe. Oh, And He Calls Citi Field "Shitty Field," Too.

David Matthews — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:55:50 EDT

Following a look-in to whatever it is that A-Rod was doing, Anish Shroff flubbed sending it back to the announcers at the Mets game, saying, "Let's get you back out to Shitty Field as the Mets threaten [sic] the 8th." How embarrassing! More »

Andy Richter Keeps An Eye On Jennie Finch's Backstop

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:30:00 EDT

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

In The 209, They Make Commemorative T-Shirts!

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:40:00 EDT

Yes, the A's are selling "Get Off My Mound" t-shirts. They were a big hit in the visiting locker room last night among the Yankees, but Dallas Braden his own self isn't too pleased. More »

Sir, Please Don't Jam Your Girlfriend's Head In Your Lap While CC Is In His Wind-Up

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:30:00 EDT

Because no one reads the newspaper and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

A-Rod Ignores Unwritten Rule About Reveling In Near-Death Of Opponent

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 30 May 2010 14:15:00 EDT

David Huff thanked Alex Rodriguez for going to visit him in the hospital after A-Rod's line drive nearly broke Huff's brain. That's not how they do things in the 209! In the 209, they would have urinated on Huff's prone body! [Facebook] More »

40-Year-Old Video Exonerates A-Rod In Dumb Mound-Crossing Controversy

Tommy Craggs — Sat, 22 May 2010 16:30:39 EDT

This is a screengrab from the 1971 World Series. And will you look at that? A batter runs across the mound, and somehow the world doesn't launch into a spasm of cock-waggling outrage over a breach of baseball's supposedly inviolable unwritten rules. More »

Dallas Braden's Dumb Feud With A-Rod Manages To Get Dumber

Tommy Craggs — Fri, 07 May 2010 18:38:27 EDT

The A's lefthander took exception a few weeks ago when A-Rod ran across the mound, a violation of one of a thousand unwritten rules in baseball that remain unwritten for the simple reason that they're stupid. And we're still talking about it. More »

So The Fingers Don't Mean 'We're #1?'

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:30:00 EDT

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Media's Annual "A-Rod Is A Distraction" Story Arrives Early This Year

Tommy Craggs — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:55:24 EST

The feds want to chat with Alex Rodriguez about his connections to Tiger Woods's blood-spinning quack, Tony Galea. It's March 1, and The New York Times is already concern-trolling about "repeated distractions" from Rodriguez. Sigh. [NYT] More »

The Tiger Woods Guide To Post-Scandal Press Conferences

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:55:29 EST

No one knows what Tiger Woods will say or do tomorrow, but no matter what happens it will go down in the annals of classic public apologies. Here's a look at some of the legends of the genre. More »

Cameron Diaz Has Unenviable Task Of Bringing Yankees 28th World Series

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:57:28 EST

According to Ok! magazine, Cameron Diaz has hopped on the Blue-Lipped Express that is Alex Rodriguez. The two were seen dancing and being flirty with each other over the weekend. So that means they're totally doing it. [OK!] More »

Today In TMZish Sports: The Search For The Identity Of Saints Sideboob Lady Gets Serious

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:05:05 EST

These are some of the things that are happening in the nether regions of the sports gossip world. This news is not breaking. It is not exclusive. There are no exclamation points. We did not pay for these photos. More »

Today In TMZish Sports: Gay-Baiting Tiger, Laser-Tagging John Fox, And A Spottswood For A-Rod

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:45:59 EST

A-Rod Loses His Golden Muse

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:40:23 EST

A stunning report from the bowels of the gossip arena on a Tiger Woods break: Alex Rodriguez and Kate Hudson have apparently broken up. No golf clubs were swung, no hydrants were run over, according to reports so far. More »

2009 SHOTY Nominee: Alex Rodriguez

Will Leitch — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:30:02 EST

In March, A-Rod seemed like a sure bet to be a SHOTY nominee. Yes, here he is ... but the journey to this point was a circuitous one. More »

The Pop-Psychologizing Of Alex Rodriguez Will Never End

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:30:06 EST

A-Rod finished the postseason with a .365/.500/.808 line. Apparently, this had nothing to do with his being a wonderful ballplayer and everything to do with personal transformation, moral courage and self-actualization. Meet your 2009 playoffs MVP: Freakin' Jonathan Livingston Seagull. More »

Tells Us Something We Don't Know, Anonymous Sign Maker

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:00:28 EST

Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap. More »

Alex Rodriguez Wins The Weekend (Again)

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

In sports, everybody is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Alex Rodriguez, who won the weekend by pretty much just owning these playoffs. He's like some amazing mythical creature! More »

A-Rod News From The 'You Can't Make This Stuff Up' Department...

Weed Against Speed — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:50:27 EDT

Like I do every day, when I want a dose of hard-hitting sports news, I turn to US Weekly. The periodical has not one but two bits of information regarding our heroic, purple-lipped, World Series-strikeout machine. More »

Send Us Your Lame Sports-O-Ween Costumes

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:15:29 EDT

Tomorrow is All Hallows' Eve and you may be tempted to put on a sport-themed costume in an effort to win candy and prizes. You should seriously rethink that strategy. Sorry, but there can only be one Baby Mangino. More »

Yankees' Loss Inspires Frantic Search For New Small-Sample-Size Scapegoat

Tommy Craggs — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:30:04 EDT

The Yankees lost 7-6 yesterday, and if it wasn't Girardi's fault, it was Burnett's fault or Hughes' fault or Swisher's fault, three men demonstrating an unmanly lack of clutch, unlike the New York media's new darling of clutch, Alex Rodriguez. More »