Alex Rodriguez's True Yankee-Hood Up For Sale Monday Morning

Alex Rodriguez's 2009 World Series ring will go up for auction tomorrow morning with an initial price tag of $5,000, though Rodriguez is not selling it. Rather, his steroid-mule cousin, Yuri Sucart, sold the ring to an auctioneer for $5,000 and some think the ring could fetch as much as $40,000.

Rodriguez evidently gifted the ring to Sucart and, as is usually the case when people try to auction a unique piece of memorabilia at a fraction of its potential worth, Sucart is getting rid of it because he is " tired of the notoriety that comes with being associated with Rodriguez" and not "really, really hurting for cash."

1010 WINS' Gene Michaels did some man-on-the-street reporting with noted Yankees fan "Jim" who thought the whole thing was "awesome." Until he heard the price, which was not-so-awesome for him. But did anyone other than Jim have any thoughts and, if so, Derek Jeter—Derek Jeter to the Derek Jeter—as a Jeter?

"Most people I met said they would not want that ring, but if a certain shortstop's ring became available, well then they'd be all in."

That's the side no one talks about when they talk about being a True Yankee Fan of a True Yankee, the less-glamorous side. A True Yankee would never give away his World Series ring so you'd never get a chance to buy it from a down-on-his-luck relative. So even though it comes with a certificate, it's probably a fake.

Alex Rodriguez's Only World Series Ring Going Up For Auction [CBS] Cousin of Alex Rodriguez — the man the Yankees slugger says convinced him to take steroids — is selling World Series ring he got as gift [NY Daily News]