A-Rod intent on pulling a no-show at Homerun Derby

I don't know why some of my favorite players (or ex-favorites) want to jeopardize their fan base and disappoint me truly by ruining a good time. Forget about those accepting contracts to play on LOSING teams, mindless rappers who don't know when to shut the h-- up about an old feud, or guys voted in to the All-Star Game only to bow out due to a blister on their hand. Then there is Alex Rodriguez, rich and famous baseball icon who is engulfed in championship history at Yankee Stadium. The place I might add...which will host it's last All-Star game. The slugger is about to destroy a child's baseball dream or rather a home crowd in need of a hero by backing out of the Homerun Derby. I didn't think it would ever come to this. A-Rod: there is no quicker, indecent way to unofficially tell the fans to kiss your ass than to pull this stunt.

Let me tell you something buster, I'm sure as hell no Yankees fan, but I WAS a fan of yours. To think you're too high and mighty to make an appearance in your own home ballpark which will cease to exist in a year is despicable. Damn it, I should have known not to trust him once he skipped out of Seattle and shattered hopes and dreams there. Everyone knows A-Rod is the most overpaid player (greedy) in baseball and has acted too much like a spoiled diva rather a gracious sports star. To say the money has gone to his head is an understatement. Man, has he got himself in a pickle with Yankee fans (forget about the heckling and worry about being shot), first this week passing Mickey Mantle on the all-time homerun list and now not making an appearance at the Derby. Geez, what a selfish a-hole!

It's not like the Yankees are on pace to make the playoffs this year either. A-Rod might as well take his 40-plus homeruns and 100-something (nobody cares) runs season and park it somewhere else. Rather than have his head shoved up his own ass the least he could do is show appreciation to the home fans by participating in the classic All-Star festivities. What a way to piss away a memorable night in one of the most historic stadiums! If he dare says later he wasn't able to attend because of family issues, meaning his divorce then he should be whacked across the face and kicked in the groin for failing to come with a better lie than that. I bet he's not too 'busy' though to count his year's salary in a briefcase or go out on the town looking for fun (hookers). Alex has really pissed off the Yankee nation and all of his loyal fan base by ditching them to indulge in his own self-infatuation.