A-Fraud breaks his hand..

[Upton]

New York Yankees will have to mix and match at third base for the next couple of months after Alex Rodriguez suffered a non-displaced fracture of his left fifth metacarpal after being hit by a pitch from Seattle starter Felix Hernandez in the eighth inning of a 4-2 loss to the Mariners.

"It's a tough blow," a somber Rodriguez said about an hour after the game ended. His left hand was heavily wrapped, and he'll fly back with the team after Wednesday's game and be checked out by the Yankees' medical staff on Thursday.

"I never thought it was a fracture, but it was."

Rodriguez grabbed his left hand with his right after being hit, and never let go even as he fell to the ground, writhing on the dirt near home plate.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/8197735/alex-rodriguez-new-york-yankees-suffers-broken-hand-being-hit-pitch

Interesting West Coast road trip those Yankees are having..winning only 1 of 6, picking up Ichiro, now losing Rodriquez..

[bluedigger]

1. Any other year, I would probably gloat and relish the opportunity.

I wonder if the Rays or the Orioles will be able to take advantage of it this time?

[trumad]

2. You calling a baseball player a fraud is rich.

[Upton]

3. Perhaps in the past..

not so much anymore. My evolution has allowed me to assume the moral high ground on any such topic. Thanks for bringing it up anyway..for I'm always happy to elaborate on my positions..

[trumad]

7. evolution...snarf

You are like the Romney of the Sports forum.

Etch-a-Sketch Upton.

[Upton]

8. I see...

well in that case, I'll just have to offer up an observation of my own..

You've become like the Andrea Dworkin of the Sports forum..

I've even got a new moniker for you. I hope you're pleased... trumad="the Dworkin man"

[Capt. America]

4. The roids must have made his bones brittle.

[Upton]

5. Weird that it happened in Seattle..

Rodriquez is still booed heartily there because of the way he left after the 2000 season.

[Yavin4]

6. And They Need To Get Over It

The Pirates fans sure did with Barry Bonds.

[Upton]

9. You're a Yankee fan aren't you?

If that's the case, no offense..but your opinion on this topic is highly suspect. If I remember correctly, Bonds was booed in Pittsburgh right up until he retired in 2007. Perhaps not with the intensity of PNW fans (Rodriquez is strongly disliked), but booed nonetheless..