Everybody that shook LeBron’s hand before A-Rod approached James with confidence. Alex looked like a school girl meeting a Jonas brother. The video would obviously show this better but I don’t have the video.

A-Rod can’t blow his nose without somebody taking a picture (From Saturday):

Here’s Brett Favre running the snot route:

A-Rod blows his nose like he’s some sort of half-man, half-horse baseball bat wielding god. Favre was putting the slimy cherry on top of the victory at Lambeau. It’s ironic. Gilbert Brown said he would fart on Brett Favre if given the chance but it was Favre that crapped all over the Packers and their fans Sunday.

A-Rod went 1-3 on the day with two strikeouts but all we’ll remember is that after all the steroid talk, the hip surgery, and the book, Alex went deep in his first AB. Nice job Bitch Tits!!

The latest allegation against A-Rod that people are trying to use to prove that Rodriguez is the worst person ever is pitch tipping. Jeff Blair from the Globe and Mail is disgusted by the allegations and believes this could be more damaging to his image than steroid usage.

Ultimately, these allegations could do to Alex Rodriguez what gambling did to Pete Rose. Nothing less.

Gambling has kept Pete Rose out of baseball and out of the Hall of Fame. Alex Rodriguez will play this season and his HOF ticket is in question because of performance-enhancers, not pitch tipping. I know A-Rod is an easy target but giving a buddy a heads up on a pitch isn’t the same as taking the needle to get ahead.

Pitch-tipping allegations a big concern for baseball[Globe and Mail]

First off, why couldn’t they get A-Rod a bigger chair? Nothing says I’m clean now like squeezing into highchair. Second, Alex did a so-so job of convincing me he only used ‘roids from 2001 to 2003. At least he’s trying to tell the truth but knowing Alex Rodriguez, this will end up biting him in the ass rather than helping him.

According to a report on SI.com for different sources claim that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for anabolic steroids in 2003. Rodriguez was a member of the Texas Rangers at the time, an organization that also employed supposed steroid users Rafael Palmiero and Juan Gonzalez.

A Sports Illustrated reporter caught up to Alex Rodriguez on Thursday to get his thoughts on the recent allegations:

When approached by an SI reporter on Thursday at a gym in Miami, Rodriguez declined to discuss his 2003 test results. “You’ll have to talk to the union,” said Rodriguez, the Yankees’ third baseman since his trade to New York in February 2004. When asked if there was an explanation for his positive test, he said, “I’m not saying anything.”

A-Rod never has much to say so those comments don’t come as a surprise. What sucks for Alex is that there were 103 other names on the list that tested positive for steroids in 2003, but so far the only name we’re hearing is Alex Rodriguez’.

The A-Fraud nickname is gonna get plenty of mileage now that Alex is looking and sounding like a liar. You might remember Alex Rodriguez sat down with Katie Couric for an interview and denied any involvement with steroids or performance enhancing drugs.

Of course, Jose Canseco was telling a different story.

As much of a scumbag as he is, and all-around terrible boxer, Jose Canseco has been one of the most reliable sources of the Steroid Era.

Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees and former wife Cynthia finalized their divorce about two weeks ago and depending on who you believe, A-Rod hasn’t wasted any time getting back on the dating scene.

Depending on which celebrity gossip site you choose to believe Alex Rodriguez did or did not have dinner with Madonna on September 30.

From US Magazine:

Madonna and New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez took in a cozy dinner for two at Dos Caminos Third Avenue on Tuesday a source told Usmagazine.com.

They pair ate at an alcove-like table in the back.

“They seemed very close,” a source told Usmagazine.com.

Do you believe that version or this one via another anonymous source?
From Access Hollywood:

Madonna did not step out to dine with New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez, despite a report in Us Weekly, a source close to the singer told Access.

On Thursday, Us Weekly claimed the two had a “cozy dinner for two at Dos Caminos third Avenue,” according to a source.

The two reportedly ate at the back of the restaurant and “seemed very close,” the source claimed in the magazine.

But, a source close to the star told Access Hollywood that the story is false.

“They did not have dinner,” the source said.

This is a tough call. On the one hand we know Alex and Madonna are tight. Even A-Rod’s ex-wife acknowledged that the two had something between them. On the flip side, the media loves dragging Rodriguez through the mud. Somebody could have easily made up this story for the quick publicity. My verdict? I believe it. It sounds exactly like Alex Rodriguez to me.

As the New York Yankees prepared to turn out the lights on one of the most famous stadiums in the world, Yankees’ third basemen Alex Rodriguez was getting himself prepped for the occasion. Rodriguez didn’t take photos or try to take home pieces of the ballpark. No, nothing like that. Alex decided to take a trip to the beauty salon.

From the New York Post via FanIQ:

ALEX Rodriguez wasted no time embracing single life. With the ink not yet dry on his divorce, the All-Star was spotted Thursday getting his blond highlights touched up at the Frederick Fekkai Salon. Wearing faded jeans and skin-tight blue T-shirt, A-Rod embraced his feminine side when stylists wrapped his head in a plastic helmet and put him under a heat lamp, reports The Post’s Lukas I. Alpert. Later, A-Rod asked his yes-men if “it should be darker,” to which they responded with stunned silence.

Alex Rodriguez should have read the fine print before signing that deal with the devil. Yeah it got him a quarter of a billion dollars, but the “Priss/Jackass Clause”, as in A-Rod will always come out of any situation either looking like a priss or a jackass, doesn’t allow Alex to enjoy his money. Only A-Rod can wind up in the paper for getting his hair done and embracing “his feminine side.” Alex Rodriguez will hit a World Series winning home run before you hear of Albert Pujols or Ryan Howard in a situation like this.

A controversy involved Alex Rodriguez and for the first time he didn’t do anything wrong. Doesn’t matter though. Yankees fans will still say it was a meaningless home run, and New Yorkers will continue to hate A-Rod.

Shaquille O’neal is living in Emmitt Smith’s old Phoenix area crib so he has no need for his South Beach estate. The home has been on the market for nearly a year with no takers, forcing Shaq to lower the price tag.

At least the drops in price allow Shaq to add The Big Slasher to his list of nicknames for himself. The home was built by Rony Seikaly in 1992, and Shaquille paid nearly $19 million for it in 2004. O’Neal thought he had sold the home last November, but New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez walked on the deal. If and when Shaq sells the place he’ll have to change the line about Diddy livin next to him in his Kobe Bryant diss.

Shaquille O’Neal, South Beach, home for sale