Tim Kurkjian & Tom Verducci--peddlers of the A-rod joke

Guys like Tim Kurkjian and Tom Verducci have created and made money peddling a persona of Alex Rodriguez. But now we (the customers) have Arod's own actions, confirmed many times over. Verducci was apparently sold on an image he then sold the world:

• A brooding Arod, holding his head in his hands, wanting so much to succeed.

• An Arod desperate, desperate to be liked (especially by Jeter).

• An Arod terribly concerned about his "image," a tortured soul.

• The face of baseball.

• 2 time MVP, Hall of Famer.

• If only Jeter would open up to Arod, then he'd be fine.

Kurkjian put Arod on the cover of his new book and speaks adoringly of him. Aside from what Arod did in his spare time, what's clear is his preoccupation is not with hitting in the clutch, catching and throwing accurately, etc. Concerns about his image, whether he is liked, etc. probably exist but not related to what baseball fans care about. By his actions, we know he's almost nothing like the person the baseball media guys have wasted our time selling us. His off the field interests are his primary obsession, not baseball.

• P.S. Kurkjian on WFAN with Mike and Chris promoting his book, they ask him where he's from. Kurkjian's reply: "I'M FROM THE BOSTON AREA BUT I'M NOT A FAN OF ANY ONE TEAM." You may or may not be, Tim, but you're definitely not a saint. So, you don't get to annoint yourself as bias free about anything.

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