A-Rod is retiring this Friday

[jon abbey]

Shane Hennigan ‏@RailRidersTT 14s15 seconds ago
And Tyler Austin just strolled into the RailRiders' clubhouse. You're now free to shift your focus back to the A-Rod press conference.

 

[Curll]

Got my popcorn, hot dogs, and pop ready.

My money is on A-Rod is undergoing gender re-assignment surgery.

 

[jon abbey]

Amazing this hasn't leaked yet, twenty minutes to go.

 

[hbk72777]

 

[PseuFighter]

Hearing from a source that A-Rod's telling some people that "I got it" when he's really going to fool everyone with a "ha" when he takes to the podium.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Waiting for Bronson Arroyo to come into the room and slap the mic out of A-Rod's hand.

 

[jon abbey]

Right, but this doesn't really matter, since they're trying to keep it secret. They could change it right after the press conference if they wanted, although with Austin and Judge still in Scranton, he's going to be on the roster today. Tuesday will (HOPEFULLY) be another story.

 

[jon abbey]

I'm still going with he retires (or at least leaves NY) after today, and they move him into today's lineup after the press conference.

 

[hbk72777]

Right, but this doesn't really matter, since they're trying to keep it secret. They could change it right after the press conference if they wanted, although with Austin and Judge still in Scranton, he's going to be on the roster today. Tuesday will (HOPEFULLY) be another story.

Yeah, just trying to dig up any nugget of evidence. This is more fun than the announcement will probably be anyway (Even Murti doesn't have a clue what it's about)

 

[cheekydave]

Playing what position?

Jon, the Giambi role, right handed pinch hitter off the bench!

 

[hbk72777]

I'm still going with he retires (or at least leaves NY) after today, and they move him into today's lineup after the press conference.

And then we can start the

 

[54thMA]

wallace matthews ‏@ESPNNYYankees 55s56 seconds ago
A-Rod's teammates were informed this morning that their attendance at the presser is mandatory

Haven't they suffered enough this year?

 

[cheekydave]

Got my popcorn, hot dogs, and pop ready.

My money is on A-Rod is undergoing gender re-assignment surgery.

Sonofabitch I was just posting that ((((

 

[Curll]

Haven't they suffered enough this year?

Mandatory purple lipstick all of September to honor A-Rod.

 

[PseuFighter]

If it's end of season, I wonder what the Red Sox will present him with on 9/18.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Sweeny Murti says he's heard it's retirement but it's not confirmed.

 

[RedOctober3829]

wallace matthews ‏@ESPNNYYankees 8s8 seconds ago
We're told Alex will speak first, take questions, and exit, followed by Cashman and Girardi

 

[IpswichSox]

If it's end of season, I wonder what the Red Sox will present him with on 9/18.

An Arroyo-autographed purse.

 

[hbk72777]

Castellanos broke

wallace matthews ‏@ESPNNYYankees 8s8 seconds ago
We're told Alex will speak first, take questions, and exit, followed by Cashman and Girardi

One thing I will put money on, Cashman will look exhausted as usual

 

[Snodgrass'Muff]

Got my popcorn, hot dogs, and pop ready.

My money is on A-Rod is undergoing gender re-assignment surgery.

Sonofabitch I was just posting that ((((

Haven't we gotten to a point, socially, where this isn't something we should be using to poke fun at someone?

 

[YTF]

Waiting for Bronson Arroyo to come into the room and slap the mic out of A-Rod's hand.

Followed by Tek jumping in and shoving his mitt in his face.

 

[cheekydave]

Joe McDonald ‏@nysportsday 1m1 minute agoBrooklyn, NY
Just heard from a source: Alex Rodriguez is retiring. #Yankees #ARod

 

[YTF]

Joe McDonald ‏@nysportsday 1m1 minute agoBrooklyn, NY
Just heard from a source: Alex Rodriguez is retiring. #Yankees #ARod

If true, question now is will it be effective today or at season's end?

 

[Curll]

To retire after Friday's game

 

[YTF]

MLB Network announcing that Fri 8/12 is his last game

 

[jon abbey]

Final game Friday, then he retires. Joel Sherman guessed it an hour or two ago, good job dude.

 

[cheekydave]

so, do you think they will let him hit again or sit him until then

 

[54thMA]

Regardless of what happens five minutes from now, being a Red Sox fan since 1966 and MFY hater since 1975 (in the late 60's/early to mid 70's they stunk on ice; they came back as an organization thanks to the advent of free agency), this guy is by far the most hateable Yankee ever for me and that's saying something.

My most memorable A-Rod moment is him standing on second base in game 6 of the 2004 ALCS pleading his case and doing a running motion claiming that is how the ball got knocked out, not him swiping at it with those foolish looking Mickey Mouse white oven mitts.

None of his accomplishments mean shit to me; he's a fraud who thinks his shit is ice cream.

He can't retire fast enough.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out you stooge.

 

[jon abbey]

Changed the thread title.

 

[ifmanis5]

YES saying he will have an 'advisory' role with the Yankees.

 

[Buck Showalter]

Final game on 8.12.16

 

[RedOctober3829]

A-Rod will be playing his last game on 8/12 and be released. He will serve a special advisor to the Yankees through next year.

 

[jon abbey]

YES saying he will have an 'advisory' role with the Yankees.

 

[Couperin47]

Haven't we gotten to a point, socially, where this isn't something we should be using to poke fun at someone?

Eventually, as long as the current most famous person to which this applies continues to be and act like a complete horse's ass, it's going to be difficult to take all the rest seriously . Catlin ain't helping...and I say this as a gay man.

 

[hbk72777]

We've had some pretty despicable plays Chad Curtis, Jim Leyritz, Luis Polonia, Mel Hall etc, ARod isn't even close to those

 

[Snodgrass'Muff]

Holy crap. Are they just transferring his remaining salary to that new contract to get it off the books for luxury tax purposes? Can they do that?

 

[jon abbey]

No talk about his 2017 salary, so I assume Hal decided to bite the bullet on that and free up the roster spot.

 

[Buck Showalter]

No way he retires without 700 HR.

ARod will be on another roster in the spring.

 

[RedOctober3829]

The "sendoff" at Fenway this week should be very interesting.

 

[hbk72777]

The money was spent either way, might as well let him go

 

[sodenj5]

He's still going to make all that money as a "special advisor."

 

[jon abbey]

More tears than home runs from Tex and A-Rod this season.

 

[doc]

Haven't we gotten to a point, socially, where this isn't something we should be using to poke fun at someone?

It's not someone, it's ARod


And the Eddie Haskell Rule

 

[LesterFan]

No way he retires without 700 HR.

ARod will be on another roster in the spring.

No one is gonna sign him. He's done.

 

[rembrat]

Why is he retiring again?

 

[bankshot1]

will Joe play him @ Fenway?

 

[YTF]

Guessing that they have come to terms with a portion of that money. Perhaps half? Anyone else think it's really odd that he's sitting there with no Yankee reps at the table?

 

[ifmanis5]

All the crying.

 

[jon abbey]

No one is gonna sign him. He's done.

He's retiring, he is not trying to get signed (and I agree that he probably couldn't, unless Miami decided to carry a tourist attraction with virtually no value).

 

[redsoxcentury]

This is bizarre to retire during August and not at the end of the year. Wonder if he is ill.