ANGELS NOTEBOOK: MONEY NO OBJECT TO GET A-ROD.Byline: DOUG PADILLA Douglas ("Doug") Padilla (born October 4, 1956 in Oakland, California) is a former middle and long distance runner from the United States, who won the overall Grand Prix 1985 and the World Cup 5000m race in 1985. Staff Writer KANSAS CITY Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo. -- There is one more name to add to the list of targets the Angels might set their sights on this offseason. Owner Arte Moreno said Tuesday that he guarantees a major acquisition this offseason. If by major he means big names, it might not get any bigger than Alex Rodriguez. Despite solid offensive numbers this season, Rodriguez is in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of a torturous season when it comes to how the New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. fans have received him. Various struggles also have earned the wrath of the New York New York, state, United StatesNew York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of media. At the July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline, it came up that perhaps Rodriguez needs a fresh start. Judging by the content of an article on Rodriguez for the upcoming edition of Sports Illustrated, that might be true. According to the SI story, a month ago teammate Jason Giambi challenged his teammate to rise to the occasion and told manager Joe Torre to stop coddling In cooking, to coddle food is to heat it in water kept just below the boiling point. The eggs added to a Caesar salad should ideally be coddled. However, coddled eggs are not fully cooked and still present a salmonella risk. the superstar. Johnny Damon said Rodriguez was not getting the job done. One teammate said Rodriguez might need glasses, and another said he appears to be afraid of the ball. No big deal, many Yankees said Wednesday, trying to light a fire under their teammate. Still, it doesn't seem to be going well in New York for the $252 million man unless you consider this: Rodriguez was batting .286 before play Wednesday with 34 home runs and 116 RBIs. Not bad for a scared guy who can't see and is failing his club. When ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network gave considerable air time to the SI story, many in the Angels clubhouse scoffed at the absurdity of a player with Rodriguez's numbers embroiled em·broil tr.v. em·broiled, em·broil·ing, em·broils 1. To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions: "Avoid . . . in a controversy. If money truly is no object, then Rodriguez will find his way to the Angels' wish list. ``The economics aren't going to be any kind of hurdle at all,'' Moreno said Tuesday. Subtracting the part of salary the Texas Rangers will pick up, the Yankees are scheduled to pay Rodriguez $16 million next season. By comparison, Bartolo Colon will make $14 million, while Vladimir Guerrero will make $13.5 million. Rodriguez won't come cheaply. The Yankees figure to ask for no less than Ervin Santana, Scot Shields, Chone Figgins and a high-level prospect. Shuffling crew: The lineup underwent another shuffle when Maicer Izturis was held out again with a tight hamstring. Manager Mike Scioscia said he wanted Izturis to have two days of rest heading into the weekend series at Oakland. Robb Quinlan played third base while Orlando Cabrera took over the leadoff spot. |
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