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Arod traded to Yankees
Foxsports.com

Posted on 02/14/2004 1:44:31 PM PST by YankeeMagic

-Rod reportedly traded to Yanks Print story AIM story Email story FOXSports.com Posted: 2 minutes ago The Yankees and Rangers have an agreement in principle on a monster trade that will send shortstop Alex Rodriguez to New York in exchange for Alfonso Soriano, Newsday is reporting.

No announcement is expected Saturday since there are still a few minor details to work out, but both sides are confident those won't hold up the deal. Rodriguez, the AL MVP, would be moved from shortstop to third base by New York, seeking to fill the hole created when Aaron Boone hurt a knee last month in a pickup basketball game, an injury that will require surgery. Derek Jeter, the Yankees' captain, would remain at shortstop.

The Yankees are expected to send a minor-league pitcher along with Soriano to Texas to complete the deal.


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KEYWORDS: arod; baseball
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Wow
1 posted on 02/14/2004 1:44:31 PM PST by YankeeMagic
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To: YankeeMagic
From ESPN
Saturday, February 14, 2004


ESPN.com news services
NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez will be playing third base for the Yankees this season, alongside shortstop Derek Jeter, if Newsday is to be believed.

Arod at 3rd?
2 posted on 02/14/2004 1:48:03 PM PST by YankeeMagic
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To: YankeeMagic
Before anyone gives you crap- you didn't post this to breaking. You posted it to chat/sports.

I moved it here. Any abuse should come my way.

The sports fan in me knows how big a story this is.

3 posted on 02/14/2004 1:50:08 PM PST by Lead Moderator
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To: YankeeMagic
That would be stupid. ARod is twice the defensive player that Jeter is. I can see it for political reasons, but Jeter should immediately defer to ARod.

Who plays second now? Not that it really matters. What an infield.

4 posted on 02/14/2004 1:51:13 PM PST by William McKinley
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To: Lead Moderator
Huge news
5 posted on 02/14/2004 1:52:27 PM PST by My Favorite Headache (I Stand With Alex Lifeson)
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To: Lead Moderator
Crap! I didn't know you could say crap!
6 posted on 02/14/2004 1:52:27 PM PST by steveo (Alwyas use you're spell checkor)
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To: steveo
LOL
7 posted on 02/14/2004 1:53:08 PM PST by ConservativeMan55 (You...You sit down! You've had your say and now I'll have mine!!!!)
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To: steveo
LOL...somebody call Michael Powell!
8 posted on 02/14/2004 1:53:21 PM PST by ConservativeMan55 (You...You sit down! You've had your say and now I'll have mine!!!!)
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To: Lead Moderator
I'll second that -- in fact, this probably means that everybody in baseball is now playing for second best ... just the way George likes it.

*sigh* - (Braves fan)

9 posted on 02/14/2004 1:53:29 PM PST by alancarp (NASCAR: Where everything's made up and the points don't matter.)
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To: YankeeMagic
Yankees haven't won a World Series since Hillary Clinton won the Senate.
10 posted on 02/14/2004 1:54:20 PM PST by ServesURight (FReecerely Yours,)
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To: YankeeMagic
You guys actually have that much money?
11 posted on 02/14/2004 1:54:39 PM PST by Polybius
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To: YankeeMagic
Interesting. Texas has a well-earned reputation for giving away the store in trades, and this one immensely strengthens a division rival while giving them none of the pitching help they so desperately need. At least Texas (apparently) dumps A-Rod's league-leading salary.

Summary: The Strangers get yet another wedgie from the Yanks, this time off the field. A-Rod is a good fit for the Yanks and Soriano is a beast, but this is gold-plating of the deck chairs on the Texas Rangers Titanic.

12 posted on 02/14/2004 1:55:07 PM PST by Johnny_Cipher (Making hasenfeffer out of bunnyrabbits since 1980)
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To: YankeeMagic
Ah, what a great Red Sox-crushing day this is.
13 posted on 02/14/2004 1:55:07 PM PST by Timesink (Smacky is power.)
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To: YankeeMagic
Saw a report on ESPN.com that these discussion went into the night last night - I certainly didn't expect it to break this soon (if it is so).
14 posted on 02/14/2004 1:55:09 PM PST by TexasNative2000 (Live dangerously)
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To: Lead Moderator
Abuse report to #3...

this is just rumour. Prolly from that right winger Drudge.
15 posted on 02/14/2004 1:55:21 PM PST by Neets (Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining.~)
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To: YankeeMagic
Bye bye Sorry Ano!!!!!! Welcome ARod!!!! It was just a matter of time based on his sorry play in the World Series.
16 posted on 02/14/2004 1:55:46 PM PST by WestCoastGal ("Hire paranoids, they may have a high false alarm rate, but they discover all the plots" Rumsfeld)
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To: YankeeMagic
The Yankees may end up giving the Phils trouble if they can get by the Red Sox again.
17 posted on 02/14/2004 1:55:46 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: YankeeMagic
I can hear the city of Boston saying "Oh F-ck!" right now...lol.
18 posted on 02/14/2004 1:56:07 PM PST by My Favorite Headache (I Stand With Alex Lifeson)
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To: Lead Moderator
I'm afraid I'll have to report you for moving this story to breaking news ... LOL

(ducking and running away ... LOL)
19 posted on 02/14/2004 1:56:29 PM PST by Bobby777
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To: TexasNative2000
T.R. Sullivan is breaking it on The Startelegram sports page.
Says Soriano will probably play center field.

So long Team Captain, we hardly knew ye.
20 posted on 02/14/2004 1:58:19 PM PST by dtel (Texas Longhorn cattle for sale. We don't rent pigs.)
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