A-Rod Might Miss All-Star Game
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by user Romiezzo
Alex Rodriguez has played two games with a strained left hamstring, and the results have him wondering if it's a good idea to keep going.
Rodriguez said Wednesday that he is entertaining thoughts of not playing in the All-Star Game, using the three-day break to rest the injury. With four games remaining until then, Rodriguez said he will seek out manager Joe Torre on Thursday to determine if he should be playing at all.
"I think we have to be smart," Rodriguez said. "The one thing you don't want to do is to keep going out there and get it worse, go into the break and do something that's not going to be helpful for the team. We'll get all our brains together and see what's best."
Rodriguez suffered the injury while beating out a fielder's choice in the sixth inning of the Yankees' game against the Twins on Monday. Since then, Rodriguez has played in both of New York's contests against Minnesota, but he is 0-for-8 in those games and does not have a hit in his last 19 at-bats.
I personally think that it would be in the Yankees' best interest for A-Rod to stay out of the All-Star Game. They want to heal A-Rod as quickly as possible because he's their main offense of the Yankees. He's leading the league in RBIs (80) and home runs (28) and he has a .314 batting average. If you give A-Rod a couple of days off, it might not help the Yankees, but it definitely won't hurt them as opposed to letting A-Rod play. He'll make his decision in a couple of days. We'll see what happens.
