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Bernie the Great

So, lately, some of the Red Sox have taken turns slamming A-Rod, with some of the absurdity coming from one Trot Nixon who said that A-Rod will have to win a ring before he is considered a true Yankee. Finally, someone has stood up for Alex.

Surprising to some, I am sure, the generally quiet Bernie Williams, the voice of reason, puts the notion to rest.

Williams offered the first strong defense of A-Rod yesterday when asked for his reaction to the procession of Red Sox players who have bashed Rodriguez over the past week, calling him a “clown” and saying he wasn’t a “Yankee type.” Several Sox implied A-Rod wasn’t a true Yankee because he hadn’t been part of the championship teams of the late ’90s, but Williams said that was a silly sentiment.

“You have probably one of the greatest Yankees that ever wore this uniform, and that’s Cap (Don Mattingly), and who would argue that he’s not a true Yankee?” Williams said. “Still, he didn’t win a World Series here. I just don’t think that’s an accurate statement.”

So, without losing a shred of dignity, Bernie shoots a cannon through that logic and sheds light on the Red Sox inadvertently showing a lack of respect for Donnie Baseball, one of the most beloved Yankees of them all. Nicely done.

In addition to Bernie Baseball, a good nickname for Bernie would be quiet fire.

Via Alex.

This entry was posted on Thursday, February 24th, 2005 at 10:17 am and is filed under Sports. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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2 Responses to “Bernie the Great”

  1. J.R. says:
    February 25th, 2005 at 11:15 am

    I agree with the Red Sox making those comments. Without a World Series ring from the most successful franchise in baseball, how can a player like Rodriguez be considered a ‘true’ Yankee?

    As everyone knows, the Yankees are basically the definition of winning, so if a former or current player hasn’t been a part of that, then I don’t think they’re true.

  2. Patrick says:
    February 25th, 2005 at 12:44 pm

    If there is such a thing as a true Yankee, Don Mattingly is it.

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