Interesting Point

I think anyone who follows baseball is aware that the fans in New York have been all over Alex Rodriguez. The booing has been deafening. But has it been warranted?

A caller to WEEI in Boston brought up an interesting point - A-Rod isn't struggling as much as Jason Giambi but Giambi's getting a free pass.

A-Rod in July - .291 BA/ 5 HR / 17 RBI / .902 OPS
Giambi in July - .194 BA / 4 HR / 15 RBI / .707 OPS

I think the fact that A-Rod has 21 K's in July to Giambi's 16 hurts the perception of A-Rod as does all the errors in the field - A-Rod leads all AL 3rd basemen in errors with 18 (Mike Lowell of the Red Sox has just 4). However, Giambi rarely plays the field but is still tied for the lead among AL 1st basemen with 7 errors. Most people agree that Giambi is a stone hands fielder.

Many people think that A-Rod is the Yankees' highest paid player but Giambi will paid $19 million this year by the Yankees - A-Rod counts for just $14 million on the Yankees' books (some money is deferred and some will be paid by Texas).

I think people just don't like A-Rod and that's why he gets booed. Know what? I don't like the phony either.