A-Rod Says He Played Like a Dog and Smells Like One Too
(Associated Press) 10/11/05

While the entire Yankee organization will have a lot of criticism to respond to this off-season, one Yankee that will have to answer many of the critical questions is Alex Rodriguez.

"I played great baseball all year, and I played like a dog the last five days. I can't put it into words. This is as low as it gets. I felt good, I saw the ball well," Rodriguez said. "If I would have contributed some, maybe we would be moving on to Chicago."

This maybe true, but many people wonder if he may have played better with a little more positive reinforcement, such as a Milkbone or two."

Ceasar Milan, famed dog behaviorist and star of National Geographic's show, "The Dog Whisperer" has some advice for Yankees management. "Positive reinforcement isn't always the way to get a dog like A-Rod to produce in crucial times. Sometimes when dogs have an ego as big as Alex Rodriguez, they just need a good kick in the ass to show them whose boss."

Maybe Joe Torre should have been waiting for A-Rod with a rolled up newspaper after he hit into a crucial double-play in the ninth inning.

The question remains if Alex Rodriguez will lift is leg and leave his mark on the Yankee organization with a World Series Championship or is he just going to take a big dog dump on the whole thing?