A-Rod's having a bad stretch, and now all hell's broken loose. Really angry with certain individuals on a Yankees message board that I frequent. Apparently any girl who sticks up for A-Rod does so only because she's a fangirl and believes he's hot. Um, yeah, wtf?? No wonder Boston fans hate us. A good portion of the Yankees fanbase is about as fairweather as you can get. The backlash against A-Rod is out of control. He knows things aren't going well for him. Booing him doesn't make things better. If anything, it's making them worse. Right now, he needs us to have his back, not be on it. Apparently, there are few who believe that.
There was this Duran Duran song I was listening to like crazy when the Steelers were three games down circa Week 13 last season. I think it's time to bring it out again:
It's enough you're growing up in such a hurry
Brings you down, the news they sell you
To put in your mind that all mankind is a failure
But nobody knows what's gonna happen tomorrow
We try not to show how frightened we are
If you let me, I'll protect you, however I can
You've got to believe it'll be alright in the end
You've got to believe it'll be alright again
Fighting because we're so close
There are times we punish those who we need the most
Though we can't wait for a savior
Only got ourselves to blame for this behavior
And nobody knows what's gonna happen tomorrow
We try not to show how frightened we are
It would seem lonely - if you were the only - star in the night?
You've got to believe it'll be alright in the end
You've got to believe it'll be alright again
And nobody knows what's gonna happen tomorrow
So don't let go, now we've come this far
Hold my hand please, understand me - we're never alone
We've got to believe it'll be alright in the end
Nobody knows
You've got to believe it'll be alright my friend
Nobody knows
And yes we believe it'll be alright again