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...contract Hicks signed him to in 2000, for a quarter of a billion dollars, is by far the highest ever for an athlete. A-Rod's $252 million over 10 years was negotiated at the height of the '90s irrational exuberance. When the Rangers' performance and attendance started collapsing, Hicks lost his gamble, having to trade ARod while continuing to cover part of his salary. Being known for your salary is a dubious recognition, but ARod handles it smoothly. "I'm proud of my contract," he says, sitting with his wife on the deck of their house...
...Rod will need all the political skill he can muster because he's the symbol of everything people love to hate about those rich Yankees. The Boston Red Sox, after their devastating play-off loss last fall, thought they had secured Rodriguez's services this winter. But negotiations stalled, and Yankees owner George Steinbrenner stole A-Rod as if he were a tire on a Volvo with Massachusetts plates sitting in the wrong part of the South Bronx. And while he's assured of being hated in every other stadium, success in the Bronx isn't a given. "New York...
...first potential trap for ARod is his relationship with Jeter, with whom he'll have to share attention, already Topic A among New York City's sports press. The two have known each other since their teens, but their relationship was strained after an Esquire story in which A-Rod said that, unlike him, Jeter didn't have to carry the burden of being the toughest out in his lineup. Jeter says that the two are friends and that, freed from the public, A-Rod is less uptight. "He fooled you with that one. He's not all that serious...
...puts on a great game. For a 28-year-old, A-Rod comes off as a guy who's lying to impress a date's dad. He collects art (Chagall, Picasso, Monet and Renoir are favorites because "I don't like contemporary art"), can't dance, lists Frank Sinatra as his favorite musician and takes a break every night with friends and family for Breyers Cookies & Cream in the living room. Clay Aiken would get bored of this guy. Teammate Jason Giambi describes Rodriguez in a way that makes him seem programmed. "I've worked out with Tiger Woods...
...Democrats that Mr. Bush has lost touch with the people, a charge that had dogged his father in 1992.” Kerry, on the other hand, has to be careful about how he presents himself with regard to gun laws—”a lightning-rod cultural issue,” says The Boston Globe, “that dogged Al Gore in 2000 and has the potential to swing certain voters in a general election, especially in rural areas and the South...