Yankees Minor Leaguers Taking To 'Real Cool' Alex Rodriguez

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  1. Sportsguy

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    The teammates at his latest minor league stop have spent two games getting to know Alex Rodriguez.

    And despite fans' boos and a 1-for-9 overall showing, they like him just fine, saying he's gone beyond acting like one of the guys to making an extra effort to talk baseball and share his knowledge of the game.

    "It means a lot just to watch what he does and learn from him," said Tampa third baseman Peter O'Brien, a 22-year-old University of Miami product. "He's been a real cool, down-to-earth guy. The way he carries himself is neat to see. He's a big-time pro, one of the best to ever play the game, and you can see it. He's so easy and smooth. He lets the game come to him."

    The road hasn't been kind to Rodriguez during his stint in the Florida State League amid a rehabilitation assignment with the Tampa Yankees, which shifts to the New York Yankees' spring training home in Tampa beginning Tuesday. He's been limited to one hit, has been hit by a pitch, was nearly beaned and was booed loudly during each of his at-bats at Space Coast Stadium on Sunday.

    Source: ESPN New York
     
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