Honestly Messiah, i am rooting against A-rod. This goes beyond the yankees winning games at this point. I do not want him on MY team. I want him to totally suck. In fact i think the yankees should be benching him now and forever.
Here is the scenario you are forgetting. First inning he dives for a ball in the hole. He fakes injury and is carried off field and because of that bone jarring dive, brings his physical ability to play to an end, Hello Geico, how do you spell Holy Cow (Rizzuto reference for flair) C,O,W, E,I,E,I,O, "dagnabit" Insurance money pays!