End of A-Rod

The often talked about, Alex Rodriguez will play his las game in pinstripes tonight.  From Seattle to Texas to New York Alex has come a long way.  He took Steroids, lied about it then interfered with a steroid investigation (could have taken them again) and was suspended 162 games.  Through all of his bad decisions off the field he was a three time MVP with two gold gloves and the Yankees do not win that '09 World Series without him.  After tonights game in the Bronx the Yankees will release Alex who is hitting just .199 with 9 home runs and 30 RBI's in 64 games this (before tonight) season.  Alex will finish his career 4 home runs from 700, if someone wants to sign him they can he is free after tonight.  The Yankees will still pay Alex the 27 million he owed through next year, any team that picks him up would only have to pay him the MLB minimum. Alex is a great baseball mind and will help evaluate the next crop of Yankees.  It seems as though there are two sides to releasing him the Yankees who are not playing him to give to new kids a chance to play who know its time to move on and the fans who want to see him.  I guess that why they announced they would release him last Sunday after tonights game, a little weird I though that when you release a player it was immediate but A-Rod got another four games.  Alex was a great player in his prime who has broken down through the use of performance enhancers and other bad decisions.  I was a A-Rod fan when he came over from Texas but I've gotten tired of him over the years with all the PED talk.  You are free to think what you want about the guy but he did help develop some good ball payers, he watches a lot of baseball and studies the game and the Yankees do not win their 27th Championship without him.