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Sometimes we're contractually obligated to cover a story. bud_is_wiser sends me an IM saying "okay I set it all up for you, just copy and paste it into Blogsmith."

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Being a normal human being who hates the Yankees and the Red Sox I really don't care what happens to their fans, but when I click a YouTube video and see the combined will of Carl and Harriet Winslow grabbing a lady by her hair at Yankee Stadium I go "oh, ha" and here we are. The original plot of tonight's Dugout involved Ted Jones, but srsly lol who cares about todd jones.

Tonight's end of Summer Dugz is after the jump.

On the surface, everything about Alex Rodriguez's life looks wonderful. He's one of the best players in baseball and is a real threat to break Barry Bonds' hallowed career mark of 762 home runs. He also plays for baseball's most hallowed team, the New York Yankees.

Oh, and he's a gazillionaire. There's just one problem for Alex: He just isn't famous enough. I mean, when was the last time you heard anything about A-Rod? Nobody talks about the guy, which is a shame, and it's probably why Alex has signed a deal with the William Morris Talent Agency.

The William Morris Agency bolstered its sports management business Monday by signing Alex Rodriguez as a client. The New York Yankees star and frequent tabloid piñata will continue to use Scott Boras as his baseball agent and Guy Oseary as his manager.

The global talent agency, which represents Hollywood heavyweights like Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, will work to expand Mr. Rodriguez's portfolio of corporate endorsements. Of particular interest to Mr. Rodriguez, who is not likely to seek another baseball contract, are foreign deals.

"I'm excited to see what we will be able to accomplish together, both domestically and abroad," Mr. Rodriquez said in a statement.

Yes, it's important that Alex gets some endorsement deals overseas because he's going to need money after his soon to be ex-wife takes half his money (did you hear he's getting divorced?). More importantly, though, the William Morris Agency needs to get him some exposure.

Maybe they can hook him up with some celebrity to start dating. That usually does the trick, I mean, look what it did for Tom Brady.

I know how you FanHouse readers must feel right now, you're almost through your work day and you haven't gotten your latest A-Rod/Madonna update. It's frustrating, I know, as you're not quite sure how you're supposed to get through the day without hearing the latest crazy rumors.


Well, I'm sure you've heard the adage be careful what you wish for, because we do have an update for you. There was only one more step this story could have taken that could trump all the insanity that's already happened, and now it's here. Yep, that's right, apparently there's a sex tape.

A sleazy cameraman is trying to flog a tape he alleges shows the singer romping with US baseball hunk Alex Rodriguez.

He is demanding a fortune for the footage he claims was shot with a hidden camera in an apartment allegedly used by the pair for secret afternoon trysts.

Last night Madonna's lawyers said they were "aware" of the lensman's claims but were not commenting.

The beauty of a celebritized situation as attractive to the general masses of society, like the Alex Rodriguez - Madonna ongoing business, is that everyone gets to weigh in. Drive a cab in NYC? Sure thing. Random person on the street? Why not.

Stripper by occupation who has allegedly had sex with A-Rod twice already? Well, we definitely want to hear from you. We think.

"If it's true Madonna has sampled Alex's charms, then she'll know what I mean when I say she's a lucky lady," Candice Houlihan told the [News of the World in London].

"And if not, then I can tell her he is the most amazing lover she'll ever have and she should give it a whirl."

"I truly believe there is rarely no smoke without fire," she told the paper. "If anyone can lure a woman away from her husband, it's Alex."

It just kills me the way Ms. Houlihan drops the smoke/fire line like it's some theologically mind-blowing revolution that Alex Rodriguez, owner of more than $125 million, can get women if he wants to.

Alex Rodriguez has had his name besmirched in the most embarrassing ways lately. Madonna? Lenny Kravitz? Couldn't he and his wife at least find two semi-relevant entertainers to shack up with? Madonna is the best we can do? Joe DiMaggio got Marilyn Monroe, and A-Rod gets Madonna? That just ain't right.

Anyway, we haven't really heard A-Rod's side of things; his comment has been limited to "no comment." Such is A-Rod's new media technique:

"You have to take the good with the bad and not take yourself too seriously," he explained later. "I think that's the one thing that over the first four or five years [in New York], I kept knocking myself over the head, and trying to re-explain myself. If this gentleman asked me that question, I probably would've been here for three or four hours trying to explain my personal life -- and kind of made an ass out of myself, really."

In other words, A-Rod knows that no answer is good enough for the tabloid jackals, so he gives no answer at all. That it took five years for Mr. Rod to figure this out is most shocking. Derek Jeter never answers anything, dude -- why do you think so many people like him?

Also, Jeter gets with, like, Jessica Alba and Jessica Biel and God knows who else. A-Rod gets with Madonna. Sigh.

While most of us will be donning our A-Rod jerseys or Madonna masks tonight at the Airhogs game, the real life Alex Rodriguez is still going through the divorce process with his soon to be former wife Cynthia Rodriguez right now. As we're all incredibly aware, Cynthia is leaving A-Rod because of his repeated infidelity, which quite possibly includes sleeping with Madonna.

Cynthia isn't coming off completely clean here, either, as she's been accused of cheating on Alex with Lenny Kravitz. It's all pretty much insane, really, and it probably couldn't get much more ridiculous than it already is. Well, unless it turns out that Alex is an alien from the planet Quaron-4 and has been sent to this planet to break Barry Bonds' home run record and bring back all our planets muscular blondes.

Of course, that's not likely to happen, but the fact that C-Rod is now saying that A-Rod put wiretaps on her phone and has had her followed might garner your attention.

Scorned baseball wife Cynthia Rodriguez wants to know if her estranged hubby, A-Rod, had her wiretapped and secretly tailed, according to explosive new court documents.

At the end of a largely routine request for financial documents, computer records, property reports and medical bills, C-Rod dropped a legal bomb that accuses Alex Rodriguez of stealing signs.

Minor League Spotlight is the MLB FanHouse's look into baseball's minor leagues. But you probably figured that out already.

It was just a matter of time before one of the many canny marketers working in minor league baseball found a way to make hay of the Alex Rodriguez-Madonna saga. The winner of that race is the Grand Prairie AirHogs of the independent American Association. Tomorrow night they'll be holding A-Rod & Madonna night during their game against the Shreveport Sports.

Couples who share an agent will get $1 tickets to the game as will anyone wearing an A-Rod jersey or anyone dressed as Madonna. No word on what A-Rod himself would have to pay if he came to the game dressed as Madonna but here's hoping we find out what happens. The most inventive part of the promotion centers on one of the team's own players.

The AirHogs will also highlight their own third baseman, Edwin Maldonado, or "E-MAL" and his rumored sightings with various celebrities about town.

The team will also be playing clips from "A League of Their Own" during the game but I'm surprised they didn't go the extra mile and order uniforms with skirts for their players for the game.

(H/T BBTF)

I think that a good rule of thumb is that if you are walking the streets of New York and someone is videotaping you, not to make fun of other people or make what could be regarded as anti-Semitic jokes. Seems simple enough, no?

Well, Mr. October, Reggie Jackson, did not follow the golden rule recently, and was caught on tape by the New York Post. What is caught on tape below is the camera man asking him "why he said that" and then Jackson asking him if he's "Jewish too". Not good, Reg. Not good. Then, Mr. O tells the cameraman (:44) to make sure and let everyone know that he's with his daughter, not his girlfriend, because "he's not A-Rod".



See, this is ironic too, because at the 1:56 mark Jackson talks about keeping relationships with other ladies quiet and on the down low. In other words, the majority of the videotape is a full-fledged nightmare for Jackson. There's nothing particularly damning or hateful about his Jewish remark, but it does seem to perpetuate a stereotype, and I think we all know how those go over.

But, hey, at least there won't be an abundance of media people looking for stories in New York this weekend.

Ken Rosenthal's column on FoxSports.com is usually a good place to find a juicy trade rumor or two. He'll throw in another couple of nuggets from his contacts around the league to round things out and he's very good at providing an insidery look at the game of baseball. He's not quite as good at the moralizing columnist thing, if his most recent work is any guide.

Rosenthal takes Alex Rodriguez to task for choosing not to take part in the Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium tonight. He says he doesn't want to hear about the Derby messing up A-Rod's "precious" swing.

Yes, several recent Derby participants - Bobby Abreu, David Wright, Alex Rios - had their home-run production decline after they competed in the event. But those dropoffs might have occurred anyway. These are the best hitters in the game. They can't adjust?

Now what's a more believable scenario, these are stupid, shiftless players who chose whining over making adjustments or that the Derby affects your swing? The idea that a player should risk a slump and hurting the team that pays his salary to take part in glorified batting practice is a ridiculous one. Rosenthal meant precious as a slight but at $275 million, it seems like a pretty appropriate word.