"Is this going to be my last year?" Rodriguez said. "I don't think so. Anybody who says that is not telling the truth."Like his manager Jim Leyland says, most guys at 36 are backups or out of the game.
"Most guys 36 are in a backup role or gone," Leyland said. "This guy just keeps going. And he works out one and a half to two hours every morning. I try to talk to him about working too hard and not pushing it. But all he says is that 'maybe' he will cut back a little.He attributes his longevity to a work out regime that he does five days a week, that he started 9 years ago, with his trainer Edgar Diaz.
...Milwaukee Brewers 3rd baseman Bill Hall is not happy with the Brewers for recalling IF Russel Branyan. Hall will be loosing playing time to Branyan because he's struggling (.158) against right handed pitching.
...News out of Oakland has it that even though he's eligible to come off the Disabled List today, the A's will not activated 3rd Baseman Eric Chavez. He's not that far off from returning as he just played his first full game at 3rd for the A's Triple-A team the Sacramento River Cats.
...Boston Pitcher Clay Buchholz is scheduled to make a rehab start on Friday for the Pawtucket Red Sox. The BoSox plan is to not rush him, and putting him in the big league bull pen is not an option, so he could end up staying in the bus leagues for the time being.