That's So A-Rod! Alex Hires A TV Lawyer

Alex Rodriguez has hired a new lawyer, and it's MSNBC regular Joe Tacopina. And in his first comments on his client's case, he was as sensationalizing as you'd expect. From the New York Times:

Tacopina said the team had not wanted to see Rodriguez play again and had been engaged in a yearlong campaign to embarrass him and keep him off the field.
During the 2012 playoffs, Tacopina said, the Yankees hid from Rodriguez that a magnetic resonance imaging test had revealed that he had a torn labrum — essentially a hole in his hip — and continued to play him, even though he was struggling mightily.
“They rolled him out there like an invalid and made him look like he was finished as a ballplayer,” Tacopina said.
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Rodriguez learned the extent of his injuries in the off-season, and the Yankees sent him to Dr. Bryan T. Kelly, a prominent surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. Tacopina said Kelly later told Rodriguez that before the operation, Levine told Kelly, “I don’t ever want to see him on the field again.”
“It sent chills down Alex’s spine,” Tacopina said.
Rodriguez asked Kelly if Levine’s comment was a joke, Tacopina said, and was told that “it wasn’t a joke.”

This should be the greatest thing, until the NCAA hires Nancy Grace in their Johnny Football case.
Read more at the New York Times.

That's So A-Rod! Snitching?

CBS' 60 Minutes reports Alex Rodriguez's inner circle leaked unredacted Biogenesis documents to Yahoo! Sports in February. The documents revealed the names of Ryan Braun, Oriole Danny Valencia, Melky Cabrera, a minor leaguer, and A-Rod's own teammate, Francisco Cervelli; all have been suspended. The leak came after the Miami New Times ran documents documenting A-Rod's involvement, which had Braun's and Cervelli's names redacted.
If true, it could be evidence A-Rod not only obtained documents in the Biogenesis scandal, but Major League Baseball could use it as proof Rodriguez tried interfering with their investigation. It would also create issues with his own union, since the CBA states any allegations of use must be handled privately before a public announcement.
Read more at CBS' 60 Minutes.