Tuesday, Indianapolis, Indiana

Every baseball fan knows that the New York Yankees are more than a baseball team. With the richest winning tradition in their sport, they are also a lightrneing rod for publicity, living in the intense glare of the New York media juggernaut. They are a constant public soap opera whose stories get as much attention as the performance of the team on the field. The antics of the superstar players OFF the field are as much the focus of the media as their athletic statistics. And it seems that there is always a personal story brewing in the Bronx.

Among the many high profile Yankee stars followed by the tabloid as well as the sports media, Alex, “A Rod” Rodriguez is a frequent target of rumors and stores about his turbulent relationships with teammates and the fans. A Rod is among the highest paid athletes in America, as well as one of the most prolific hitters in baseball. But especially since arriving in New York City, he has been a constant subject of off-the-field stories, usually having to do with his complicated relationship with teammates and the notoriously demanding New York fans. But the latest lone is a real beaut! It seems that A Rod has been stepping out on his gorgeous wife with…er…MADONNA!!

Say what!?

Yeah, That MADONNA! The 49 year old whack-job singer, actress-wannabe Madonna has captured the heart of Rodriguez! Here he is, a young 20-something, incredibly rich and good looking stud superstar, smitten by the aging, pretentious pop-princess, publicity hound. A Rod’s wife Cynthia, on news of the shenanigans, filed divorce papers claiming that Alex has abandoned his family.

What in the name of heavens is this morton thinking? The infidelity is bad enough. But are you that shallow that you fall for the cheese ball, posing spirituality of multi-millionaire Madonna…ah…herself a married woman with young kids?

If there was any doubt about Rodriguez’s personal judgement, this seals it. He is now consigned to a laughing stock in popular culture.

Way to go, A … Rod!

Indicators that you have faulty personal judgement:

- At 50 years old, you tell you wife & kids that you’re quitting your job to “make it” in rock music

- For vacation you decide to go camping alone in the Columbian forest

- You cash in your 401K and invest your life savings in a women’s Roller Derby Franchise

- You propose to a woman you met a week after she is released from prison

- A week before starting a new job at an accounting firm you get a tattoo on your face

- Lured by an offer of 5% off the sticker price & 15% financing, you just bought a loaded Hummer

- Despite having no training you climb a pole in your yard to fix a faulty electrical connection

- Although you liver in a tiny, studio apartment in the city, you buy a Saint Bernard dog

- As a joke you streak at the wedding reception of your employer’s daughter

- When your computer emits a strange hum you try to fix it using a hammer