AROD in the House

By Adam Aizer - February 10, 2007

It's a good thing Derek Jeter isn't attending tonight's game, because his "buddy" Alex Rodriguez has dropped in to catch a ball game.

Had Arod decided not to become a major leaguer out of high school, he would have been a Miami Hurricane. So he made it up to UM by donating over $4 million for renovations of Mark Light Field.

By next year, we'll be watching Canes game at Alex Rodriguez Park.

Rodriguez and UM Pitching Coach J.D. Arteaga have been good friends since childhood, and as I visited the UM dugout about an hour ago, Arod and Arteaga were having a pregame chat. Rodriguez usually keeps a low profile around here (he was at last night's game apparently and nobody told me!), so I wasn't able to speak to him. If only he knew my Bar Mitzvah theme was the New York Yankees. He probably would have made some time for me.