DBAHO Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Alex Rodriguez made his greatest catch of the year on Tuesday and it didn't involve a glove or a ball. The Yankee third baseman said he was hurrying across Newbury Street near the Bombers' team hotel around 3:30 p.m. when he looked up and saw a young child running into the crosswalk, oblivious to the traffic that was coming toward him. Thinking quickly, A-Rod reached out his hand and grabbed the boy as a car whizzed by, nearly hitting both of them. "He's done, game over, no question," Rodriguez said when asked what he thought would have happened if he hadn't been there. "It was going to be ugly. ... That was a train wreck about to happen. "I almost got it too," he said. The boy, 8-year-old Patrick McCarthy, was doubly grateful - he was already a fan of A-Rod and the Yanks, and reportedly has tickets to see the Bombers in the Bronx this week. "This guy just put his hand in front of me and stopped me. ... He said, 'Whoa, watch out, buddy,'" McCarthy said in a television interview yesterday. "I was like, Wow! Like I was shocked, because he's my favorite player on the Yankees." Rodriguez said the boy seemed to have no idea about the near-disaster he avoided and surely wouldn't have seen the car because a truck was parked right by the curb. The boy's mother thanked him, he said, as he continued on his way. A-Rod said he didn't stop to talk to the people and wasn't even sure they knew who he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiff Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWiN4PreP Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkeyKongerko Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Like out of a movie or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangercal Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Did arod have his purse during all of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ Apr 15, 2005 -> 11:28 AM) Like out of a movie or something. apparently superman the way that story was written... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 QUOTE(rangercal @ Apr 15, 2005 -> 10:38 AM) Did arod have his purse during all of this? hahahahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Great story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFanForever Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 QUOTE(rangercal @ Apr 15, 2005 -> 04:38 PM) Did arod have his purse during all of this? I wonder if he gave the boy his "lady slap" as punishment. Anyways, good story. Great to hear something like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 That purse so goes with my shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Great stuff. Arod is a guy I never wanted to see go to the Yanks cause he's a class player and a hell of a talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Glad to see a good story come out of baseball. : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Say what you want about arod and his contract but he's been a class act throughout his career. Great job Arod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChWRoCk2 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 cant stop laughing at the picture of him with the purse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Didnt that chick from CSI just do something like this too....famous people get everything dont they Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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