The Yankees are trying to make #BAEROD a thing
GRAND SLAM! #BAERODpic.twitter.com/SU2wAF84ex
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 19, 2015
By JOHN DORN
Last year, we had #RE2PECT. This season, we have #BAREOD.
The New York Yankees' extraordinarily awkward love affair with Alex Rodriguez is in full swing after the 40-year-old belted a go-ahead grand slam Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins. And when the love is real, you get pet names. Like BAE-ROD.
There's no telling if this will actually end up being a thing, but the Yankees are trying like hell to make it happen.
When you deliver in the clutch, you get your own hashtag. http://t.co/49mGZ4PzZm#BAERODpic.twitter.com/vJZ7H8rtkb
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 19, 2015
We can just go ahead and ignore the year-plus that the two sides seemed to be on the outs, with the Yankees refusing to acknowledge Rodriguez's milestones and challenging him to sue.
'Sall good. A-Rod is bae. For the next three seasons, at least.
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