Who's the best A-ROD?

I know what you’re thinking. What is this blog doing getting rolled out right after the Super Bowl? Shouldn’t the next blog be about the game itself? What about the Knicks blog I was promised?

To those who dare to hope, I apologize. But, as Michael Scott would say, the timing of the blog is nothing short of predominant. The reason… Super Bowl Sunday was a perfect storm of A-Rodry. There were A-Rods around everywhere you looked. Infused in our conversations, and all over our televisions. The moment at hand had me begin to wonder...which A-Rod is best? The candidates:

·        Alex Rodriguez

·        Aaron Rodgers

·        Andy Roddick

All three made their presence felt during yesterday’s Super Bowl. There were times on Sunday where I thought, “Damn, he’s the man…” about each one of these athletes. Below is the argument for each:

Alex Rodriguez

The original A-Rod. He was given the nickname (publicly) when he came up with the Mariners in 1995, and has gone on to a Hall of Fame career. He had the name first, so that’s a feather in his cap. However, he secures even more momentum in this discussion due to what occurred on Sunday. During Super Bowl XLV, cameras caught a glimpse of A-Rod #1 getting popcorn fed to him by Cameron Diaz. His woman was feeding him popcorn. On national TV. During the most watched broadcast of the year. That’s straight pimp.



"C'mere Alex. Let me place this kernel in between your soft purple lips."  By the way, have you seen my baseball?

Alex has 2600 hits, 613 home runs, 1800 RBI to go along with a .300 lifetime average and a World Series ring. But this past Super Bowl Sunday might have been his greatest public moment.

Aaron Rodgers

In this discussion for obvious reasons. Super Bowl XLV Champions & Super Bowl XLV MVP. Got out of Brett Favre’s shadow in the biggest way possible. At times on Sunday, it looked like the only one who could stop A-Rod #2 was Jordy Nelson. Luckily, Nelson found it necessary to catch 9 of the 15 balls thrown his way, to the tune of 140 yards and a score.

On the left, a Super Bowl MVP. On the right, a total douche. Although less so than Jay Cutler.

Rodgers elevated himself into company with Brady, Manning, and Brees as elite QB’s (stat-wise) who also have a Super Bowl ring. Like A-Rod #1, Rodgers is in the discussion based mostly on his athletic merit. It is said that Rodgers is low-key, humble, and prefers to keep his personal life out of the spotlight (unlike the other two). This makes him an intriguing A-Rod.

Andy Roddick

What’s he doing in this discussion? The oft underachieving tennis star has a propensity to rub me the wrong way. He has been on the US tennis scene for about 10 years, being heralded as “the future” on many occasions. While he has had relative success and made a lot of money, he only has ONE grand slam title under his belt. In terms of athletic achievement, he falls a distant third to the other two.

So, why is he in this company? Those who pay attention know exactly why. Two words. BROOKLYN DECKER. A-Rod #3’s supermodel wife was all over the television this weekend, as her movie Just Go With It was highly publicized this weekend. Adam Sandler and Jennifer Anniston were even on the NFL Network’s pregame show to talk about the movie. Every man in America watching yesterday’s Super Bowl will now go to see that movie. A stroke of marketing genius.



Who cares if Andy Roddick never wins anything important? Brooklyn Decker picks up the slack in the area of A-Rod legitimacy. By the way, I bet you're glad you read this blog right now! How many of you rewound your DVR a few times when this commercial came on last night?

Andy Roddick is above average as a tennis player, but he enters the mix here as a viable candidate because of Brooklyn Decker.

THE "BEST A-ROD" PICK = ALEX RODRIGUEZ

Although I had fun with this, there is only one A-Rod if you are a Yankee fan. Aaron Rodgers is the man of the hour, so I have no problem going with "A-Rodge" instead of "A-Rod". And Andy Roddick....well, he's an underachieving weenie. He moves up a notch (to notch #1) in my book though after this weekend.