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Brooks Robinson: Fans, media too hard on A-Rod

Associated Press

Monday, July 24, 2006

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- The gold standard of defensive third basemen has a little advice for Alex Rodriguez, Yankees fans and those who think New York would be better off trading A-Rod: Everybody calm down. Brooks Robinson was in his home state of Arkansas on Monday hosting a celebrity golf tournament, and when the topic of Rodriguez came up, the Hall of Famer was quick to defend the Yankees' star. "I was watching TV last night and I really had to laugh at the guy who said he might be traded," Ro ...

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