COLIN LINNEWEBER

ALEX RODRIGUEZ
New York Yankees regular season statistics compiler and October failure, Alex Rodriguez, passed out during the birth of his daughter, Natasha, 3, in 2004 it was revealed this week on an episode of the YES Network’s “YESterday’s.”

“As tough and big as he seems, he is real wimpy around doctors or any type of medical situation,” Cynthia Rodriguez said. “I was, like, not even having a baby; he was the one. The one nurse had a cold cloth on his head, the other nurse had the blood pressure on his arm and my mother was like rubbing his back — and he is passed out on a couch.
“And I am there, in the middle of labor, and really, I am not being paid much attention to besides the doctor and a couple of nurses. And he is there, moaning. In between pushing, I am going, ‘Honey, are you OK?’ And are you breathing? Are you OK?’”

Granted, if I saw a head coming out of my wife’s box, I may go down like the Titanic as well. But, it is not fair to provide A-Rod with any leeway whatsoever. After all, old purple-lips is a $275 million dollar man who has less RBI’s (1) in the postseason since Game 4 of the ALCS than Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (2). A-Rod’s feeble stomach and lack of composure in the maternity ward three-and-a-half years ago yet again documents his lack of testicular fortitude in any kind of precarious moment. Because of his inability to thrive in pressurized situations, the Bronx Bombers will be hard-pressed to capture their 27th championship in team history at any point until Rodriguez’s contract expires in 2017.

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