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How the Red Sox Nation Turned A-Rod into a Sympathetic Figure

class="ui-droppable">We all know the controversy surrounding Alex Rodriguez and saw the situation escalate to a new level Sunday night on ESPN. A-Rod was treated how you’d expect a rival player to be treated on the road, only much worse.

The polarizing Yankees third baseman was drilled by Ryan Dempster in the second inning, and Fenway Park roared with thunderous applause as if the team had just won the World Series. Seldom has there been such a reaction to a player getting hit, and one has to consider the last time anyone saw this kind of reaction towards a hit by pitch.

However, the way Alex was treated yesterday at Fenway was simply pitiful. I understand why the Red Sox fans were cheering—and A-Rod put himself in that situation—but ...

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