I first wrote about this over a year and a half ago, when Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez was breezing past Bobby Thigpen's single season saves record, and acting like every one of his single-inning outings was the equivalent of achieving world peace and curing cancer at the same time.
Now, even his own teammates are tired of his attitude, including his ridiculously over-the-top celebrations every time he manages to make 3 outs in a save situation.
Last year, Yankees reliever Brian Bruney confronted him about it. This year, his teammates are less than thrilled with the way he complains in the bullpen, and his overall attitude among the team.
This guy's a supremely talented pitcher, and he always wants the ball in big situations, but it's all of the other times when you have to look at him and wonder how he might be hurting his team. Whether through his teammates getting beaned in response to his celebrations, or just having a bad attitude in general, he needs to realize that he's just a one-inning pitcher, and he should behave accordingly. Take a page out of Mariano Rivera's book, K-Rod, and pretend you have some class.
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