Alex Rodriguez, Former Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees Star Reportedly Shopping Documentary
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Former Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez is reportedly shopping a new documentary idea about his life around. Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports that Gotham Chopra, who has worked with Tom Brady on projects in the past, would be involved.
First off, with Chopra involved, this has the potential to be excellent. The Tom vs. Time Facebook series about Brady's life and struggles to maintain excellence as he got older was really well done. It painted the picture of Brady as a guy fighting to get the best out of himself even as his family life and Father Time pulled him in different directions.
But as Marchand and "Awful Announcing" rightfully ask on Monday, how good it can be will depend on how much Rodriguez is willing to share about the negative sides of his life.
We've seen Michael Jordan (The Last Dance), Derek Jeter (the Captain) and Brady come out with these kind of things before, and they have full control of the narrative. Will Rodriguez do the same thing or will he talk openly and willingly about steroid scandals, suspensions and his relationship with Jeter?
Will he talk about what it was like to be a baseball villain, boo'd in his return to Seattle and how he was seen as a guy who was all about the money? Will he talk about how much he notoriously cares about his image? Or will he just gloss over all that and get right to the part about where he's come back from it all to be a successful part of Fox Sports and ESPN broadcasts, as well as being a guest star on Shark Tank and owning part of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Here's what Marchand's story has to say on the matter:
If done right and straightforward, it could be tremendous. Since his comeback, Rodriguez’s go-to move is self-deprecation, but that won’t work in a doc. Like a lot of things in his life, you wonder: Why would A-Rod do that? This is not different. Rodriguez’s past is not forgotten, but it is not at the forefront of people’s minds, and with TV gigs at ESPN and Fox, among others, plus being a part owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves, he appears to be doing quite well. Is it really smart to dredge up the past? But if he doesn’t, it won’t be much of a life story.
As a player, Rodriguez was one of the best of his generation, at least until he got mired in the steroid scandals of the 2000s.
He made his debut in 1994 with the Mariners at the age of 18, then proceeded to make the all-star team 14 times, win three MVP awards, two gold gloves, 10 silver sluggers, a batting title and he became a World Series champion in 2009 with the Yankees.
He hit 696 career home runs and drove in 2086 runs. His 696 home runs are fifth on the all-time list behind Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714), and Albert Pujols (703).
At this point, Rodriguez is not in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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