According to ESPN, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi reached out to third baseman Alex Rodriguez on Friday to work on their relationship and talk about the future. Friday was the same day CBSSports.com reported that Girardi made a call to Yankee Stadium public-address announcer during the postseason asking that Rodriguez's name not be announced when a pinch hitter was sent up to bat for him. According to ESPN's source: "It was a great conversation,"' said the source, who had been briefed on the content of the call by one of the participants. "Joe could not have been more supportive, and Alex could not have been more receptive." "They've got a really great rapport," the source said. "Alex said, 'You're the boss. You've got to fill out the lineup card. You've got to do what you've got to do.'" Girardi made no apologies but reinforced Rodriguez's value to the Yankees lineup and laid out some expecta...
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