A few weeks back, NY Yankees star Alex Rodriguez talked about his future documentary series on the ‘South Beach Sessions’ podcast with Dan Le Batard. During his talk with Batard, he revealed bits of details on how he is planning to design his story. Although dates and official release time are not yet set, A-Rod revealed it’ll be something “completely different” from Derek Jeter’s 30 for 30 ‘The Captain’ docudrama.
The ESPN and FOX MLB analyst started by talking about his relationship with Jeter and how he “asked me to go to dinner” when his documentary came out. Rather than the toxic relationship struggle painted by the media, A-Rod thinks “we’re in a great place” than before.
Compared to Derek Jeter’s drama, A-Rod believes he will have more volatility. His story will focus on his struggle from childhood to baseball stardom. He admits Jeter’s ‘The Captain’ was “good to watch” but he will be “so completely different.”
His documentary was fun…But in many ways, it was up and to the right. There was a lot of celebration. Mine is going to be a lot of volatility. Alex Rodriguez on ‘South Beach Sessions’ podcast.
Alex Rodriguez admits being not as “disciplined” compared to Derek Jeter during career run
Alex Rodriguez looked back on his relationship with Derek Jeter as it traced back to their teenage years as college prospects and then baseball rivals. He reveals that within their 30-plus year of history, there have been continuous ups and downs, with the media further blowing up their bond negatively.
He revealed feeling NY media obsession over his relationship with Derek Jeter only worsened with time. Needless to say, the whole MLB world at that time looked out for the pair to get juicy details on any further provocation or comments. In Alex Rodriguez’s words,
It was a very meaty story and negativity sells. Big names sell, and the Yankees sell. It was a mega media story… Alex Rodriguez on ‘South Beach Sessions’ podcast.
A-Rod further revealed that, unlike Jeter, he wasn’t “as disciplined” and his actions “created some noise.” On the other hand, he complimented Jeter for doing “a nice job of being super disciplined.” Their opposing personalities were also one of the reasons why the media dug into their story.
A-Rod blames the NY media, noting it was them that may have damaged their relationship more than the person involved. He boldly said that if it had not been for NY or Yankee media, things may not have gotten so out of control over time.
He admitted Jeter was “a great player” as well as a “good teammate”. Regardless, he wishes to mend all relations with Jeter now that they are once again united as media analysts at FOX. A-Rod admitted he regrets some of his actions which may have worsened his relationship with Jeter and hopes to mend them now.
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