Sports media needs to drop this story ASAP. Is this really newsworthy? Rodriguez volunteered that he and Jeter are no longer the close friends that they once were, but remain friends that don't hang out much anymore. Stop the presses! We have a friendship that is not as close as it once was.

I need more than two hands to count how many friends of mine have become less a part of my life over the years for various reasons; none of which involve conflict. People come and go in all of our lives. Best friends can change like the seasons. And now the media is scutinizing the friendship of two high profile baseball players? It's been scrutinized in the past, and said to be far worse than it is. Then A-Rod comes out and says they aren't best friends, but still get along great. And that's news? Call me when they actually DON'T get along and I'll love to read about it.

Didn't we have the NBA All-Star weekend? The Daytona 500? Coaching moves in the NFL? Not even a slow news day and writers have to create something out of nothing. Kudos.

Fellow Yankee fans, I do not understand you at all. Why do you boo this guy so much? It's obvious that he is an incredibly sensitive guy who wants nothing more than to help his team win. It even looks like he may break into tears sometimes during home games. The bottom line is that the booing is making him play worse. We are in a pennant race and none of you are helping our chances by getting on one of the guys we need most. Whether he has a bad game or a good game, you need to support him and stand behind him. Besides, his numbers aren't that far off from his carreer averages, and last I heard, he was among the league leaders in game-winning RBI's.