The audio of #AROD with Mike Francesa will be posted on http://t.co/KaGTAJj7T6 shortly following the interview. #Yankees #MLB #NYY
— WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660) November 20, 2013
Beleaguered Alex Rodriguez gave a doozy of a surprise radio interview to WFAN sports host Mike Francesca this afternoon. #AROD was trending nationwide on Twitter and the animated conversation had baseball fans buzzing.
If Francesa took tomorrow off and played the #ARod interview in a loop from 1-6, he'd have the highest rated radio show in history. #WFAN
— John Hoey (@JohnnyHoey) November 20, 2013
Mike Francesa probably just scored the highest radio show rating of 2013 with one interview. #WFAN #ARod
— John Hoey (@JohnnyHoey) November 20, 2013
Rodriguez denied using performance-enhancing drugs again.
Oh, pleeeezzzz MT: @SportsCenter ARod in radio interview denies PED use. "This is my life. This is my legacy. I'm part of history." #ARod
— TRUMP 2020 Old Biddy (@WhipperSnacker) November 20, 2013
He repeatedly invoked his family.
.#Arod has mentioned his daughters more times in this interview than he has the past 5 years, #hookerinhotel @MikeFrancesaYES
— Stephen Ciaccio (@SChach17) November 20, 2013
Many listeners heard a trainwreck:
@DanFosterType Did you hear ARod on WFAN now with Francesca? #trainwreck
— The Meturgeman (@HaMeturgeman) November 20, 2013
@DanFosterType Mike is arguing with ppl now whether ARod is awesome or not. ARod comes off sounding like a jerk, to me. And a liar too.
— The Meturgeman (@HaMeturgeman) November 20, 2013
https://twitter.com/Real_AngelGomez/status/403274280462319616
Sorry #ARod YOU are the liar and farce, too bad you got caught huh. #SayGoodByeToTheHall #AsteriskOnALLYourNumbers #rt #espn
— SnapperKnowsBest (@SnapperKnows) November 20, 2013
Seriously, how is that little prat not just banned from the game for life? He's an ass and he makes the whole sport look bad. #MLB #ARod
— Michael Graziano (@voretaq7) November 20, 2013
https://twitter.com/ONEMlC/status/403271613590036480
https://twitter.com/s_kelley9/status/403279193766522880
Others were sympathetic:
Feel bad for AROD
— Brian (@WokenBee) November 20, 2013
this whole ARod situation is getting out of control and ugly quickly. I actually feel bad for the guy. they're trying to take advantage
— Matty Mays (@MattyMays) November 20, 2013
https://twitter.com/SteveJanoski/status/403270020043534336
And at least one listener was just…confused.
https://twitter.com/bbbmariaxo/status/403272129535557632
Then there’s the tough-noogies corner.
https://twitter.com/ChuckThompson2/status/403216180350963712
Alex Rodriguez is a cheater and will always be known as a cheater. He took PEDs and is trying to deny it. Why? Because he is a coward.
— Peter Ingemi (@peter_ingemi57) November 20, 2013
Birds of a feather…
https://twitter.com/CoachJodySmith/status/403271089604030464
If lance Armstrong played baseball his name would be Alex Rodriguez. #liars
— @ me next time (@Astott) November 20, 2013
Francesa going with the "Did ARod fail a test!" Defense. Hey Mike did Lance Armstrong???
— Dan O'Leary (@DanOLeary25) November 20, 2013
https://twitter.com/EagleyeSports/status/403276453821034496