Alex Rodriguez gets grief from from Oakland A’s pitcher Dallas Braden for breaking what many consider one of baseballs most sacred unwritten baseball rule. It seems in the sixth inning of the A’s 4-2 victory, Rodriguez went from first to third on a foul ball by Robinson Cano on the way back from third his trip back to first base took him right over the pitcher’s mound, an unspoken no-no that ticked Braden off right away.After a double play ended the inning, the 26-year-old pitcher immediately started yelling at A-Rod.

So A’s fans got to see that one of their young guns not cede any ground or be intimidated by one of the best players in baseball on the defending world champs. You know I am the premier Yankee fan but there’s something to be said for knowing your spot in the game and earning enough capital to call out an eventual Hall of Famer and mark your turf. Did A-Rod try a little bit of intimidation to push Branden off his game? Well I know baseball and it sure seemed that way to me ,however even a Hall of famer should respect and age old custom of not crossing the pitchers mound.

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