A-Rod the Centaur

Game 3 of the 2009 World Series is scheduled for today. The Yankees are at the Phillies with the series tied at a game each. First pitch at 7:57 PM.

Most handicappers are saying the Yankees will win in 6 or 7 games. Yankee pitching and the bat of Alex Rodriguez are cited as the winning combination. We'll see. I'm rooting for the Phillies.

Speaking of A-Rod, I saw this interesting bit of sports-figure dating trivia.

A former Rodriguez fling remembers seeing portraits of the slugger, 34, as a centaur hanging over his bed.

"He was so vain," his ex tells Us Weekly. "He had not one, but two painted portraits of himself as a centaur. You know, the half man, half horse figure?"

Adds the ex, "It was ridiculous."

Heh. You can pack a lot of ego into a Yankees uniform.