And on his first day as a TV baseball analyst, Alex Rodriguez told the unwashed masses — and the Chicago Cubs — how to pitch to Daniel Murphy.
“I would not even mess around with anything inside because a hitter this hot, if you miss by six inches you’re not going to get that ball back,” A-Rod said on FS1’s ALCS Game 3 pregame show. “I would so solely focus on pitches low and away. You want three results. You either want a walk, a base hit or a ground ball to short. You want predictability. If somebody else beats you, we can all sleep better at night.