Smack Talking: Round 4

Add two more Red Sox players to the chorus of A-Rod critics.
Pitcher Bronson Arroyo, involved in two tangles with Alex Rodriguez last season, said Friday the Yankees third baseman

"was out of line"

when Arroyo hit him with a pitch on July 24 and his reaction helped spark a brawl.
And catcher Jason Varitek said,

"I don't need to boast"

about workout habits. That's what Rodriguez did in an interview last month.
By HOWARD ULMAN, AP Sports Writer
Friday, February 18, 2005
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