I have no doubt that taking a baseball traveling 80-100 mph to the wrist would make me act in a way of which I would not be proud. Knowing that, I’ve chosen not to pursue a career as a professional baseball player. (My little league batting average also was an early warning sign.) Still, there’s something about this image that really cries out to the essence of A-Rod:

I don’t follow him closely, but this is easily the most A-Rod image since this, or maybe this (not counting those glamor shots, of course).