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If you’ve been eagerly awaiting Selena Roberts’ unauthorized book on A-Rod, you’re going to have to keep on waiting. She was adding just a little more–I imagine it has something to do with a steroid revelation and possibly this winter’s antics–but now it’s off to the printer and, no doubt, baseball’s scribes are preparing their tongues for another round of shameful clucking and sad, slow headshakes.

Selena Roberts’ unauthorized “A-Rod” was originally planned for May, then was moved up to mid-April after Roberts, a Sports Illustrated reporter, broke the news that the Yankees slugger had tested positive for steroids back in 2003.

But with Roberts needing more time for the book—which has been completed and was sent to the printer this week—publication was pushed back to late April and now is planned for May 12, according to publisher HarperCollins.

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Japanese baseball in a nutshell

Wither Darrell Rasner? The former Yankees #4 starter was shuffled aside when Cashman brought in some firepower over the off-season and went where Cheap Trick and other once-great American creations go to eke out a living: Japan.

Unfortunately, he’s n0t doing so great there, either.

Making his first start for the Rakuten Eagles, Rasner coasted through the first three innings against the Nippon Ham Fighters, retiring nine of 10 batters as his team took a 4-0 lead.

But in the fourth, former San Diego outfielder Terrmel Sledge hit a two-run homer. Rasner gave up six straight hits, and was taken out after allowing six runs in 3 1-3 innings.

Rasner was 5-10 last season with a 5.40 ERA in 24 games and 20 starts for the Yankees, who sold his contract to the Eagles in November.

His team rallied to win so, perhaps mercifully, he escaped without the loss.

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Jake Peavy is pure awesome stuck on pure terrible

Pity the ace pitcher stuck on the terrible team. Ask Nolan Ryan how much fun it is to be gifted with a thunderbolt for an arm, only to play for a team that struggles to get above .500. So take a moment to feel sorry for Jake Peavy, an amazing pitcher stuck on a terrible team and quite possibly on the cusp of a tremendously dubious record, at least according to one blogger.

Unless he’s traded to a contender by the deadline, Jake ‘n’ Bake will lead the league in ERA and losses.

It would be quite a distinction, because such a statistical perfect storm has happened only once in the history of Major League Baseball since the American League established in 1901.

It really is a pity, too. Having seen the kid pitch, he’s just electrifying, and he gets tremendously frustrated when he’s throwing his heart out and his terrible team is sucking it up anyway.

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The Yankees Are Better Than You And Also Have Nicer Boobs

The Yankees have hit upon a solution to Derek Jeter’s chronic grounding into a double play, which is to make sure absolutely no one is on base when he comes up.

Joe Girardi is considering putting The Captain at the top of the order, thus ensuring slightly fewer rally-killing GIDPs at critical moments.

Jeter swears it is fine, really, he’s not mad.

“It’s exactly the same unless somebody’s on base,” Jeter said. “Some particular inning whoever is hitting ninth leads off and gets on base, then it’s back to hitting second.”

Girardi liked what he saw earlier in spring training when Damon batted second so catcher Jorge Posada, who is coming back from right shoulder surgery, could hit first and get extra at-bats.

Shortly thereafter, he headed towards A-Rod’s padded room with a switch and an angry look in his eye.

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