Column: Time to put A-Rod on auction block


                     
              New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez watches from the dugout in the sixth inning during Game 3 of the American League championship against the Detroit Tigers series Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya )
            
                  New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez watches from the dugout in the sixth inning during Game 3 of the American League championship against the Detroit Tigers series Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya )
By JIM LITKE
AP Sports Columnist /  October 17, 2012
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‘‘If I had crystal ball to predict all of that stuff, I'd be a lot smarter than I am,’’ he added. ‘‘I'm not going to go there.’’

Not yet, anyway, and not before this season comes to a merciful conclusion. But Rodriguez lost the fans long ago, and from the sound of things Girardi and general manager Brian Cashman might not be too far behind.

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Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke(at)ap.org and follow him at Twitter.com/JimLitke.end of story marker

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