Did the benching of A-Rod (and Swisher and Granderson) make sense, especially after the loss of Jeter?

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As the head of the company, Hayward became a lightning rod for public and political anger after the drill rig operated by BP exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in April.

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An offensive, named Rod of Fire, started on April 25th immediately after the Tigers had ended a unilateral truce.

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The banking sector in particular has been a lightning rod for public criticism, after a number of major banks in the United States and Britain received billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded rescue packages at the height of the crisis.

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That means the Sunday "golden oldie" slot - previously taken by the likes of Rod Stewart, Tom Jones and Tony Bennett - will be vacant after organisers said they could not afford Bryan Ferry.

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He had hip surgery in January that is expected to keep him out of action until after the All-Star break, and now A-Rod is being investigated by Major League Baseball regarding allegations that he received PEDs from a Florida anti-aging clinic.

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There were no takers, so after his loss, A Rod was likely brought back to the barn of his trainer, Carlos Martin, where he would have been bathed, walked, and fed.

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They were actually found in 1992 after a dedicated search by Rod Kennedy, a Manhattan writer who has often examined the subject of Brooklyn.

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