Alex Rodriguez: Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Josh Rupe gave up a grand slam to Alex Rodriguez over the weekend. Then, he went on a radio station in Virginia and when a radio host called A-Rod a “derogatory phrase,” Rupe agreed, and said indeed A-Rod was a “derogatory phrase.” The Baltimore Sun wouldn’t print the word, but my guess is that it was “douche.” Rupe said it was a “joking” conversation. “I said he was a great player and does a lot of great things. And the conversation was basically, he does some things that are kind of that way — and I agreed,” the pitcher said. [Sun]