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Input: New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez hit his 660th home run Friday against the Boston Red Sox. (Photo: Bob DeChiara, USA TODAY Sports) 
  
  
  
  
  
 BOSTON -- Just when it looked like everyone was playing nice, getting along better than ever, and even celebrating with one another, along comes Saturday afternoon. 
  
 It's a drama that refuses to end. 
  
 It's A-Rod. It's the New York Yankees. It's the Mayweather-Pacquiao of baseball. 
  
 Rodriguez hits the most historic home run Friday since Barry Bonds became the home-run king in 2007, tying Willie Mays with the 660th homer of his career, but the moment is now shrouded in controversy. 
  
 The Yankees, who were supposed to hand over a $6 million marketing bonus to Rodriguez once he tied Mays, came out publicly for the first time Saturday, saying they refuse to pay it. 
  
 Rodriguez did not make himself available to comment after the Yankees' 4-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox Saturday, but the union is "prepared to intervene on Alex's behalf, spokesman Greg Bouris said. 
  
 This likely means that a grievance will be filed in the next two weeks, which likely will head to an independent arbitrator this winter. 
  
 Let's get ready to rumble! 
  
 The marketing dispute is the first wrinkle in this newly repaired relationship with the Yankees and Rodriguez, and although it won't boil over lawsuits, surely it will lead to further distrust. 
  
 The Yankees, of course, privately told Rodriguez this winter they had no plans to pay his bonuses, and just to make it clear, Yankees GM Brian Cashman made it public for the first time. 
  
 "We have the right, but not the obligation to do something, and that's it,'' Cashman said. "We're going to honor our responsibilities of the contract. 
  
 "So there is no dispute, from our perspective. 
  
 Rodriguez is due $30 million in possible bonuses if he hits five milestone home runs, beginning with his 660th homer. He also can receive $6 million for tying Babe Ruth at 714, Hank Aaron at 755, Barry Bonds at 762, and becoming the home-run king for surpassing Bonds. 
  
 Yet, since Rodriguez was suspended all of last season for performance-enhancing drug use, the Yankees insist they can't market his feats, which voids any bonuses. 
  
 Rodriguez's camp views that as the Yankees' problem. 
  
 The Yankees blame A-Rod. 
  
 The bonuses, negotiated as part of his 10-year, $275 million deal signed in 2007, was billed as a marketing agreement. The Yankees have the "right to designate" the home runs as historical milestones, according to the wording. 
  
 "It's the sole discretion of the New York Yankees to determine whether each of these milestones is commercially marketable as the home-run chase,'' according to the contract. "The Yankees have the right, but not the obligation, to determine whether it's a commercially marketable milestone.'' 
  
 "We have the right,'' Cashman said, "not the obligation to do something. And that's it. It's not you do this, you get that. It's completely different. 
  
 "I'll let the other people above me handle it the rest of the way, but it's not this two [homers] away, three away, four away, and all of a sudden, we're choosing not to do something. 
  
 "If we choose to pursue something [marketing rights], we will choose to pursue it. If we choose not to, it's our right not to. In both cases, we're honoring the contract.'' 
  
 The wording in the contract, the Yankees say, avoids having to pay the bonuses. 
  
 Rodriguez could point to the other wording in the contract that require the Yankees to act "in good faith.'' Yet, since Rodriguez was suspended, the Yankees could argue he's the one who didn't act in good faith. 
  
 The Yankees have shown no effort to market the homer. There are no T-shirts or any memorabilia with Rodriguez and No. 660. How can they, the Yankees say, since it's a tainted feat? Even his home-run ball, collectors say, has almost no value. 
  
 Now, it will be left in the hands of an independent arbitrator to decide. 
  
 "The great thing about contracts, if there are any disputes,'' Cashman said, "there's a system in place to determine if there is some misunderstanding. 
  
 "I don't think there's any misunderstanding. 
  
 I think it's pretty clear. 
  
 "There's nothing to address. He's got a copy [of the contract] too.'' 
  
 Why, if you listen to Cashman, he'll have you believing the team no longer has a strained relationship with Rodriguez. It's business as usual, he says, forgetting as if those lawsuits are all forgotten. 
  
 Cashman, who didn't speak to Rodriguez for fear of legal ramifications while Rodriguez was suing Major League Baseball and the Yankees, says they now have a normal player-GM relationship. 
  
 "He came in and apologized this winter,'' Cashman said. "We accepted it. I thought that stuff was dead and buried. 
  
 "He's been great in the clubhouse. He's been saying all the right things with the press. And we've got a nice thing going on with the club. 
  
 "So there are no issues with us moving forward.'' 
  
 Cashman, to illustrate his point, said he went into the clubhouse Friday night and personally congratulated Rodriguez. 
  
 "He was like a kid,'' Cashman said. "He was just giddy. He was really happy for what he had done, but also, when he did it, because it was a meaningful hit for our club. 
  
 "It was like turning back the clock. I saw his comments where he felt like he was 18 again. And I could tell that was genuine and sincere.'' 
  
 Yet, when asked how Cashman viewed Rodriguez's historic homer, he didn't offer an opinion, much less include that "milestone'' word. 
  
 "I think given a lot of the circumstances,'' Cashman said, "that's for other people to discuss and debate, where and what it means. From my perspective, I just care about him performing on the field for this team. In 2015, I want him to be the best he possibly can to help this team win games. 
  
 "And that's what he's been doing.'' 
  
 Rodriguez, 39, has been the Yankees' biggest surprise this season. He's hitting .243 with six homers and 14 RBI -- just two homers and four RBI shy of the team lead. 
  
 "He's been all business since he's been back,'' said Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner, who lockers next to Rodriguez at Fenway Park. "Last year obviously was very, very tough for him. And tough for a lot of people. 
  
 "But ever since he's been back, he's been all about working hard and trying to help the team. The way he was able to help everyone around him, and kind of rally everyone together, obviously is pretty special. It's a lot of fun watching him work, and playing alongside him.'' 
  
 And if the bonus controversy bothers Rodriguez, well, he's certainly not showing it. 
  
 "I think that will work itself out,'' Gardner said, "he doesn't seem too worried about it. So I'm not going to worry about it, either. He's going to stay focused on what he's got to do on the field. 
  
 "He loves playing the game, and that seems to be all he really seems to care about.'' 
  
 Really, he's been the model citizen, perhaps surprising the Yankees, as much as his play on the field. 
  
 "I didn't know what to expect,'' Cashman said. "He said all of the right things, went about his business in all of the right ways. Obviously, he's performing on the field for us and helped us win games. 
  
 "That's all we've ever wanted.'' 
  
 Just not a penny more, or a penny less. 
  
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 PHOTOS: A-Rod's road back from suspension ||||| Alex Rodriguez may have tied Willie Mays for fourth place on the all-time home run list Friday night with a screaming line drive into the Green Monster seats at Fenway Park, but as far as the Yankees are concerned, nothing has changed. 
  
 According to a source familiar with the marketing agreement the Yankees negotiated with Rodriguez in 2007 that could allow him to earn a series of $6 million payouts for moving up the home run list, the club will not declare the homers a “milestone” and is prepared to go to arbitration to prove they are not marketable as such. The marketing agreement, which states that the Yankees have a right but not an obligation to declare the homers a milestone, is separate from Rodriguez’s player contract, which calls for A-Rod to be paid $61 million through 2017. 
  
 The Daily News first reported the club’s position in January, and according to the source, “nothing has changed. They are fully prepared to demonstrate that the home runs are unmarketable.” 
  
 Yankee GM Brian Cashman addressed the issue with reporters Saturday before the Yankees’ second straight victory over the Red Sox and confirmed that the contract with A-Rod says the club has the right to pay the bonus but not the obligation. 
  
 “We’re going to follow the contract as we follow all contracts,” Cashman said. “There is no dispute from our perspective. We’re going to honor our responsibility to the contract. How it’s been reported — and I’m going to turn the page and I’ll kick it to people above me — and what the contract actually says are two different things. We have the right — but not the obligation — to do something. That’s it. It’s not, ‘You do this, you get that.’ It’s completely different. I’ll let the other people above me handle it the rest of the way. It’s not this, ‘Two away, three away, four away’ and all of a sudden we’re choosing not to do something. We have the rights and not the obligation. 
  
 It’s as simple as that. If we choose to pursue something, we’ll choose to pursue it. If we choose not to, it’s our right not to. In both cases, we’re honoring the contract.” 
  
 If Rodriguez, who claims to have changed his ways after attacking Major League Baseball, the Players Association and the Yankees in his losing battle to prove he was not a steroid cheat, chooses to fight the club’s stance on the issue, he will do so in arbitration. That, says another source familiar with the case, could prove problematic for Rodriguez since the Yankees are sure to ask A-Rod about his testimony to DEA agents last year in which he admitted obtaining performance-enhancing drugs from Tony Bosch’s Biogenesis anti-aging clinic and agreed to become a cooperating government witness. 
  
 Alex Rodriguez hits a line-drive home run into the Green Monster seats Friday night in Boston. (CJ GUNTHER/EPA) 
  
 “He spilled his guts,” according to one source familiar with his testimony. Rodriguez would also likely be asked about his relationship with Canadian physician and human growth hormone proponent Anthony Galea, as well as any other dealings with steroids. Rodriguez testified before a grand jury in 2009 in the government’s prosecution of Galea for bringing unapproved drugs across the border from Canada to the U.S. for the purpose of treating professional athletes. That testimony remains sealed. 
  
 Cashman was also asked about how he thinks Rodriguez views the situation. 
  
 “I have no idea,” he said. “The great thing about contracts is that if there are any disputes, there’s mechanisms for anybody who has a misunderstanding or a misinterpretation. There are procedures in place to have people determine if there is some misunderstanding. I don’t think that we believe there’s any misunderstanding. I think it’s pretty clear. I think our fan base and the baseball public think it’s like game starts; if you get 30 starts, you get a bonus. That’s not how the contract reads. We always honor our contracts. We’re not going to do anything different in this case, either.” 
  
 Rodriguez was asked before Friday’s game how he would handle the club’s refusal to pay the bonuses. “I’ve learned my lesson,” he said. “I’m doing things a different way now. I know those things will work themselves out.” |||||
Output:
It should have been confetti time: Alex Rodriguez hit home run No. 660 last night to tie Willie Mays for fourth place on the all-time list. The Yankees, however, are balking at paying a $6 million bonus for the milestone that was negotiated in the more innocent A-Rod days of 2007, reports the Daily News. The team maintains that it can't possibly market the feat because of A-Rod's steroid scandals, so the pact is void, explains USA Today. "We have the right, not the obligation to do something," says GM Brian Cashman. "It's not you do this, you get that. It's completely different." No word yet on whether Rodriguez will formally appeal.