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Torre disputes his own words on A-Fraud

January 31, 2009 By NEIL BEST  

Was Alex Rodriguez good-naturedly called "A-Fraud" to his face by Yankees personnel, or was he mean-spiritedly called "A-Fraud" behind his back?

Depends on whom you believe, Joe Torre or ... Joe Torre.

Here is Torre on CNN's "Larry King Live" on Friday night: "The A-Fraud thing was more of a joking-type thing. I know Larry Bowa used to take him out to hit ground balls after he had a...

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