In baseball, as in life, one often gets in the end what one has coming to him.
Alex Rodriguez gets his Friday; an ending, but one filled with more disappointment than glory over an all-time great career that could have been, indeed should have been, so much better, with so much more love pouring out of the cheap seats.
Yankee Stadium may well swell with cheers in recognition of the physical greatness of A-Rod as he heads into a lucrative sunset as a special advisor to the franchise that welcomed him, scorned him, and then welcomed him again during 13 tumultuous years in pinstripes.