Alex Rodriguez's Alternate Reality (About.com)

Alex Rodriguez is a lot of things. Self-centered, check. A liar, check. A steroid user, check. Maybe the best player of his generation, sure. A D&D player, probably not.

Another thing he isn't is a Brave, past or present. But there was a time that it looked far more likely that A-Rod was headed to the Braves to team up with the still young Chipper Jones and the budding superstar Andruw Jones to be the core that would bring in the next ring. Or two. 

This isn't even a maybe. John Schuerholz was ready and the franchise was willing to make this happened. Consider the possibilities and find out...

Just how close were the Braves to signing Alex Rodriguez?