A Rod is here to stay.

• Rodriguez continued to get hammered in today's papers: George Vecsey writes that the Yankees should just say no.
• Hank Steinbrenner's stance caught A-Rod off guard, writes John Harper, and A-Rod was so mad that he considered suing Boras. A-Rod felt the wrath of fans, writes Mike Vaccaro.
• Many in baseball are thrilled that Boras blew this negotiation, writes Bill Shaikin.
• A-Rod has repudiated Boras, writes Murray Chass.
• A-Rod realized Boras had turned him into the most reviled figure in sports, writes Bob Klapisch.
  
• The Steinbrenner sons got the best of Boras, writes Mike Lupica.
  
• All sides fumbled this, writes Ken Davidoff.
  
• Wallace Matthews thinks this is a negotiating ploy.
  
• Things are moving along in the negotiations, Hank Steinbrenner tells Tyler Kepner.
  
• The A-Rod signing does seem to clear one potential suitor from the Mike Lowellback to Boston -- although the suggestion has been raised, within the Yankees' organization, to sign Lowell to play first base.
  
• The Yankees are still talking with Lowell, writes George King.