Alex Rodriguez returns to the Yankees this season after a year-long suspension, and the biggest question facing the aging slugger is how sharply his skills eroded during the involuntary vacation. But the second-biggest question facing A-Rod is, of course, whether his loopy handwriting reveals an inner monster waiting to burst forth and destroy the Yankees from the inside.
To probe the latter question, The Wall Street Journal consulted Paula Sassi, a "certified master graphologist," who offered this illuminating analysis of A-Rod's handwritten apology to Yankees fans:
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