WHICH EXPLAINS THE SUDDEN POPULARITY OF SOAP-ON-A-ROPE IN THE YANKEE CLUBHOUSE:

As wife packs up, is A-Rod out at home? (ADAM LISBERG in Toronto KATHIE KLARREICH in Miami and DAVE GOLDINER in New York, 5/31/07, NY DAILY NEWS)

In New York, A-Rod used to be a regular at the VIP Club, where he always asked for a dancer who performs under the stage name Monique.

Monique is 5-feet-5 with brown hair and brown eyes and has a well-toned, muscular figure, a pal said.

When the stripper jumped over to the Hustler Club, Rodriguez started going there to see her perform and buy sexy lap dances, a source said.

He even took her out for a pricey shopping spree at the Versace store on Fifth Ave., the source said.

A petite stripper at the Hustler Club said A-Rod "likes the she-male, muscular type. They brought me up to the champagne room one time. I spun around once and that was it. I'm not his type."

At the point where femininity turns you off, you've got issues.

Posted by Orrin Judd at May 31, 2007 12:15 PM