Nice work by Braden and the story with him and his grandmother is truly touching. So awesome for him to share that moment with the woman who raised him and to do it on Mother's Day makes it even sweeter I am sure.
Alex is a dick, he thinks he is above the game and can do whatever he wants just because he has a huge paycheck. He needs to take a few nice fastballs in the square of his back for all those bullshit antics he pulls. He always plays dumb when he gets called out on breaking the written or unwritten rules of the game. Rumor has it that Rodriguez's teammates actually pulled him into the team room to watch the end of the perfect game.