Wallace Matthews Tells Us Alex Rodriguez is Not Lou Gehrig
Today, Wallace Matthews tells us that A-Rod is not Lou Gehrig and then manages to criticize A-Rod for trying to come back from a hip injury to help the Yankees win games. Its a nice balance. Of course if A-Rod didnt play for the Yankees anymore then who would Wallace and the rest of the New York sports media pick on? This column is. Get it? It was written on Independence Day and thats exactly what the Yankees wont be getting from Alex Rodriguez. This is��.
Roto Roundup: Alex Rodriguez, Mike Trout, Kris Bryant and.
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports. Last night, Trout didnt want Alex Rodriguez to be the only major league hitter to show off his power, as he went 2-4 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI in the Angels 6-3 win in Houston. Through ten. Look, I know Bryant will hit for power this season, but he will struggle at the plate as he showed yesterday.. The strikeout rate will come down as the season progresses, and when it does, we could see a nice breakout season from Harper.
Ranking the baseball milestones and records we want to fall.
Alex Rodriguez still has a shot to be the all-time home run king. Where does that chase rank among some of the other milestones in baseball?
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Unexpectedly, Alex Rodriguez has exceeded expectations
���It would be an honor for me to be named to the All-Star Game,��� Rodriguez said in the visiting clubhouse at Camden Yards Friday, at the same locker where David Ortiz stood the day before. ���The fact youre even asking me. Anthony Gruppuso/USA Today.
Postgame notes: ���I still have a headache from it���
���I cant come back for the game. I think one of the reasons is that.��� So Pirela and Headley didnt communicate very well, and rogers couldnt recover from a misplayed popup, but what in the world was going on with Betances who gave up a hit and two.
Alex Rodriguez: I didnt know this day would come ��� USA.
Alex Rodriguez: I didnt know this day would come USA TODAY NEW YORK ��� Alex Rodriguez skied a first-pitch, 95-mile-per-hour fastball from Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander into the right-centerfield seats for his��.
The ballad of Alex Rodriguez - Pinstripe Alley
Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports. Barry Bonds juiced his way to the home run crown, but A-Rod turned steroids into a multi-year media circus with some Madonna and Mike Francesa mixed in. He was the. We all wondered how Alex would be received this season.. Its excellent and gives you a look inside the world of a man who never got the chance to learn to be an adult, a man who has always trying to live up to something he didnt quite understand.
Yanks put an end to Os 6-game win streak
BALTIMORE (AP) ��� The Baltimore Orioles hope they wont have to wait another 10 years before trying to put together a seven-game winning streak. A rocky fifth. ���I think were definitely starting to hit our stride and thats big for us,��� first.
We Know A-Rod Lied and Cheated, but does it Matter?
Alex Rodriguez is the modern day Barry Bonds. No hes not the home run king (yet), but Alex is about to join an elite group of players. A-Rod when he does get his 3,000th hit will join Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Eddie Murray, and Rafael Palmeiro as the.
The Astros know it: They - and Carlos Correa - are kind of a big deal
Sure, he wished his debut came in a victory, but plenty of those will come. Why, he wasnt even the least bit nervous. The only time he got emotional, he said, was seeing his family for the first time since spring training. ���That got to me, Correa.
Alex Rodriguez on Bryce Harper: ���I like how relentless and.
USA Today Sports. New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez knows how it feels to get a ton of hype. Rodriguez was once one of the best shortstop prospects ever. He has been compared to Harper in terms of numbers that Rodriguez. ���I like how relentless and how aggressive he is; you dont see that often these days,��� Rodriguez said.. When he was coming up he didnt have to deal with the media pressure and fan pressure on social media like Bryce has.
Pregame notes: Ellsbury not progressing as quickly as hoped
More recently, the Yankees started to hope it might be a little quicker -- that Ellsbury could report to Tampa this week, maybe get into rehab games in a few days, and come back before the end of the month -- but its not going to happen that quickly.
Saturday Links: A-Rod, YES, NYCFC, Nicaragua, Mustaches
Once the Yankees formalize this decision, then A-Rod has a set period of time ��� 30 days, according to one source ��� to file a grievance.. The Yankees will have to prove they utilized good faith in declining to declare A-Rods 660th homer a milestone.. Besides, you know they were hoping he didnt hit the two homers in Detroit just so they could get the attendance boost on the homestand.. By far the best player to ever come out of the country is Dennis Martinez.
In 2011, most of America celebrated US women as World Cup champions
Hope Solo got to dunk George Lopez into a vat of freezing water and barely slept for three days as she hopped the television circuit, while receiving a marriage proposal from an 85-year-old and a prom invitation from a 17-year-old high schooler.
Rodriguez: 10 Things You Dont Know About the Searching.
He didnt watch the Oscars, hes making millions on the road and more.. Lester Bangs Comes to Life Onstage in How to Be a Rock Critic. 2 days ago.. But while Searching for Sugar Man (soundtrack and DVD now available) is a fantastic film, it only grazes the surface of Rodriguezs life story.. Searching for Sugar Man director Malik Bendjelloul begged Rodriguez to attend the Oscars, but he refused, feeling it would take the attention away from the filmmakers.
Postgame notes: ���Didnt really have much of a chance in his last at-bat���
There was no milestone, and that was kind of the point. Those werent cheers that filled this stadium. They were chants and boos directed at a 27-year-old pitcher who seemed far more willing to hit Alex Rodriguez than give up a hit to him. Alex.
A-Rod makes Spring Training debut, goes 1-for-2 in first.
A-Rods day got off to an ominous start as he swung through a pair of 91 mph Kevin Slowey sinkers in his first at-bat before hitting that soft line drive single. His third. If nothing else, at least now we know Alex hasnt gone blind. From what I.. Read an article in USA today. Bob Nightengale? Did I spell that correctly? He was talking about the 1st few days of camp. All the autograph hounds flocked to him and all the fans present cheered him. Im just surprised by that.
MLB Daily: The Bronx Cheers for A-Rod; Dodgers Win on.
USA Today Sports Media Group �� facebook �� twitter. Few, Mike Francesa aside, would have predicted A-Rod would have immediately become a fan favorite in New York coming back from his year-long suspension, but it happened.. However it shakes out we can remember that for one June evening an unknown Marlins reliever got the WWE ���asshole��� treatment because he didnt want to pitch to him... Jason Day Suffered Dizzy Spell on 9th Fairway at U.S. Open��.
Alex Rodriguez: I didnt know this day would come
NEW YORK ��� Alex Rodriguez skied a first-pitch, 95-mile-per-hour fastball from Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander into the right-centerfield seats for his 3,000th career hit in the first inning on Friday night. The entire Yankees bench emptied for.
Alex Rodriguezs Biogenesis suspension hearing - SB Nation
Good work, Alex. Now no one will ever know. Your secret is safe with Cousin Yuri. The Daily News also reports that Rodriguez could be called in to testify against Sucart in the trial, which would be a new wrinkle in a Federal crusade thats seen Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens.. Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sport Continue.. Judgement day is coming soon for Alex Rodriguez, who will reportedly receive a lifetime ban if he doesnt agree to a plea deal with MLB.
Get to know your Orioles: Manny Machado - Camden Chat
Joy R. Absalon-USA TODAY Sports. Admit it!. His mother, Rosa, worked two jobs and usually only spent time with Manny on Saturdays, but eventually that would be the day of the week that Mannys baseball games were.. Manny would come over Yonders house nearly every day. The two would. Sport other than baseball: basketball; How he chose his number: He wore number 3 as a kid for Alex Rodriguez but also was given number 10 many times as a child.
Guthrie roughed up by Yankees, Royals lose 14-1
Still, the Kansas City starter didnt think he was this bad.. Alex Rodriguez singled and Mark Teixeira walked before McCann hit a liner to right that Paulo Orlando nearly caught with an impressive leap at the wall.. Royals: Vargas (strained.
Royals ruling All-Star voting for multiple reasons, all legit
There were far too many years when this franchise wouldve been happy to land merely a couple of players on the American League All-Star team. So today they want the world to know they arent apologizing for dominating the fan voting for the Midsummer .
Re-living Derek Jeters sopping wet 2014 tongue bath - The.
Flowery prose and childlike awe flowed from the keyboards of old white men who, on other days, would come down on players like Yasiel Puig or Bryce Harper for playing with too much brashness... Its where the great Jeters frenemy Alex Rodriguez first told us about Boli, the loosey goosey days of Texas and his cousin the culprit.. I didnt know what was happening at first, said Jeter, who went 2-for-5 as the Yankees beat the Red Sox, 14-5, Thursday night.
Cashman Confirms Yankees Will Not Pay A-Rod Home Run.
Yankees GM Brian Cashman confirmed long-standing reports that the club does not intend to pay Alex Rodriguez a $6MM ���milestone��� marketing bonus for his 660th home run, as Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. ���We have the right, but not.. Plus, theyre trying to claim they didnt know anything about his PED use in 2007? Seriously, come on. Reply. NickinIthaca ��� 2 months ago. Yeah ��� not sure why theyre deciding to rock the boat during the season. Reply.
Greek crisis summit called after talks fail and bank fears grow - as it happened
Some ���2bn of deposits have been withdrawn from Greek banks so far this week ��� including a record ���1bn yesterday ��� triggering fears that a breakdown in talks would spark a further flight of funds. The German leader Angela Merkel, French president.
Bee Gees Barry Gibb: The Last Brother | Rolling Stone
Its possible you have some vague awareness of their vastly underrated early work, like To Love Somebody, which they wrote for Otis Redding, who died before he could record it, or Lonely Days, which could be an. Gibb, 67, lives in an exclusive enclave in North Miami Beach called Millionaires Row, and his neighbors include Alex Rodriguez, Lil Wayne and some Miami Heat players whose names he can never remember.. I didnt know what to do with myself.
Veterans a guiding force for behind young Cubs
I remember a couple of years ago, I think when I saw (Mark) Teixeira, Michael Young, Alex Rodriguez and (Hank) Blalock, and I thought, Thats a hell of an infield right there. This group has the ability to be as good as that group, and, of course.
Jennings gaining comfort level after his first month as Marlins manager
I didnt realize its been a month, Im just trying to focus on today. Developing a routine has been huge and Im continuing to try to gain the respect and trust of my players and put those guys into situations that could help us win. Thats the.
Alex Rodriguez Suspension Now 162 Games - MLB Trade.
The result of Alex Rodriguezs appeal is in, and he will be suspended for 162 games, Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweets. Rodriguez plans to appeal. The number of games sadly comes as no surprise, as the deck has been stacked against me from day one, says Rodriguez in a statement released on his Facebook page. I am confident that when a.. Only reason we know about his (A-Rod) past steroid usage was because he confessed. Lastly, its the Red Sox��.
Yankees lose to As in Oakland as CC Sabathia roughed up again in homecoming
���On any given day, you have to come ready to play every day because any team can beat anybody,��� Rodriguez said. ���We proved that last week; we beat one of the best teams in baseball in Kansas City and lost nine out of 10. Its just important to come out .