A-Rod Ties Reggie and I Was There To See It

After nearly a month-long hiatus, I have returned to Bleacher Report, but who cares, lets get on with the article. It didn't take long Thursday night before Alex Rodriguez tied Reggie Jackson for 11th on the all-time home run list with his 563rd blast of his career in the first inning. What more could I ask for since I was there?  Well the ball could of landed in my lap, but that would be too good to be true.  I got a nice view of it as I was three rows back in left and I knew it was gone as soon as it reached the outfield.  The wind was blowing out. "We needed that," Rodriguez said. "I needed it. I felt like my body was reacting pretty well." The Yankees went on to win 11-7 in a slug fest to secure the victory and a series win. I was at all three games of course since this is my hometown, I couldn't miss out on this. Tuesday's loss was a joke, but after Joe Girardi got tossed on Wednesday night, it turned around very quickly. Francisco Cervelli connected with ... (link)