Olney’s premature obituary for A-Rod
riveraveblues.com 6/26/2009 — Yesterday, Buster Olney wrote a premature obituary of sorts for A-Rod . Noting that A-Rod ’s numbers are way down this year, Olney speculated that the post-steroid-confession, post-surgery A-Rod isn’t anything close to the late-20’s ...

He’s Baaaaaaacccck: The Five Reasons A-Rod is Turning a Corner
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — 1. Rest Will Do a Body Good Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees brass continued to ignore Dr. Mark Philippon’s post-surgical rehabilitation guidelines through the first six weeks of his faster-than-anticipated return. Though initially instructed to rest once a week during this time period, A-Rod ...

More rest planned for A-Rod
riveraveblues.com 6/22/2009 — The more I think about this weekend’s A-Rod injury flap, the more I wonder how the Yankees could get this one so wrong. Just two months removed from a major labrum procedure, Joe Girardi penciled A-Rod into the lineup for 38 straight games. He ...

There's a 13-year-old clone of Alex Rodriguez out there?
sports.yahoo.com 7/3/2009 — So if you thought all the hype over 16-year-old Bryce Harper was a case of too much, too soon well then does the New York Daily News have a premature prospect story for you! Thursday's editions of the paper carried an article on the big league ...

Set Expectations for A-Rod at Wait-and-See
nybaseballdigest.com 6/22/2009 — There is much hand-wringing over Alex Rodriguez, his .213/.371/.456 batting line, and the eight-plus years remaining on his contract. It is understandable, of course: for the kind of money the Yankees are paying A-Rod, more was expected. These are supposed to be the seasons that justify the ...

All the best third basemen have daddy issues
riveraveblues.com 6/6/2009 — When Selena Roberts broke the story in February that A-Rod was one of the 104 names on the supposedly anonymous list of steroid users, we quickly learned that she did so while in the process of researching a book about the Yanks’ enigmatic ...

A-Rod is the key to Yankees offense
lennysyankees.com 7/17/2009 — The Yankees lead the majors in runs, RBIs, walks, total bases, OBP and SLG. All five categories are specialties of Alex Rodriguez , who has riding the hit train in July. A-Rod’s batting average sank as low as .207 in June, but is now up to .256 thanks to 22 hits in his last 59 at bats. His ...

MJ, A-Rod’s Hip, and the Subway Series
yanksgoyard.com 6/27/2009 — What’s up Yanks Go Yard faithful? I have a lot to get to so I’m just going to dive into some news and notes: First, let me say that I am not superstitious and I don’t believe in things like fate and destiny, but it is an awful coincidence that we lost Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett, and Michael ...

Off the Wall: Reflections on Michael Jackson and A-Rod
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 6/26/2009 — When watching Alex Rodriguez having a great game against the Braves last night, and tying Reggie Jackson's career homer record, I was reminded tonight of what it's like to see undeniable talent in action. And why he is the most famous player of his generation. Watching all the Michael Jackson ...

Review: 'A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez'
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 5/6/2009 — I used a purple pen to mark up my copy of Selena Roberts' A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez . It seemed fitting, given all the purple prose in the book. And if I had marked every unsourced "fact," anonymous quote, author's attempts to read A-Rod's mind, omission of facts that don't fit her ...

Sports of The Times: Standing Up to the Errors of Their Ways — NYT > Baseball 6/27/2009
Despite losing the soul of the team, the Mets are said to be playing with more heart than the Yankees. The argument is defined by perception, not reality.

Yankees' Jeter out for second straight day — FOXSports.com News for MLB 6/27/2009
Yankees captain Derek Jeter is out of the starting lineup for the second straight night because of a bad cough and fever. Jeter originally was in the starting lineup for Friday night's Subway Series opener against the Mets, then was scratched and ...

Yankees' Jeter, Damon sidelined by flu (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/27/2009
Yankees captain Derek Jeter and left fielder Johnny Damon are out of the starting lineup because of flu. Jeter originally was in the starting lineup for Friday night's Subway Series opener against the Mets, then was scratched and missed the game -- on ...

Yankees rout Mets as A-Rod passes Reggie on career home run list — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 6/27/2009
Alex Rodriguez hit his 564th home run to pass Reggie Jackson on the career home run list, and CC Sabathia pitched the Yankees to a 9-1 win Friday night in the first Subway Series game at Citi Field.

Sports of The Times: Mirror Images, but Seen Differently — NYT > Baseball 6/28/2009
Despite losing the soul of the team, the Mets are said to be playing with more heart than the Yankees. The argument is defined by perception, not reality.