scoresreport.com - 6/27/2009
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Mr. April has officially passed Mr. October on baseball’s all-time home run list.
Alex Rodriguez hit home run No. 564 to help the Yankees beat the Mets 9-1 on Friday night, moving past Reggie Jackson into 11th place on the career list.
“The negativity that surrounds the steroids ...
Alex Rodriguez climbing list of all-time home run leaders
lennysyankees.com 6/27/2009 — His career will forever be tainted, but it’s hard to ignore Alex Rodriguez ’s accomplishments. He passed another hall of famer, Reggie Jackson, in last night’s landslide victory over the Mets. He now has the 10th most homers in the history of baseball. He trails another PED-linked player, ...
Homers are nice, Alex, but the ring is the thing
nydailynews.com 6/27/2009 — Reggie Jackson said all the right things last night after Alex Rodriguez passed him on the home run list, hitting No. 564 with Mr. October in attendance at Citi Field. But you have to wonder how Reggie really feels watching all of these guys from the ...
Seriously?
yankeesredsox.com 6/26/2009 — Anyone catch Michael Kay's home run call for A-Rod's homer last night? Yes, from a fact standpoint, A-Rod caught Reggie Jackson on the home run list last night. But, don't we all agree that there is a huge asterisk next to A-Rod's home run total? And why would the Yankees ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A-Rod on the career home runs list
yankees.lhblogs.com 6/26/2009 — 1. Barry Bonds 762
2. Hank Aaron 755
3. Babe Ruth 714
4. Willie Mays 660
5. Ken Griffey Jr. 619
6. Sammy Sosa 609
7. Frank Robinson 586
8. Mark McGwire 583
9. Harmon Killebrew 573
10. Rafael Palmeiro 569
11. Alex Rodriguez, Reggie Jackson ...
A-Rod can’t return to old form?
nyyankeesrumors.com 6/27/2009 — A-Rod
The Yankees didn’t go by the doctors orders and A-Rod suffered for it. You know Alex likes to play each and everyday, so it was hard for them to take him out of the lineup. His performance would obviously go down coming off major hip surgery. I mean..the guy didn’t get ...