baseballmusings.com - 6/27/2009
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Alex Rodriguez homered in the eighth to extend the Yankees lead to 7-1. His 364th homer breaks the tie with Reggie Jackson and puts A-Rod alone in 11th place on the all-time home run list. The Yankees went on to a 9-1 win over the Mets behind a seven inning, eight strikeout performance by CC ...
Reggie Jackson Thrilled to be Passed by Cheater Alex Rodriguez
njfrogman.blogspot.com 6/26/2009 — How does Reggie Jackson feel about being passed on the all-time home run list by admitted cheater A-Rod?
"I'm hurt and bewildered. I don't know if we'll ever get through it. We're all hurt, and it's...
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A-Rod ties Reggie on all-time homer list | yankees.com: News
newyork.yankees.mlb.com 6/26/2009 — By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com 06/26/09 12:36 AM ET ATLANTA -- As Alex Rodriguez prepared for the closing ceremonies at the old Yankee Stadium, he joshed with Reggie Jackson, warning the Hall of Famer that he'd come back gunning for him on baseball's home ...
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 ...
A-Rod ties Reggie on all-time homer list
mlb.mlb.com 6/26/2009 — Alex Rodriguez finally caught Mr. October, hitting the 563rd home run of his Major League career and tying Reggie Jackson -- now a Yankees front-office advisor -- for 11th place in history.
Reggie Jackson Featured Yankee Card of the Week
lennysyankees.com 6/29/2009 — I chose this card of Reggie Jackson in honor of his 563 career home runs, as he was surpassed last week by Alex Rodriguez , and dropped to 12th on the list of all-time home run leaders. The Yankees signed Jackson before the 1977 season, and he led them to a championship that year and ...
A-Rod gets his groove on
yankees.lhblogs.com 6/26/2009 — A-Rod now has 563 homers, matching Reggie Jackson for 11th place all-time.
“It’s quite an honor to tie Reggie,” Rodriguez said. “I’m sure Mr. October will have a lot to say about it.”
The important part is this: after a 4-for-40 skid, Rodriguez ...
Too Early for Olney to Say A-Rod is Done
downswinging.com 6/26/2009 — Yesterday, the topic of ESPN’s Buster Olney’s blog/column was A-Rod and his struggles since returning from surgery. Olney said that A-Rod has been taking longer to reach first base, has been fielding poorly and isn’t catching up to fastballs. True, at the time Olney was ...
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 ...
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 ...