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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Finding a way to manage injuries
riveraveblues.com 6/21/2009 — Baseball players are seemingly a stubborn lot. They like to play, and most of them outside of Carl Pavano will play through just about anything. Sore ankles, sore knees, sore arms, sore backs. If it ain’t broken, pencil ‘em in.  ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Time Has Come To Say Good Bye To Subway Series — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/27/2009
Thank you once again, Bud Selig. Twelve years ago, you gave baseball fans across the country, and especially in the New York/New Jersey market, something to watch every June and July: inter-league play. For the initial five or six years, ...

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 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.

LIVE: Yanks battling Mets without Jeter, Damon — FOXSports.com News for MLB 6/27/2009

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.