Lupica: A-Rod goes it A-lone

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The Return of A-Rod
Published 5/20/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... significantly, and we're really excited to watch a Yankees game again (as opposed to the tempered way we've been watching the games lately). It helps that there's a very intriguing pitching matchup tonight: O's ace Daniel Cabrera takes on de facto Yanks ace Mike Mussina . (And if you told us before the season we'd write something like that in late May, we would have never believed it.) The papers put a lot more pressure on A-Rod than is necessary, but what else should we expect? According to Mike Lupica , Mr. MVP ought to show everyone why he's most valuable. ...

Tuesday Breakfast Links
Published 5/20/2008 by Russianator (noreply@blogger.com) at Three Idiots on Sports
... . Meanwhile, over in Yankee-land, A-Rod gets a chance to try and turn around the Yankees season - but I think the real question raised in the story is this, who is less likable - Mike Lupica or A-Rod? I've thought long and hard about it, for me it's got to be ...

Baseball Today: Tuesday, May 20
Published 5/20/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... THE END? Pedro Martinez' contract with the Mets is up at the conclusion of this season and he says he may retire to go home and take care of his 78-year-old father, who is suffering from brain cancer. (New York Daily News) WELCOME BACK, NOW GET GOING: Alex Rodriguez returns to the Yankee lineup tonight and -- with an offense performing at 1990 levels (New York Daily News) -- both the New York Post's Mike Vaccaro and the Daily News' Mike Lupica say he needs to jump-start the Yankee attack. 'HE'S PLAYING THE ...

How 'Bout Them Yankees?
Published 5/20/2008 by ssilva at Boston Dirt Dogs
... Jason Giambi and His Magic Gold Thong ... And Damon Wants to Wear One, Too Otherwise It's Been All Bad News for the Last Placemats from the Bronx in '08 as the Yankees' Season is Slipping Away NY Post: A-Rod Must Produce A-SAP Hank: 'We're Just About Ready to Go on a Tear' Lupica: A-Rod Gets Another Chance to Prove He's MVP Newsday: For Yankees, Best Days May Be Thing of Past NY Times: Support for Girardi, a Bit Less for Cashman