yankeesredsox.com - 6/26/2009
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
REGGIE: A-ROD PASSING ME WOULD BE REAL BLAST —
NY Post: Sports 6/26/2009
> ATLANTA -- Reggie Jackson hopes Alex Rodriguez tying him for 11th place on the all-time home-run list last night helps get the Yankees' cleanup hitter going. "I am glad to see him tie it," Jackson said of his 563 homer mark. "Maybe it ...
A-Rod Ties Reggie and I Was There To See It —
Bleacher Report - MLB 6/26/2009
After nearly a month-long hiatus, I have returned to Bleacher Report, but who cares, lets get on with the article.
It didn't take long Thursday night before Alex Rodriguez tied Reggie Jackson for 11th on the all-time home run list with his 563rd ...
Subway Series: Part Two —
Bleacher Report - MLB 6/26/2009
Two weeks ago today, the Mets endured one of the toughest regular season losses in franchise history when Luis Castillo dropped a pop-up with two outs, allowing the tying and winning runs to score in the ninth inning for the Yankees.
Everyone was ...
A-Rod passes Reggie with No. 564 —
Major League Baseball News 6/27/2009
Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez launched a two-run homer, the 564th of his career, in the eighth inning of Friday's game against the Mets at Citi Field to take sole possession of 11th place on the all-time list, passing Reggie Jackson.
