bases.nbcsports.com - 10/16/2009
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John Harper of the New York Daily News, after talking about how Bartolo Colon and the Angels stymied Alex Rodriguez in the 2005 playoffs by pitching him inside, passes along the Angels' top-secret plan to contain A-Rod this year: As a scout...
Stat of the Day: A-Rod in Anaheim
feedproxy.google.com 10/13/2009 — Alex Rodriguez has enjoyed a lot of success playing in Anaheim. Maybe he likes the warm weather or maybe it's playing in front of his superagent, Scott Boras, or maybe he just like to go to Disneyland after the games. Whatever it is, A-Rod has owned the Angels in their home ballpark. In fact, he ...
Rod has become 'Mr. October'
tcpalm.com 10/19/2009 — NEW YORK With runners on first and second in the 12th inning early Sunday, the "A-Rod!" chants started swelling at Yankee Stadium. Only thing is, All-Star Mark Teixeira was still at-bat. My how things have changed for Alex Rodriguez. In postseasons ...
A-Rod redemption
scoresreport.com 10/18/2009 —
It’s been a surreal year for Alex Rodriguez. It began with disgrace, as he joined the club of major league players implicated in the never-ending steroids scandal. He was never a fan favorites in New York, and now he had sunk to a new low. His reputation would be forever tarnished.
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A-Rod ready for payback against Angels
nydailynews.com 10/12/2009 — Alex Rodriguez exorcised his playoff demons with a 5-for-11, two-homer, six-RBI series against the Twins. Or did he?
If you remember, A-Rod had a huge series against the Twins in the 2004 ALDS, then started off the ALCS against the Red Sox in ...
Attention A-Rod Haters
morehardball.blogspot.com 10/13/2009 — Another October of post season baseball is here and once again the New York Yankees and Alex Rodriguez are involved. A-Rod and his woeful post-season stats were once again the talk of the town around most office water coolers as well as in NYC where its all about what have you done for me ...
On Alex Rodriguez
lookoutlanding.com 10/21/2009 — If you're like me, or anybody else who enjoys both baseball and the Internet, you're already sick of reading about how Alex Rodriguez has been so good in the playoffs, and how he's been making all those countless critics and naysayers eat their words ...
What’s Behind A-Rod’s Postseason Turnaround?
nybaseballdigest.com 10/13/2009 — I discussed this on Sunday and once again was criticized for saying that a “relaxed” A-Rod has as much to do with his success than anything. Dr. John F Murray, who appeared on my show back in June, had the following to say in Sunday’s New York Post .
“If he’s becoming a ...
Mr. "any month but" October
bluejayhunter.com 10/16/2009 — It's safe to say that there is a lot of pressure on Alex Rodriguez going into the ALCS. As the highest paid player in the league on the team with the highest payroll, there will be very lofty expectations for him and the New York Yankees going into their series against the Los Angeles Angels. ...
A-Rod the talk of the town heading into Game 3
nydailynews.com 10/11/2009 — Are two games enough to erase five years worth of frustration?
When it comes to Alex Rodriguez, you never know, but it certainly seems like his game-tying homer in Game 2 was the moment that Yankees fans were waiting for to anoint A-Rod as a true ...
It's a whole new ballgame for Alex Rodriguez
newsday.com 10/18/2009 — October 18, 2009 By DAVID LENNON david.lennon@newsday.com New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez Photo credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara | New York Yankees ' Alex Rodriguez is prepared for the cold weather during batting practice on the evening of the ...
Yankees-Angels matchups —
NY Post: Sports 10/16/2009
Here we go again, seven rounds for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the American League:
CATCHER
Jorge Posada vs. Mike Napoli
This is closer than you would think. Napoli has delivered 20-homer seasons the last two years, and he ripped the ...
How Kazmir got his groove back —
NY Post: Sports 10/16/2009
Angels lefty Scott Kazmir would not be where he is now; starting Game 4 of the ALCS against the Yankees, if not for the work he did on a high school field in New Jersey in early June with pitching guru Rick Peterson, two ex-Mets working together.
Kaz...
Cabrera, Cano must improve this round —
NY Post: Sports 10/16/2009
In round one, the Yankees received length from their starters and from baseballs hit by Alex Rodriguez, but not from their lineup.
Of course they still went deeper than the Twins, whose middle of the order failed around Joe Maurer while nine-hole hit...
Mother Nature might give Angels a boost —
SI.com - MLB 10/16/2009
1. Even without a rainout, the Yankees or Angels could become world champions by playing 11 games in 28 days without ever being scheduled to play three days in a row. Springsteen would be embarrassed by that schedule, and he just turned 60. That's why ...
