Finally, A-Rod news that’s baseball related.Forget injuries. Forget steroids. Forget Madonna.
Let’s talk A-Rod coming home. Rodriguez is expected to suit up in home pinstripes for the first time in 2009 when the Yankees open a 10-game homestand tonight against the Minnesota Twins.
“I’d like to see it, first of all,” Rodriguez told reporters of the new Yankee Stadium. “All the guys have been telling me about it. I'm really excited just to see our new home, so for me, it’s like Opening Day all over again.”
Rodriguez has played six games since re-joining the Yankees on May 8 at Baltimore. His first swing of the year sent a three-run rocket out of the park. But his lack of a legitimate Spring Training – interrupted by March 9 right hip surgery that cost him 28 games – has made regaining his timing a project.
A-Rod is 2-for-20 since hitting the longball at Camden Yards. He is now hitting just .143.
Say what you like about A-Rod. The Yankees need him as much as they need any one player on this team. It was clear how much he was missed through the first month and a half of the season.
He may be a poor postseason player, especially by the lofty standards he sets for himself during the regular season, but from April to September there are few in the game as good as Mr. Rodriguez.
This is an important stretch for the Bombers. All of a sudden, the Boston Red Sox are really banged up, New York just took two of three from Toronto and Tampa can’t seem to get it all together. Sounds like a golden opportunity for the Yankees to climb in the standings.
A-Rod can help play a big role in that. Welcome home!
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