Alex Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez
Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez, nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American professional baseball designated hitter for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers. Rodriguez was one of the sport's most highly touted prospects and is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. During his 20-year career, Rodriguez has amassed a .297 batting average, 696 home runs, over 2000 runs batted in, over 2000 runs scored, and over...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth27 July 1975
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I was expecting a hit or a double, but I wasn't expecting a home run. You don't want to get greedy.
I think Randy is going to have a great year because he's in a great state of mind, has had a wonderful spring, and, I know from experience that in Year 2, the comfort level should be a lot better for him. I know it was for me.
I think defence, for the most part, being a balanced player and also saving a lot of runs on the defensive side, I think was a major factor here. To me, defence is foremost. It's always been. The White Sox showed us this year pitching and defense wins to this day.
I think most of us were flabbergasted by not knowing any of these bracket systems.
It doesn't mean anything unless you come in and play well tomorrow. It's obviously better to have a one-game lead than a tie, but we still have to come out here and play an important game tomorrow night.
When you have so many different opportunities and you can't deliver the big hit, it's frustrating. That was the difference. Last night we got the big blow.
We've got to come out and play well and figure it out. There's no time to waste.
We've got to collect wins. They have a great cushion over there and we don't.
We've just got to get better. We've got to get better.
We need to do better, we need better results,
We thought so, but we didn't know what to expect. Santana seemed like he got his rhythm and pitched extremely well.
To me that was like hitting a walk-off grand slam. That was fun. With Mo being out today that was a huge win for us.
To this point, it was the biggest game of the year for us. It was a lot more important game for us than it was for the Red Sox.
We don't want to give any at-bats away. We had tonight what we have to have, a blue-collar approach.