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and they lose another one to atlanta 3 zip..have the yankees scored the past week or so?????they are now 5 behind...aroid at 200
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and spending about a million bucks a run...

Stalked by His History, A-Rod’s Struggle Continues
By TYLER KEPNER

ATLANTA – Joe Girardi said something interesting Tuesday night about Alex Rodriguez, who went 0 for 4 in a 4-0 loss to the Braves:

“He’s been in a funk. But he’s going to come out of it, too. History’s on his side.”

Is it, really? Anyone can look at Rodriguez’s track record and see the glittering numbers. But Rodriguez is almost 34, coming off serious hip surgery, and the validity of his past numbers – as they relate to future performance – is in doubt because of his admitted steroid use.

I looked at this issue in Tuesday’s analysis, and to me it’s the crux of what the Yankees face with Rodriguez for the last eight and a half years of his contract. How can they know what to expect when they don’t know how much his past was influenced by steroids? Because right now, he sure looks as if he could use the kind of energy boost that steroids once gave him.

Rodriguez has one hit in his last 23 at-bats. He is 9 for 63 (.143) in June. He has one homer away from Yankee Stadium. He is not making standout plays in the field. Is he simply bound to have a bad season?

“I certainly don’t think it’s going to be a bad year,” Rodriguez said. “I think I’m going to do a lot of good things to help the team win. I have complete certainty I’m going to do a fine job.”

The Yankees’ 4-9 stretch cannot be blamed on one player. When you take out a 15-0 pasting of the Mets on June 14, the Yankees are averaging just 3.08 runs per game and batting .219 since their last day in first place, on June 8.

But the Yankees attached their fortunes to Rodriguez when they welcomed him back for another decade after he opted out of his contract in 2007, and as he goes, they go.

Rodriguez won the Most Valuable Player award in ’07, knowing he could opt out of his deal and cash in. His hip was sturdy then, and he was two years younger. Those are very important points.

But given his past – a different kind of history than the one Girardi cited – what do the Yankees really know about how Rodriguez achieved those 2007 numbers? Is something close to that season attainable again, or was that a mirage fueled by chemicals?

The Yankees need Rodriguez to be great. He is a player with an awful lot to prove, and while many elite athletes are motivated by doubts, maybe he is just not physically up to it. If, when and how Rodriguez becomes a star again is the Yankees’ central question right now.

no steroids,a below average player
o

oscar! la lady always wins remember that. you could be the phd the dean the professor and it dosent matter. she dosent get it. lollolol she got heart i will say that though

Conocer al cojo sentao!

Las Aguilas son Las Aguilas!!!!!!!!

#45 - Posted 6 July 2009, 5:02 PM
yumnuk3 Location: United States, ø„¸¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨¸„ø¤º°¨ Join date: June 2008 Member #: 926 Posts: 3390	RE: DT - Yankees Message Board A-Rod's nephew Joe Dunand Jr. creating his own baseball legacy Joe Dunand Jr.'s nickname is Lil' Joe, but you might as well call him Lil' A-Rod. Dunand Jr., a 13-year-old slugger, is A-Rod's nephew. He's also a 5-9, 140-pound spitting image of the Bombers' third baseman. His father, Joe Dunand Sr., is Rodriguez's half-brother. "He looks more like his son than mine," Dunand Sr. said half-jokingly earlier this week as his son took batting practice at Jose Martinez's Baseball Made Simple Academy in the Bronx. A-Rod's nephew has a smooth, powerful swing for a 13-year-old, finishing with the same high follow-through as his uncle. "He's got great aptitude and he's got nice pop in his bat," said Martinez, who tutors some of the area's top young players at his academy. "He picks things up quick and he works hard. Unless you tell him 'stop,' he's going to keep going." Dunand Jr. lives in Miami and usually spends his summers there, but he has been staying at his father's place in the Bronx for the past few weeks to work with Martinez on refining his swing while playing shortstop for coach Steve Bort's Bergen Beach 13s - the same youth team A-Rod played for as a teen. Bort has coached dozens of big leaguers on his Brooklyn-based team over the years, including Johnny Damon and Todd Helton. He says Dunand Jr. has "played excellent," displaying a "compact solid swing" during games with Bergen Beach. Bort added that any comparisons to A-Rod are premature, however. "He's only 13 years old," Bort said. "You're asking for something that's impossible. There's absolutely no way to tell." Dunand Jr. doesn't want to be compared to his uncle, whom he calls Tio Alex, which means Uncle Alex in Spanish. And like any other 13-year-old playing baseball, he too wants to play in the majors one day. He says kids in Miami and his teammates on Bort's Bergen Beach team are "surprised" when they find out that A-Rod is his uncle, but when you look at him, it makes sense. Joe Jr.'s resemblance to his uncle is so striking that he was selected to play a younger version of A-Rod in a Dick's Sporting Goods commercial two years ago. Said A-Rod: "That's exactly how I used to look when I was 13." Uncle A-Rod and his nephew have a "comfortable" relationship, according to Dunand Sr., who adds that his son shares A-Rod's "love of the game and work ethic." Dunand Jr. says he and A-Rod talk baseball and even play together when Rodriguez returns to Miami to work out in the offseason. "He's just like any other uncle," Dunand said. "You don't see him that much because he's always traveling. But when you do see him, he's cool." Dunand Jr. says that after A-Rod admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs in March, he told him not to make the same mistake. "I got the message from him," Dunand Jr. said. "He said that it was stupid to make little mistakes like that." Dunand went to the Yankee game on Sunday, but yesterday was working hard on his own game. He hit line drive after line drive during a batting practice session at Martinez's baseball academy, hitting one ball so hard that it went through the mesh netting that hangs from the ceiling. He took a minute to admire the ball he drilled through the net, flashing a smile that is strikingly similar to A-Rod's. His uncle hopes it works out for him. "I think he's athletic, I think he has a good body, and I think he has a nice passion for the game," Rodriguez said. " As long as he enjoys himself, I hope he can get a college scholarship and play college ball and enjoy all the great things that the game has to offer." But despite being related to one of the game's best players, Dunand doesn't want to be compared to his uncle. He's Lil' Joe, not Lil' A-Rod. "I'm used to it," Dunand Jr. says of comparisons to A-Rod. "But I'm not my uncle, I want to be my own person." www.nydailynews.com/.../2009-07-02_arods_nephew_creating_his_own_legacy.html
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#41 - Posted 23 June 2009, 11:20 PM
oscar6834 Location: Dominican Republic Join date: February 2009 Member #: 2113 Posts: 30	RE: DT - Yankees Message Board Quote: oscar6834 previously said: and they lose another one to atlanta 3 zip..have the yankees scored the past week or so?????they are now 5 behind...aroid at 200 o and spending about a million bucks a run...
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#42 - Posted 24 June 2009, 8:00 AM
oscar6834 Location: Dominican Republic Join date: February 2009 Member #: 2113 Posts: 30	RE: DT - Yankees Message Board Quote: oscar6834 previously said: Quote: oscar6834 previously said: and they lose another one to atlanta 3 zip..have the yankees scored the past week or so?????they are now 5 behind...aroid at 200 o and spending about a million bucks a run... Stalked by His History, A-Rod’s Struggle Continues By TYLER KEPNER ATLANTA – Joe Girardi said something interesting Tuesday night about Alex Rodriguez, who went 0 for 4 in a 4-0 loss to the Braves: “He’s been in a funk. But he’s going to come out of it, too. History’s on his side.” Is it, really? Anyone can look at Rodriguez’s track record and see the glittering numbers. But Rodriguez is almost 34, coming off serious hip surgery, and the validity of his past numbers – as they relate to future performance – is in doubt because of his admitted steroid use. I looked at this issue in Tuesday’s analysis, and to me it’s the crux of what the Yankees face with Rodriguez for the last eight and a half years of his contract. How can they know what to expect when they don’t know how much his past was influenced by steroids? Because right now, he sure looks as if he could use the kind of energy boost that steroids once gave him. Rodriguez has one hit in his last 23 at-bats. He is 9 for 63 (.143) in June. He has one homer away from Yankee Stadium. He is not making standout plays in the field. Is he simply bound to have a bad season? “I certainly don’t think it’s going to be a bad year,” Rodriguez said. “I think I’m going to do a lot of good things to help the team win. I have complete certainty I’m going to do a fine job.” The Yankees’ 4-9 stretch cannot be blamed on one player. When you take out a 15-0 pasting of the Mets on June 14, the Yankees are averaging just 3.08 runs per game and batting .219 since their last day in first place, on June 8. But the Yankees attached their fortunes to Rodriguez when they welcomed him back for another decade after he opted out of his contract in 2007, and as he goes, they go. Rodriguez won the Most Valuable Player award in ’07, knowing he could opt out of his deal and cash in. His hip was sturdy then, and he was two years younger. Those are very important points. But given his past – a different kind of history than the one Girardi cited – what do the Yankees really know about how Rodriguez achieved those 2007 numbers? Is something close to that season attainable again, or was that a mirage fueled by chemicals? The Yankees need Rodriguez to be great. He is a player with an awful lot to prove, and while many elite athletes are motivated by doubts, maybe he is just not physically up to it. If, when and how Rodriguez becomes a star again is the Yankees’ central question right now. no steroids,a below average player o
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#43 - Posted 24 June 2009, 8:46 AM
mirabal4ever Location: United States, OMNIPRESENT. El Cantinero de Jarabacoa. "Aguilucho desde Chiquitito" Join date: March 2009 Member #: 2380 Posts: 5015	RE: DT - Yankees Message Board Quote: oscar6834 previously said: Quote: oscar6834 previously said: Quote: oscar6834 previously said: and they lose another one to atlanta 3 zip..have the yankees scored the past week or so?????they are now 5 behind...aroid at 200 o and spending about a million bucks a run... Stalked by His History, A-Rod’s Struggle Continues By TYLER KEPNER ATLANTA – Joe Girardi said something interesting Tuesday night about Alex Rodriguez, who went 0 for 4 in a 4-0 loss to the Braves: “He’s been in a funk. But he’s going to come out of it, too. History’s on his side.” Is it, really? Anyone can look at Rodriguez’s track record and see the glittering numbers. But Rodriguez is almost 34, coming off serious hip surgery, and the validity of his past numbers – as they relate to future performance – is in doubt because of his admitted steroid use. I looked at this issue in Tuesday’s analysis, and to me it’s the crux of what the Yankees face with Rodriguez for the last eight and a half years of his contract. How can they know what to expect when they don’t know how much his past was influenced by steroids? Because right now, he sure looks as if he could use the kind of energy boost that steroids once gave him. Rodriguez has one hit in his last 23 at-bats. He is 9 for 63 (.143) in June. He has one homer away from Yankee Stadium. He is not making standout plays in the field. Is he simply bound to have a bad season? “I certainly don’t think it’s going to be a bad year,” Rodriguez said. “I think I’m going to do a lot of good things to help the team win. I have complete certainty I’m going to do a fine job.” The Yankees’ 4-9 stretch cannot be blamed on one player. When you take out a 15-0 pasting of the Mets on June 14, the Yankees are averaging just 3.08 runs per game and batting .219 since their last day in first place, on June 8. But the Yankees attached their fortunes to Rodriguez when they welcomed him back for another decade after he opted out of his contract in 2007, and as he goes, they go. Rodriguez won the Most Valuable Player award in ’07, knowing he could opt out of his deal and cash in. His hip was sturdy then, and he was two years younger. Those are very important points. But given his past – a different kind of history than the one Girardi cited – what do the Yankees really know about how Rodriguez achieved those 2007 numbers? Is something close to that season attainable again, or was that a mirage fueled by chemicals? The Yankees need Rodriguez to be great. He is a player with an awful lot to prove, and while many elite athletes are motivated by doubts, maybe he is just not physically up to it. If, when and how Rodriguez becomes a star again is the Yankees’ central question right now. no steroids,a below average player o oscar! la lady always wins remember that. you could be the phd the dean the professor and it dosent matter. she dosent get it. lollolol she got heart i will say that though Conocer al cojo sentao! Las Aguilas son Las Aguilas!!!!!!!!
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#44 - Posted 24 June 2009, 9:27 AM
mlbdreamxkid93 Location: United States Join date: June 2009 Member #: 2974 Posts: 9	RE: DT - Yankees Message Board wow,arod,arod,arod.mister youngest player to hit 500 homeruns.hmmmm,he wouldnt have is he didnt use performance enhancing products,aint that a damn shame?they got arod and they still havent won a championship since 2001 or 2000.ive been hearing people say that arod would get them a championship.whens that gonna happen you ask?good question.I think the answer is a simple 5 letter word called...NEVER!!!.cc sabathia=garbage this year,wah happen to him?he was good with the brewers but what happen to that fat bitch this year?he got payed to be wack?ching-ming wang,i got one this to say..wtf happen mister 2008 yankee ace,when are they going to decide to send his butt back to triple-a,girardi must be crazy to keep him in the rotation,anybody can do better than what he's been doing.and last topic: Yankees vs boston this season=0-8 or 0-7 i think thats a winning percentage of 0% for the yankees.dont get me wrong they may make it to the playoffs,but they are not getting through boston.and yankee fans,do not say they will make the championships cause true yankee fans know that its true.
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#46 - Posted 10 July 2009, 12:18 PM
cibaeño75 Location: United States, New York City Join date: February 2008 Member #: 411 Posts: 5911	RE: DT - Yankees Message Board The Yanks are now tied for first. Soon, we'll be in first alone!! Yanks baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited on 7/10/2009 12:44 PM by cibaeño75. "If you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
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#47 - Posted 10 July 2009, 12:37 PM
FredCDobbs Location: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona Join date: April 2009 Member #: 2573 Posts: 3334	RE: DT - Yankees Message Board Quote: cibaeño75 previously said: The Yanks are now tied for first. Doon, we'll be in first alone!! Yanks baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Soon poor little DL will be crying in her beer My daughter Yaina aka ". Chucky la Nina Diabolica "
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#48 - Posted 10 July 2009, 2:39 PM
DominicanLady Location: United States Join date: October 2008 Member #: 1478 Posts: 1358	RE: DT - Yankees Message Board Quote: FredCDobbs previously said: Quote: cibaeño75 previously said: The Yanks are now tied for first. Doon, we'll be in first alone!! Yanks baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Soon poor little DL will be crying in her beer Fellas..... Wait and see! Grab a bag of peanuts and enjoy the show..... You guys get there and then we leave you behind by about 4 to 5 games. So enjoy it while it last.... Kiss it! And Love it! Hah!
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#49 - Posted 10 July 2009, 5:32 PM
TuPapaupa Location: United States, Everywhere Join date: August 2008 Member #: 1255 Posts: 13937	RE: DT - Yankees Message Board Quote: DominicanLady previously said: Quote: FredCDobbs previously said: Quote: cibaeño75 previously said: The Yanks are now tied for first. Doon, we'll be in first alone!! Yanks baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Soon poor little DL will be crying in her beer Fellas..... Wait and see! Grab a bag of peanuts and enjoy the show..... You guys get there and then we leave you behind by about 4 to 5 games. So enjoy it while it last.... It's only fair for the SUCKS to do it the last few years since the Yankees did it to them for about 500 years!. JAJAJAJAJA. Edited on 7/10/2009 5:34 PM by TuPapaupa. I am "An Army Of One" Come Get Some!!.
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#50 - Posted 10 July 2009, 6:16 PM
DominicanLady Location: United States Join date: October 2008 Member #: 1478 Posts: 1358	RE: DT - Yankees Message Board Quote: TuPapaupa previously said: Quote: DominicanLady previously said: Quote: FredCDobbs previously said: Quote: cibaeño75 previously said: The Yanks are now tied for first. Doon, we'll be in first alone!! Yanks baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Soon poor little DL will be crying in her beer Fellas..... Wait and see! Grab a bag of peanuts and enjoy the show..... You guys get there and then we leave you behind by about 4 to 5 games. So enjoy it while it last.... It's only fair for the SUCKS to do it the last few years since the Yankees did it to them for about 500 years!. JAJAJAJAJA. What? What was that? Sorry, couldn't hear you!! I understand you are so upset porque tu mujer Vacana se te fue Pa' siempre, but pitty please don't take it off on my poor little red sox! We are just having fun! Kiss it! And Love it! Hah!
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