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'm not concerned with what Boston does or Cleveland. We have to play our best baseball down the stretch.
If I were a Boston fan, I would be giving him a standing ovation. But I'm not a Boston fan.
It was a miracle we won the division. By the time we got to Boston last year, we were so deliriously tired because we dug too big a hole. We don't want to get ourselves in that situation again.
There's no comfort. We know what the Boston Red Sox are all about. We saw what they did last year and that's very clear in our minds.
It seems like it was inevitable. You knew we'd win today. You knew Boston would win today. Even when they were down, 4-1, you kind of had a feeling.
It seems like it's inevitable. We both have great teams and we have to go through Boston now. They're the world champs. And you have to go through New York. We know that and they know that.
It seems like it's inevitable, ... We both have great teams and we have to go through Boston now. They're the world champs. And you have to go through New York. We know that and they know that.
I don't think we're seeing colors in the other team's uniforms, ... We know each game is important whether it's Boston or Tampa. We need each game desperately, and we're playing that way.
I'm very close with Gary and I love Gary, and Gary's a great teammate. We'll leave it at that.
I'm very close with Gary and I love Gary, and Gary's a great teammate, ... We'll leave it at that.
I mean, we were 10 games back in late July.
I know what kind of a crazy competitor I am. If I'm in Lakeland in March and my country is playing Japan in the semifinals in Arizona, I know I'd want to be there. I'm the best guy available to help the team.
It was just a momentum swing. We had momentum early, then we couldn't stop them. ... You wouldn't want to judge any team on their best day or on their worst day.
Once the ball was thrown away, we thought, 'O.K., let's take advantage of it,'