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When he's on, David Robertson is what Joba Chamberlain is supposed to be. Luckily for the Yankees, his game hasn't been off for some time.
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When he's on, David Robertson is what Joba Chamberlain is supposed to be. Luckily for the Yankees, his game hasn't been off for some time.
Now that Alex Rodriguez has finally hit his milestone 600th home run, he and the New York Yankees can turn their focus to a big four-game set when the AL East leaders host the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
If you are baseball fan, it's hard to celebrate A-Rod's 600th homer as an earth-shattering achievement. We will never know exactly how many home runs A-Rod hit steroid-free.
If you are baseball fan, it's hard to celebrate A-Rod's 600th homer as an earth-shattering achievement. We will never know exactly how many home runs A-Rod hit steroid-free.
Barry Bonds put out a message on his website, welcoming A-Rod to the 600-homer club. Bonds says he hopes Rodriguez stays healthy and focused, telling A-Rod that "you only have 163 to go."
Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player to hit 600 home runs in the first inning at Yankee Stadium Wednesday, reaching the milestone after a 12-game drought — and exactly three years to the day after his 500th homer.
There was a time we thought there was no limit, that 700 was a certainty and 800 was probable, and anything beyond that wasn't out of the question.
While Alex Rodriguez's home run drought has kept him from making history, it's his hitless streak that's helped cost the New York Yankees their spot atop the AL East.
There are some records that baseball fans believe will never be broken. Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak in 1941. Pete Rose's 4256 career hits. Cy Young's 511 career wins. The Mets' 452 losses in their first four seasons…
Ricky Romero kept pounding the strike zone, the New York Yankees kept making contact and the ball kept finding the gloves of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon admitted checking the out-of-town scoreboard and liking what he saw.
From June 20 to August 1, the Yankees sat alone on top of the AL East Mountain. Now they don't. But it didn't have to be this way. It didn't have to be this way if Joe Girardi didn't want it to be.
Alex Rodriguez's home run drought is delaying him from reaching a statistical milestone. The New York Yankees could badly use a homer from their superstar right now, for more than symbolic reasons.
Tampa Bay moved into a first-place tie in the AL East with the New York Yankees, who lost 8-6 to the Toronto Blue Jays.
