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A-ROD HR DROUGHT RAISING EYEBROWS

TORONTO — Alex Rodriguez can’t win. When the Yankee third baseman slugged six homers in eight May games not long after returning from hip surgery, the critics pointed to a .204 average.

Now that Rodriguez has raised his average from .250 on July 20 to .261 going into tonight’s meeting with the Blue Jays’ Roy Halladay, the fault-finders point to him not homering in 53 at-bats. “I have been driving balls well,” Rodriguez said. “I never worry about [not hitting] home runs. They are the last thing to worry about. As long as I am making good contact.”

Click here to read the full article – By GEORGE A. KING III of New York Post

August 5, 2009 - Posted by admin | MLB, New York Yankees | Alex Rodriquez, Baseball, MLB, New York Yankees, New York Yankees Memorabilia | No Comments Yet