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A-Rod brings his big stick to Boston

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is playing like a man possessed. He enters tonight’s game at Fenway with 10 home runs and 26 RBI in 14 games for New York. The Red Sox are well aware of A-Rod’s hot stick. Boston manager Terry Francona was a bench coach for Texas in 2002 when Rodriguez was the Rangers’ shortstop.

“I’m sure I saw him go through some pretty hot streaks,” said Francona. “It’s different when they’re in the same uniform. When they have a different uniform on, the pulling is a little different. He’s a great player and he’s on a great streak. Hopefully our pitching can slow that down a little bit because he’s hitting with a lot of guys on base, also.”

It's not like you can pitch around the A-Rod because the Yankees lineup is loaded with offensive weapons.

Posted by Joe McDonald  at 4:51 PM | Permalink