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Leaner A-Rod having 'scary' good start
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08:14 AM ET 03.21 | Alex Rodriguez appears to have the kind of pop that took him to MVP seasons in 2003, 2005 and 2007. "I can't say enough about his swing, his body, the shape he's in," Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long said. "Every time he's up there, I think he's going to hit a home run. That's scary. I saw that in 2007. He's got that kind of explosion right now." Rodriguez, 35, was at it again Saturday, going 1 for 2 with an RBI double and two walks against the Blue Jays. He has hit safely in each of his 12 Grapefruit League games this season and driven in a run in six straight. His slash line in 37 spring-training plate appearances: .412/.459/.912. ... Rodriguez, leaner and more agile, reportedly reduced his weight from 233 to 223 pounds and his body fat from 12 to nine percent. He said this is probably the best he has felt physically since '07, and certainly since Dr. Marc Phillippon surgically repaired his torn hip labrum in March 2009.
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The headline says it all...lol
YouDaMan
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MVP
ChiSoxFan
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what kind of pitching has he been facing, mlb starters or relief pitchers and minor league guys
danboxell
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All...
brotha68
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all of the above. it's spring training.
ChiSoxFan
Chicago , IL
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I guess $275 million is enough to find you some stuff that won't get detected. He is still using, once a cheater always a cheater. Cheats on his wife, cheats during his whole career, probably cheats on his f---ing taxes. A- Rod barely has more integrity than Hitler.
RomoTheChokeArtist
Greenville, NC
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Why don't you express your true feelings regarding Alex Rodriguez...:)
brotha68
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ok let me rephrase, what kind of pitching is he facing when he is having the success. is he striking out against the mlb starters and killing the rest of the pitchers. or is his success coming against all three types of pitchers.
danboxell
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in his contract he has the option of facing only pitchers who will start the season in AA
rjfish
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Considering how he's looked the last few years, this story is easy to buy. He's clearly not been in the shape he's used to being in. And, to attribute that to his bad hip makes sense. And, for him to be feeling better and able to work out harder, should mean a better season. I thinking, we might see a 40 HR 120RBI 310 BA season from him.
me me me
Austin , TX
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**** him.
DENVERROB
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he did drive in about 125 runs last season sooo saying he wil be better and driving in 120 runs, are you suggesting the guys ahead of him will have down seasons and not be on base as much when he comes to the plate?
rjfish
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he found some new steroid they cant test for
larabazaba
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uhh, isn't it spring training..."scary"
sagecreek
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His batting average has dropped 3 years in a row. It's not going up 40 points this year at 35 years old.
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