The sinker was just, at times it was good, and then we missed a few ... Like [Alex Rodriguez] and [Jose] Molina getting hit were just sinkers that just slipped out.
The sinker was just, at times it was good, and then we missed a few ... Like [Alex Rodriguez] and [Jose] Molina getting hit were just sinkers that just slipped out.
It's going to be a balancing of a good mix between veterans and young kids ... We realize that this is New York and our fans demand a great team and we are going to have to consistently field a great team with marquee players. That's why last winter we did the Alex Rodriguez deal [$275 million through 2017] because now he's going to be here for a decade. And it's not just that. We're going to have to figure out other ways to generate more revenue.
Obviously, it's going to be easier to pitch against Pedro Martinez or Alex Rodriguez ... That's just the way it is. It's a great opportunity to go out there and throw.
I don't want to speak too soon, but we're taking good at-bats and we're pitching well ... A-Rod's (Alex Rodriguez) picking us up, Jorge (Posada) is picking us up behind me. It definitely feels like we're really starting to put it together.
I've done my homework ... I got off the phone with [Houston pitcher Roy] Oswalt yesterday, talked to [Astros reliever and former teammate Doug] Brocail. It's a good lineup. You have to do your extra homework, because I don't watch these teams play. I don't know how to get Robinson Cano out or Alex Rodriguez out.
You wonder, why? ... It makes you stronger as a club and as individuals. You've got to find ways to get things done. We were without Alex [Rodriguez] for a while, [Derek] Jeter and [Jorge] Posada. You have to find a way.
There are so many good players today, but Alex Rodriguez has a chance to do something really special. When he's done, I wouldn't be surprised if he was the all-time home run leader.
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Whoever in a million years would have thought that Jorge Posada, who'd never been on the DL before, would go on the DL? ... That's a big blow, especially with what he can do offensively and behind the plate. Alex Rodriguez, the best player in the game, goes down [and] he has normally, most of his career, been healthy. You just can't predict those types of things. Luckily we've played good baseball and we're right at .500 -- we're not way out of it; thank God nobody's run away.
You know, people would talk about Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez, but I always felt Junior would end up being the home run king ... He has the perfect swing for that. A-Rod kind of attacks the strike zone, and his swing is also pretty, but it's not a home run swing. Barry would kind of choke up a lot. But Junior always had that looping swing that's made for home runs.
It was everything I thought it was going to be and what I wanted it to be ... It's not like anything you can imagine. It's like a fantasy. It's almost as if I was walking through these halls and they came to life. I was next to stars like Alex Rodriguez and Rafael Palmeiro. It was fantastic.