At first I didn't like to be compared to Linares because he is almost a legend ... Later, I felt proud. As a third baseman I have two idols: Linares from the Cuban National Series and Alex Rodriguez from the major leagues. 
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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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Actress Dakota Fanning poses for a portrait while promoting her movie "The Secret Life of Bees" in Toronto, Canada during the International Film Festival Saturday Sept. 6, 2008.
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Belgium's athlete Olivia Borlee visits the paddock ahead of the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps race track September 7, 2008.
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Aerial view from a relief helicopter of the Indian Air Force shows a flooded hamlet in the flood-affected Madhepura district in India's northeastern state of Bihar on September 7, 2008. India was grappling with the task of feeding and housing close to a million villagers displaced by huge floods in the eastern state of Bihar, as the rescue effort wound down. Some 900,000 people fled from their homes or were evacuated by boat since the Kosi river breached its defences three weeks ago on the Nepal border and changed course.
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Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest.
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Quotes about Alex Rodriguez
At first I didn't like to be compared to Linares because he is almost a legend ... Later, I felt proud. As a third baseman I have two idols: Linares from the Cuban National Series and Alex Rodriguez from the major leagues.
was said
in Denver Post
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.
was said
in MLB.com
When you look at last year, A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez) had 14 in the first month and (Albert) Pujols usually has 30 by now. The super-humans are down, but other guys are up.
was said
in USA Today
They haven't had [Alex Rodriguez] and [Jorge] Posada, and their starting pitching hasn't been as good as they thought ... They should be fine when they get everybody healthy. The difference this year is that division is tougher. I don't see them getting [39] wins against the four [other AL East teams] this time. I don't think they're going to have a much tougher time.
was said
in MLB.com
We signed Jordan when he was just a rookie and brought LeBron on before he even played in the NBA ... Those guys turned out great. Well, B.B. is like three Kobe Bryants, two LaDainian Tomlinsons, and an Alex Rodriguez all rolled up in one.
said Mike Parker
in The Onion
I think when you're Alex Rodriguez, you're always going to expect a lot. That's the bottom line ... That's what he lives with every day, and it starts Opening Day for him. Everyone expects him to put up huge numbers. It might take him a couple of days to get his timing or he might come back and get three hits his first night, you never know.
said Joe Girardi
