I just can't make this stuff up... freaky. And no, I never edited that last post, I wrote that last night after the Yankees lost. It is almost unbelievable that the exact situation came up today that I described yesterday. Luckily, my lack of faith was not an issue...
NEW YORK (AP) -Alex Rodriguez turned Kei Igawa's forgettable debut into a day he'll long remember.
Bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, two outs and the Yankees trailing by a run. Just the type of pressure situation Rodriguez failed at during the last two Octobers. Nearly the same circumstances as two nights earlier, when he popped out and tossed his bat to the ground in disgust.
"There's no way out," manager Joe Torre said. "There it is: You either produce, or you're going to read about yourself again."
This time was different. This time, A-Rod wound up getting shoved back onto the field by Derek Jeter for a curtain call.
Down to his last strike, Rodriguez came through in the most dramatic way, sending a soaring drive into the center-field bleachers, Yankee Stadium's famed black seats. His grand slam off Chris Ray, A-Rod's second home run Saturday, gave the Yankees a memorable 10-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
O.k., so this season has been as depressing as a visit to the e.r. with a kidney stone. (I know this from experience.) But finally, we have SOMETHING to smile about, with a series win over the Red Sox. Yes, I know, the Red Sox are still winning the race... but just remember the age old story of the tortoise and the hare. The baseball season is LONG, just ask my husband, by postseason time he just doesn't want to watch ANOTHER baseball game. But for those of us that are fans of the American pasttime (is that one word?) the season is never long enough.
