[外電]A-Rod named AL Player of the Week

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標題: [外電]A-Rod named AL Player of the Week
時間: Tue Sep 11 10:26:14 2007

A-Rod named AL Player of the Week
Third baseman's yard work receives worthy recognition

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070910&content_id=2199923&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

Alex Rodriguez matched his career high by going deep in five straight games last week. (Mike Stobe/Getty)
Yankees Headlines

The majestic shot soared into the left-field upper deck at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night, perhaps the most glamorous drive

in the storied career of Alex Rodriguez.
The blast offered a fitting opening act to Rodriguez's charmed week for the ages, a stretch that saw the Yankees third

baseman homer in each of his next four games, hit two homers in an inning on a hobbled ankle and grandly march into historic

territory.

In all, the American League Player of the Week hit .565 with seven homers, 11 RBIs and nine runs scored while putting up an

astounding 1.478 slugging percentage.

Start engraving Rodriguez's name on his second MVP trophy in three years. The race is over.

"I can't relate to it. It's unbelievable," Yanks shortstop Derek Jeter said. "I haven't seen anything like it in all my years

playing. It's not that easy."

Said manager Joe Torre: "What Alex has done in that short period of time is pretty amazing."

Rodriguez's remarkable week not only lifted the Yankees to a 5-1 record as they continued to increase their AL Wild Card

lead, but came with a little personal significance, too.

Rodriguez matched his career high by going deep in five straight games, became just the fifth Yankees player since 1939 to

drive in at least 140 runs, passed three players on the all-time home run list -- A-Rod (516 homers) moved into 17th-place,

surpassing Mel Ott, Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews -- and pushed him up the Yankees' single-season home run leaderboard.

His 52 homers are more than any right-handed Yankee has ever hit, and only Roger Maris (61), Babe Ruth (60) and Mickey Mantle

(54) have hit more in a pinstriped uniform.

Will there be a new record holder come September's end? The way Rodriguez is swinging, anything seems possible these days.

Of course, he would never say that. All personal milestones, he maintains, take a back seat to the pennant race.

"I want to win a world championship," he said.

But even Rodriguez admits this year may well be the 11-time All-Star's most memorable one.

"It's a magical season," Rodriguez said. "I am enjoying it."

That's become clear in the clubhouse, too. Torre said Rodriguez is at last "really having a good time."

"The difference, as far as I am concerned with Alex, is how much fun he has playing the game, during the game," Torre said

Sunday. "This is a little bit of a difference from last year, when he just seemed to be internalizing a lot. He just seems to

be a lot freer."

Never more evident was that than last week in the Bombers' series wins over Seattle and Kansas City.

Also considered for the weekly award, which is presented by Bank of America, were Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena (four homers, 10

RBIs) and James Shields (2-0, 1.93 ERA, 11 Ks), Cleveland's C.C. Sabathia (2-0, 0.53 ERA), Detroit's Brandon Inge (.474 avg.,

two homers, five RBIs) and Boston's Jonathan Papelbon (four saves, seven Ks).


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推 danieljaw:我希望他能夠當選年度的MVP...以及在季後賽一吐怨氣!
推 xisthebest:MVP, indeed!!
推 zaipinl:世界大賽mvp比較適合他啦
推 windgoing122:別吵了，今年A-God要拿三座MVP
推 DK2s:沒有A-God 我們早就打包了.. MVP他應得的
推 vnra:哈哈 簽名檔好妙..A-rod暴氣成超級賽亞人嗎 XD
→ orangecats:A-Rod~~(大心)  世界大賽MVP等你唷~~
→ kenro:MVP拿定了  阿肉今年超讚!
推 PHILOSOMA:如果A-Rod爆氣會變簽名檔這樣，頭髮還得留長一點XD
推 Ksp:這禮拜的MVP根本不用選...兩歲小孩都知道是誰....
推 ILuvDumpling:今年MVP應該已經直接進口袋了 競爭者不知道在哪..
推 JessicaA1ba:騙人布今天也爆氣惹 看樣子他不想放棄MVP追逐 XD
→ webberhan:什麼獎都是假得,冠軍最重要
→ siliver:通通拿更重要!!
推 HUGOZVC:世界大賽MVP？A-God這一兩年的季後賽成績似乎有點不理想～
→ HUGOZVC:不過當然希望今年季後賽可以延續例行賽發燙的手感啦！
推 secaep:a-rod的季後賽成績是一直不理想