A-Rod gets some work in
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on May 13, 2008 
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Alex Rodriguez hit the field at 10:55 a.m. this morning in Tampa. There were five fans and six sportswriters there to watch.
A-Rod ran in the outfield (“90 percent,” he said later), took a bunch of grounders and then took batting practice. He was crushing the ball to right field.
Alex said he was disappointed that he hasn’t been cleared to play. But he is encouraged because his MRI showed the quad tear is now a Grade 1 instead of a Grade 2. He won’t need another MRI. The doctors believe another few days of rehab will be sufficient.
The earliest he will play is Tuesday. He’s not sure when he will play in extended spring training. But it will likely be sometime this weekend. He agrees that the Yankees are doing the right thing by being so cautious.
Alex was quite cordial with the writers, stopping after the workout to chat.
I would have posted some exclusive cell phone photos but the sun was too bright. Picture A-Rod in a black t-shirt swinging a bat. There you go.
UPDATE, 7:12 p.m.: Stephen, a reader from Tampa, sent me this photo of A-Rod signing autographs for people at the complex. Good job by him.
I’m going to be a total girl here for a minute, but that’s a niiiiiice mental picture.
*laughs* Elizabeth, just imagine him and Farnsy together
thanks for the mental image… LOL…you are great, Pete !
( and of course,,,I am just joking )
Last year A-Rod took Papplebon deep into the Sox BP in a rainy ninth of a tie game and hung the loss on him.
Earlier this year Papplebon struck him out on 3 pitches in the ninth. I remember it as a exuberant fist pump event. Am I right on this ?
Elizabeth- Damn right that is a nice mental picture.!! :blush:
33-23, eve of 5/31/08 (mark)
Mental picture’s not quite clear. Was there a swoosh on his black tee? Was there a gladiator type among the non-credentialed?
Good to see Alex in a good mood. Getting healthy and putting some in the seats may have something to do with it.
So when does he get activated? After the 15 days or on Tuesday?
“Picture A-Rod in a black t-shirt swinging a bat. There you go.”
lolol, thank god playboy doesnt do this when its sunny out
“just imagine him and Farnsy together”
exactly what do you have them doing together? . . .
I feel icky.
Rebecca–I think you broke my brain.
But I think you know that’s not who..okay, I’m shutting up, now.
jen, elizabeth – i second that! now if he would just un-frost his hair…
“Picture A-Rod in (Anything at all) swinging a bat”
My memory is getting vague but A-Rod at the plate is like a dream at this point.
“Picture A-Rod in a black t-shirt swinging a bat.”
I, um, really, really like picturing that. A lot.
Also, Elizabeth, I think you and I might agree on some things.
Why do I have images of the Village People flashing in my head?
Stop it, guys!
Yeah. What is up with the frosting?
but more on-point, those are all good signs. interesting that he was hitting balls to right.
“Picture A-Rod in a black t-shirt swinging a bat.”
His shirt needs to be wet also..
The picture of Alex standing in the batter’s box at Yankee Stadium next week will be even better than the image I have of him in that black t-shirt.
in the past week, iv seen ryan howard and prince fielder (both lefty power bats off to very slow starts) try to hit grounders to bust the shift with RISP. how is it possibly freakin acceptable that jason giambi wont even try it. i say next time he comes up with RISP, pinch-hit for him. that will be the last time he doesnt make a play that half of the ppl in the seats could pull off.
His shirt needs to be wet also..
Or skin tight to show off the abs?
Mel,
He’s get activated when they are ready to play him. The 15 day DL means he cannot be on the active 25 man roster before a 15 day period. He can be made active any day after, but its not required to do at the 15 day mark.
Actually he needs to take the shirt off.
i’m predicting a line-up the same as yesterdays’
Mr. Buckner,
Thanks! I was wondering if there’s some sort of place they float in between the DL and activation.
RCK–might we?
William Buckner – after the 15 day mark, if A-Rod doesn’t take the field for another few days, is the spot still open for another player to play?
Outstanding, Pete!
No problem, if you hear 60 day DL, that means 60 days before you can be made active, but you can also replace the player on the 40 man roster.
even though the yankees managed to score a run last night, I consider that shutout number 5 on the season….so the yankees have been shutout in almost 15% of their games thus far. Who’d have thought.
I was looking earlier today and they are scoring an avg of 4.54/game; giving up 4.62/game. The recipe for a .500 record.
Assuming this team gets it turned around, whats more likely, increased offensive production or improved pitching?
This thread is making me laugh
“Alex was quite cordial with the writers, stopping after the workout to chat.”
Ahhh… he missed you guys!
Rebecca-
But it’s very pleasing for the ladies, no?
I heard that Alex has no braj
Steph: Oh, no question!
“I consider that shutout number 5 on the season”
What about that shutout where they really scored a run but didn’t, really?
The squad is bad enough without you getting creative about burying them
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn.....ge=darvish
>>I was looking earlier today and they are scoring an avg of 4.54/game; giving up 4.62/game. The recipe for a .500 record.
Assuming this team gets it turned around, whats more likely, increased offensive production or improved pitching?
they scored the run in the eigth inning and if the rays really wanted to, they could have protected the run from scoring…they were shut out.
Yes. Actually, I realize now that we are already acquainted.
I’d say that it depends on who’s pitching…but there’s no chance that the offense stays in the sort of funk that they’ve been in all year. The Yankees are dearly missing their righty bats.
I just finished the Yu Darvish piece on ESPN… Make that the Ellsbury-Schilling-Papelbon-Network….
The headline of the Darvish piece? Dice-K 2.o…
Enough to make me vomit.
“Actually he needs to take the shirt off.”
I have to agree.
Seriously, though, it’s going to be great once he gets back. I can’t wait.
I think we need a break from any thoughts of another Japanese pitching phenom in Yankee pinstripes.
OMG Arod was swinging a bat only wearing a tee shirt and nothing else???? lol just kidding.
wow a-rod is not rocking the lacoste jumpsuit
this may sound silly, but what would be great is a picture of you stepping on that foghorn or moose caller, or whatever that moron is blowing through the 4 innings he stays at each game.
RCK–Considering the content of the current topic, I have a pretty good idea from where we’re acquainted.