Alex Rodriguez will get his first look at the ballpark he'll call home for the next nine years, making his debut Friday night at the new Yankee Stadium.
"I hope a good one," Rodriguez said when asked how he thought his reception would be. "I'm not sure."
It will probably be a good one at first and a couple hits will do a lot to keep things that way. But if he makes an out in a big spot with runners on base the boo birds will show up.
"All the guys have been telling me about it, so I'm excited to see our new home," he said. "For me, it's like Opening Day all over again. I'm excited to see the locker room, batting cages, video room."
I do think the jet stream in right will help Rodriguez a lot. He always hits the ball better when he's trying to go to right, knowing that balls fly out of New Yankee Stadium in that direction should only help him focus on going the other way.
Anyway, how do you think the fans will welcome him back to The Bronx?
And for fun, predict his line today. I say 1-for-3, with a 2B and a walk.
Anyway, how do you think the fans will welcome him back to The Bronx?
And for fun, predict his line today. I say 1-for-3, with a 2B and a walk.
13 Comments:
i think he'll get cheered...we need this guy, so i would assume he'll get cheers tonight...but like you said, a few bad games and the cheers will become boo's...
He's going to destroy right field.
1-4 HR 2 RBI
the jet stream is something the yankees need. They cant manufacture runs and they have trouble hitting with RISP.
They always look for the big home run to bail them out. So the new stadium should be an advantage to them.
I never understood many Yankee fans preoccupation with booing ARod. He's going to be here for a long time and he's a great player. Yeah, he has done and said some stupid things. His comments about Jeter are the ones I think he has never been forgiven for.
But the team needs him to be good and we should all support him.
I won't be there tonight but I'll be cheering him at home.
Oh, and as for my prediction, 2-5, with a homer & 2 rbi.
i think hes going deep today
4-4 3 HR 10 RBI Yea... I went there.
Standing ovation when he comes to the plate and will fly out to center and sometime later in the game he will hit a home run!!! walk off maybe?????
Big cheers for him tonight. He definitely homers. At least once.
he'll score on and off the field tonight
HE'S GOING TO TRY HARD TO GET A HR
I SAY 1-4 HR 2RBI 1BB 2SO
Crossfire, I agree with you. Yeah A-Rod is retarded at times, but he is a good player and he will be here for a while, so everyone just needs to get used to him.
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