Alex Rodriguez is absolutely locked in. After homering in the 1st inning against Minnesota Twins starter Boof Bonser, Rodriguez has 6 home runs through the first 7 games of the season. He is the 9th major leaguer to accomplish this feat, and the first Yankee. In the dugout after his home run, he could barely contain smile after smile. Who can blame the guy? His teammates were high fiving him, and Yankee fans throughout the country were saying “Finally!”.
As A-Rod is possibly on the verge of making history, he still has a long way to go. Don’t think for a second that A-Rod has won over the Yankee faithful for the rest of the season — you can tell that they can’t wait to start calling him “Mr. April” as the boos rain down after a late summer game in which he strikes out with the bases loaded to end the game. Who knows, maybe Alex will continue his amazing hitting (afterall, he DOES have almost 500 career home runs). It will fun to laugh at all the hypocrite Yankee fans who practically wanted to see him fall off a jetway last year.
Enjoy it while it lasts Mr. Rodriguez!

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