Alex Rodriguez 600 home runs – The Scores Report – The National Sports Blog https://www.scoresreport.com The National Sports Blog Sat, 23 Jan 2021 15:27:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 A-Rod finally overcomes a nasty case of unclutchitis to hit No. 600 https://www.scoresreport.com/2010/08/04/a-rod-finally-overcomes-a-nasty-case-of-unclutchitis-to-hit-no-600/ https://www.scoresreport.com/2010/08/04/a-rod-finally-overcomes-a-nasty-case-of-unclutchitis-to-hit-no-600/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:20:49 +0000 https://www.scoresreport.com/?p=43833 Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player to hit 600 home runs when he launched a Shaun Marcum 2-0 pitch over the centerfield wall during the Yankees’ game with the Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon.

Excuse me while I wet myself.

The blast broke a string of 12 games in which A-Rod was so overcome with pressure that he managed to hit only .177 with no home runs. While I can’t prove that pressure was the thing that was holding him back, rumor has it he hasn’t slept in nearly 10 nights and has often been seen shaking uncontrollably at the mere mention that he has to perform. (All right, so I can’t prove that either.)

A-Rod now joins an elite club that includes Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714), Willie Mays (660), Ken Griffey Jr. (630) and Sammy Sosa (609) to have accomplished the feat.

Too bad only four of those seven players didn’t need to enlist the help of performance-enhancing drugs in order to reach the milestone.

So way to go, A-HoleRod. Congratulations, or something.

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