Yankees Notes for the Day: Alex Rodriguez and More

Alex Rodriguez finally hit no. 600 and Phil Hughes finally pitched another impressive game as the Yankees beat the Blue Jays 5-1 yesterday.

Here are some notes:

• After the game the Tampa Bay Rays lost 2-1 to the Twins. They are now tied with the Yankees for 1st place.
• How has A-Rod reached 600 home runs? It wasn’t just The Juice, he has made constant adjustments to his swing throughout his career.
• If A-Rod’s chase for 600 didn’t do anything for you just sit back and wait for Derek Jeter to reach 3,000 hits, which he should do sometime next season.
• Jeter helped himself to 3,000 in a big way yesterday by going 4-for-4.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, because they are the Pirates, claimed RHP Chan Ho Park off of waivers . This is good news for the Yankees as they’ll save money on the remainder of Park’s salary.

• After the game the Tampa Bay Rays lost 2-1 to the Twins. They are now tied with the Yankees for 1st place.
• How has A-Rod reached 600 home runs? It wasn’t just The Juice, he has made constant adjustments to his swing throughout his career.
• If A-Rod’s chase for 600 didn’t do anything for you just sit back and wait for Derek Jeter to reach 3,000 hits, which he should do sometime next season.
• Jeter helped himself to 3,000 in a big way yesterday by going 4-for-4.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, because they are the Pirates, claimed RHP Chan Ho Park off of waivers . This is good news for the Yankees as they’ll save money on the remainder of Park’s salary.
• The Yankees actually had a trade in place for Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell before the deadline, but pulled out of a deal when they saw Lowell’s medicals . It would have been the first Yankees-Red Sox trade since 1997.

That’s all there is for now. Everything else written today seems like it’s about A-Rod. Oh and Joba Chamberlain still has not allowed a run since losing the 8th inning job.

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