A-Rod To The Rescue!

   In an outing against the Minnesota Twins on July 25, Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees had an spectacular performance. With A-Rod  having four times up to the plate, he had three home runs and drove in a run in the seventh inning - accounting for four runs in the game. After trailing to the Twins 5-1, entering the seventh inning, the Yankees rallied late to take the lead and win the game 8-5.

Rodriguez, 39, has 23 home runs on the season (his best since 2010), 58 runs batted in, and is batting an impressive average of .277 on the season; in the month of July, A-Rod has a season-high eight home runs.

After missing the entire 2014 season, due to using performance enhancing drugs, a lot of people doubted and questioned what A-Rod had left in him to contribute to a Yankees team that struggled over the past few seasons. Even though some fans are still upset about his lies and deceptions, A-Rod has made some fans in New York excited about September and October. The Yankees are currently in first place in their division by more than five games, with a very inconsistent Toronto team trailing them.

A-Rod is showing that he still is a threat at the plate, he still has a lot remaining in him to contribute and his veteran presence on this team seems to be making a difference in the club house. With this Yankees team there seems to be a lot still at question - the batting is at times inconsistent, the pitching is mediocre, but the team plays well together and seems to be playing for one another. Even though A-Rod didn't make the all-star team, and I believe that his numbers and play should've put him through, he's showing that there's still some gas in the tank, by having one of his best seasons in the past  five years.

I don't know if the baseball world will completely forgive A-Rod, his chances of being a hall-of-fame player seem to be a fantasy, but it seems that he's playing with a "chip" on his shoulder that has him playing with a passion that we haven't seen in years. There's still a few months left in the regular season but, at this pace, A-Rod could have the Yankees playing deep into the month of October.