Alex Rodriguez needs only a few strides to get from the on-deck circle to the batter's box, and as he took them in the first inning yesterday, something was clearly different. It wasn't Rodriguez himself, but rather the Stadium-wide vibe that greeted him. A sign with an Easter theme was unfurled in the upper deck: "ARod has Risen," it read. In another part of the stands, a sign declared some fans "ARod's Army." And when his name was announced as he dug in at the plate to face Baltimore's Erik Bedard, it wasn't met with tension or mixed reactions, just a big standing ovation.
Rodriguez could have basked in the adulation that came from his game-winning grand slam in the ninth inning on Saturday. Instead, he remained locked in at the plate, jumping on Bedard's first pitch and planting it over the fence in right-center. Continue
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