He has one of the sweetest swings. Pure torque from the core and hips. We are talking about a SS turned 3B (both dominated) as well as 5th most HR of all-time.
I’ve been waiting for years for this... 2007 A-Rod was the best year any Yankee has had at the very minimum since Mattingly’s 85 mvp year but in all likelihood the best offensive season since Roger Maris’s 61 homer season
Y Marina for sure. Just in terms of individual performance he was off the charts the entire season. 09 was just getting hot in October (which I know is more important)
I feel like 2007 is when he finally started feeling comfortable on the Yankees. 2008 was kind of a one off due to injuries. Then he was to clutch in 2009 helping lead them to a championship.
@@teejaysalgado9819 I mean, AROD was HORRENDOUS in both the 2005 postseason and 2006 postseason, and he was bad also in the 2007 postseason but not horrendous.
I don’t like how all these highlights of him just hitting homers. The dude was five-tool-player. Won gold gloves and everything and we just staring here watching him hit hrs
@Brayden Hall yeah he is one of the greats for sure, Ive seen people call him average. The guy was an perfect role model for me growing up can do anything on the field and was never involved in PEDs or anything to scandalous.
Brayden Hall he was one of the worst defensive short stops lmfao. Very little power. Incredible contact hitter and dominant on the bases. Let’s not blow him out of proportion...
itz Duffy ill take 300 less hits for 400+ more HRs thanks. Their avg is about the same but A-Rod’s OPS is off the charts... Jeter is middle of the pack. And A-Rod is a + fielder and arm, Jeter is - fielder. Pretty simple really.
I'm a huge M's fan and growing up in Seattle where A-Rod is heavily disliked, I'm certainly in the minority when I say that he's one of my favorite players. Was fortunate to get his autograph before a Mariners game back in '06/'07. Made my life as a 12-year old lol.
He would have finished with 500+ homeruns and over a .300 batting average even without steroids. Also he is one of 4 players to ever hit 40 homeruns and steal 40 bases in one season. He did that in 1998 way before steroid use. He (and Bonds) should be in the Hall of Fame.
I remember going to 1 game at the Stadium that year, A-Rod doubled against the D-Backs in a day game lol, amazing he never went on more postseason tears like '09.
I was probably in the 20% that loved A-Rod as a Yankees fan. He earned every penny of that contract and if it wasn’t for his monster clutch 2009 post-season, we don’t go on to the World Series! …. And the guy was hardly ever hurt. Look at guys today with big contracts. They play 80 games a season. If that!!!
@@mturley8414 , absolutely bro. And if David Ortiz made the hall of fame, A-rod should make it in with first ballot. Over 3,000 hits and over 600 home runs. Every season he averaged like 200 hits, 30 home runs or more and 100 plus RBI’s. His seasons were as consistent as anything I’ve ever seen. I loved that he was a Yankee.
@@jd0696 Me too my man.. Difference between Arod and poppi is that poppi had a better roid dealer who didn’t get caught.. The Mitchell report had them both tested positive and yet Arod the only one who really caught shit for it.. I can guarantee roids are still very heavy in the game
This guy for a while was the best player in the league by a landslide. 20-30+ steals, .300+ average, 130+ RBIs, 40-50 homers, 120-130+ runs, gold glove defense, just unbelievable
So many people hate a guy who screwed up big in the middle of his time with the yanks. That’s his problem that he has to deal with but you can’t take away the talent he really is from when he started. And his knowledge and technical understanding of the game is just incredible.
Tito Rivera lmao shut up “Tito” love him or hate him he’s a classy man he’s the goat in and out the field just look at his life after retirement. A great role model unlike you
Im a few yrs late. Love that the comments arent filled with roid talk. Old days they took greenies (speed) to stay on the field. This man was a beast all tools till his hips went.never forget that Roids dont make you hit the ball. It just kept them on the field like the old timers doing greenies
The reference to Alex being 4 rbis short of tying Joe Dimaggio as most Rbis as a yankee is wrong. Lou Gehrig has the most rbis as a yankee. He had 184 in 1931..
No matter what they say about him he still had to swing the bat and hit the ball. He also had incredible bat speed to drive the ball and the sweetest swing to go along with it.
Yes, but understand how ped works bud. It help him with recovery, so he was able to play consistent at a high level. It's cheating because while other players will slow down, he kept going strong cuz of the ped help. Understand they play 162 games a year with playoffs and recovery very short. Adding on spring training too you have a lot of wore and tear on the body. The older you get, the harder it is. I say all this respectful. Arod to me is one of the best ever. My favorite player. When people write this comment, they clearly not using logic no offense
@@estebandelacruz2193 I'm over it. Nelson Cruz's error and Feliz's choke job doomed the rangers during the 2011 run. Despite that, Josh Hamilton's 11th inning HR should have won the damn game. He gives them a freaking 2 run lead in extras, and they can't hold it!
A controlled balanced swing that he used to consistently barrel up the baseball. Lots of players swing so hard trying to hit the 500 ft HRs-don’t need to do that. How many lasers did ARod hit to straightaway center?
Is stuped how the same Yankees end with his career... If they let him finish his last season he deffinetly will reach 700 HR... They just don't want to give him the 7 millions extra bonus.
Dino A few years after this A Rod was caught for steroids. Then caught for it again a few years later. The hope was A Rod could take the home run title back while doing it clean, turns out he was just as if not more juiced up than Bonds. Suffice to say public opinion on A Rod went down the toilet and the Yankees had to pay him through 2017 even after releasing him. A Rod simply was not effective in 2016.
Yeahh he was batting only .200 as a DH and they were trying to get into the playoffs. He could've went to Miami to get his 700th but he opted to retire
Alex Rodriguez tremendous yankee tremendous power display i was so glad that he came and stayed a yankee till he retired he's what we needed another fine piece to putting together that championship yankee team of 2009 I loved Alex being a yankee he's such great clutch player in game situations he's was perfect for getting us out of trouble and saving the day for all yankee fans he was an updated version of Reggie Jackson only right handed and great defensive skills as well he played 3rd base very well a yankee forever and a well deserved hall of famer
I think what people fail to realize is that A: steroids do not help you hit the ball. Yes they make you stronger, yes they help you recover faster, but hand eye coordination....I think not. B: if you think 95% of big leaguers weren’t juicing, including pitchers than you’re naive. In my eyes it was an even playing field. Starting pitchers were averaging 95mph and relief pitchers we coming in throwing triple digits lol 😂. No one could tell me any different. Baseball was the best in the juice era.
A rod barry bonds sammy sosa big mac i could care less what they took see ball hit ball they were the best i ever seen ichiro was amazing too jeter as well but men anytime barry bonds was gonna hit i stop and watch
It was Alex, Ken Griffy JR., or Barry Bonds from that era who was the best. Bonds was probably the best of the bunch due to his overall skill set. He walked a lot, and stole over 500 bases while playing gold glove outfield. Young Pre 1999 Steroid Barry bonds was still easily an all time great. Just wish he hadn't got so jealous of Sammy and McGuire. His Ego got in the way of his easy HOF case, despite his horrible Diva attitude.
I saw the tittle and I added it to my playlist to watch it over and over and over. This was an amazing year for alex. I remember that line up. 😂😂💪 #13. The crowds reaction in that homerun 7:24 i was there that game💪😂
Loved this Yankee team A rod, Jeter, Matsui, Abreu, my favorite of all time Cano, posada and that old stadium whenever you saw that Canon sign you knew it was danger, every Yankee team every year was a dangerous bunch no pitcher ever had a day off playing against us Dont understand how you become a Mets fan having a better NY team in the Yankees
He has one of the sweetest swings. Pure torque from the core and hips. We are talking about a SS turned 3B (both dominated) as well as 5th most HR of all-time.
He was the reason why I wore high socks and blue shades. My MVP
CALi G same here!
@@YankeesAvenue I wouldn’t admit that out loud
El era quien le ponía sabor a MLB
@@chrishandsome4267 😂
@@chrishandsome4267 why is that? Are u jealous of A-Rod cuz he has way more money than you and has slept with every hot celebrity?
Such a beautiful swing
Best ever
Arod and Ken Griffey had best swing and same for Barry bond
beautiful yet also very violent
Agreed… I think Jim Edmonds has one of the sweetest swings next to Griffey.
Yep, if you're doing something inredibly hard but you make it look it easy, you're a master.
The old stadium was so much sexier
Oh so much
Completely different feeling being there too.
Like u baby
Sadly it had to go
I’ve been waiting for years for this... 2007 A-Rod was the best year any Yankee has had at the very minimum since Mattingly’s 85 mvp year but in all likelihood the best offensive season since Roger Maris’s 61 homer season
Y Marina for sure. Just in terms of individual performance he was off the charts the entire season. 09 was just getting hot in October (which I know is more important)
Michael Carbone I love you, how about Alex Rodriguez in 07 unanimous MVP
@@bmhood3636 ARod won the MVP in April, and made it unanimous in September. He was So good this year.
Aaron Judge says hi, I am coming for Maris' record
Aaron judge just said huh ?
I feel like 2007 is when he finally started feeling comfortable on the Yankees. 2008 was kind of a one off due to injuries. Then he was to clutch in 2009 helping lead them to a championship.
Yeah I remember the criticism that he sucked in the 2007 playoffs until 2009 happened.
Juicer idiot
2009 for me is the first season he felt "comfortable" with the Yankees. But then he had all that drama post-2009 with the Yankees.
@@teejaysalgado9819 I mean, AROD was HORRENDOUS in both the 2005 postseason and 2006 postseason, and he was bad also in the 2007 postseason but not horrendous.
i miss the old stadium...so much better and more intimidatng for opposing players.
There was so much history there, all wiped away by bulldozers.
Generalissimo X after watching the 2017 and 2018 wild card. I mean the new stadium has them shook too.
I like the new one more
I don’t like how all these highlights of him just hitting homers. The dude was five-tool-player. Won gold gloves and everything and we just staring here watching him hit hrs
itz Duffy um no
itz Duffy Derek Jeter WAR - 58.7. Alex Rodriguez WAR - 108.7
itz Duffy nobody asked bro. Your insecurity is showing
SilentRock396 all of everything he said is opinion based. The stats prove everything he said wrong and I’m a lifelong jeter fan
itz Duffy being a Yankees fan doesn’t mean anything bro. I’m a Yankees fan and I admit A-Rod was better
ARod knew he had to help Yankees win WS,in 2009 he fulfill his propechy
How about the year Alex Rodriguez hit 57 homers and 142 RBI's and didn't even win the MVP.
Yeah and won a gold glove at shortstop too lmao. Nah let's give it to Miguel Tejada with his 30 something homeruns
Not one clutch hit.
He won the mvp in 2007 he hit 54 bombs that year he was unstoppable
The Rangers sucked
@@WilTonay who gives a shit? is the award called "most valuable player for a good team"?
One of most complete players I’ve ever seen ♥️ Love you AROD. Thanks for all those beautiful moments.
🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍 Alex en MLB
5 herramientas
I know a lot of people hate Alex, but I loved watching the dude play...especially when he was killing it with the Yanks. The man was a special talent.
@@changemymind8692much agreed. 💯
That old stadium though
Insane power. The distance on those shots was incredible
Notice how Derek Jeter was on base all the time for his home runs.
Qyurryuss and?? You still have to drive the runs in
@@vinnyascanio5979 No I'm not taking anything away Form A-rod, I'm just impressed with Jeters consistency
@Brayden Hall yeah he is one of the greats for sure, Ive seen people call him average. The guy was an perfect role model for me growing up can do anything on the field and was never involved in PEDs or anything to scandalous.
Brayden Hall he was one of the worst defensive short stops lmfao.
Very little power. Incredible contact hitter and dominant on the bases. Let’s not blow him out of proportion...
itz Duffy ill take 300 less hits for 400+ more HRs thanks. Their avg is about the same but A-Rod’s OPS is off the charts... Jeter is middle of the pack. And A-Rod is a + fielder and arm, Jeter is - fielder. Pretty simple really.
I'm a huge M's fan and growing up in Seattle where A-Rod is heavily disliked, I'm certainly in the minority when I say that he's one of my favorite players. Was fortunate to get his autograph before a Mariners game back in '06/'07. Made my life as a 12-year old lol.
Fellow Mariners fan here, can't say I liked him too much when he was playing.. but god damn was he good.
He was only as good as he was because of the steroids. Fuck him
@@westcoastfishing2768 I mean, sure, but he had the talent to do it clean.
@@NerdPowah and when he was clean he was great, look at 2010, 11 and 2013
@@NerdPowah and his years in Seattle as well
Jeter was seemingly always on base too. What a duo
Lmao a duo that hated to be a duo
@@ballsballsballs3617 unfortunately but it's not close.. ARod was the better fielder and hitter
La elegancia de alex Rodriguez...es de otro planeta..
One of the top 5 hitters ever when he was in his prime.
The best comment.
And the man has a high baseball IQ. Alex was a beast.
@@changemymind8692 great player .. socially awkward but I understand ARod ..other favorites were Cal.. Bonds. Nolan
Die hard Yankee fan , just ordered his authentic jersey to my collection. Can't have Yankee jersey collection without A-ROD
God I miss Kenny singleton so damn much. My favorite yes announcer of all time. Such a great storyteller too.
Me too bud.. Kenny was the man
same here. love his voice
Alex Rodriguez got well over 3000 hits, that was not steroids. He batted over 300, That is not Steroids! He needs to be in the Hall of Fame!
Yea he was really gd ppl love to hate em I always like watchin him hit
A rod stats were enhanced by steroids
@@daviddeleon443 no lol..
@@justinyo1796 Yes lol
He would have finished with 500+ homeruns and over a .300 batting average even without steroids. Also he is one of 4 players to ever hit 40 homeruns and steal 40 bases in one season. He did that in 1998 way before steroid use. He (and Bonds) should be in the Hall of Fame.
3:08 Jeters face kills me. Looking at Arod like are you human?
😂👍👍
Only 3homers shy of 700, woulda have 3000 hits and 700 homers. I think only aaron is the only player to have those numbers
Alex would have hit 850 if he didnt have injury
1박정희대통령만세 800 for sure. But idk about 850
@@AROD-ko9qs if no injury no caught, he would have won 10 homrun king and mvp
Y Marina “only 500” lmao nice try asshole
Y Marina no
I remember going to 1 game at the Stadium that year, A-Rod doubled against the D-Backs in a day game lol, amazing he never went on more postseason tears like '09.
Favorite thing is so many of these homers he has dirt on his uni from making a great play on the other end
I was probably in the 20% that loved A-Rod as a Yankees fan. He earned every penny of that contract and if it wasn’t for his monster clutch 2009 post-season, we don’t go on to the World Series! …. And the guy was hardly ever hurt. Look at guys today with big contracts. They play 80 games a season. If that!!!
He’s my favorite player for sure.. Most top tier players on the juice so I don’t give a shit about that
@@mturley8414 , absolutely bro. And if David Ortiz made the hall of fame, A-rod should make it in with first ballot. Over 3,000 hits and over 600 home runs. Every season he averaged like 200 hits, 30 home runs or more and 100 plus RBI’s. His seasons were as consistent as anything I’ve ever seen. I loved that he was a Yankee.
@@jd0696 Me too my man.. Difference between Arod and poppi is that poppi had a better roid dealer who didn’t get caught.. The Mitchell report had them both tested positive and yet Arod the only one who really caught shit for it.. I can guarantee roids are still very heavy in the game
this man played 22 seasons and his career OPS is .930
.295/.380/.550 career. one of the best ever
Well yeah. PEDs will definitely help. Not hating just stating
@@christiankopec2342 peds doesn’t affect your batting average
2007 was also a season that AROD could have opted out of his contract and become a free agent, so you know he was gonna have a sensational season.
This guy for a while was the best player in the league by a landslide. 20-30+ steals, .300+ average, 130+ RBIs, 40-50 homers, 120-130+ runs, gold glove defense, just unbelievable
So many people hate a guy who screwed up big in the middle of his time with the yanks. That’s his problem that he has to deal with but you can’t take away the talent he really is from when he started. And his knowledge and technical understanding of the game is just incredible.
162 games and watching majority of the season it felt like he hit a hr in every game.
Anyone just scrolling through the comments to see if any haters are still complaining about the goat
Rick nah just scrolling to see the “goat” being exposed by his steroid usage
Whos the goat hope you aint talking About arod lmao
Tito Rivera lmao shut up “Tito” love him or hate him he’s a classy man he’s the goat in and out the field just look at his life after retirement. A great role model unlike you
2nd best hitter of all time
BONDS= 🔥 GOAT
At 8 years old I didn't realize how good this season was for him unfortunately
El mejor 💪
Im a few yrs late. Love that the comments arent filled with roid talk. Old days they took greenies (speed) to stay on the field. This man was a beast all tools till his hips went.never forget that
Roids dont make you hit the ball. It just kept them on the field like the old timers doing greenies
His prime season
Devastating hitter when he's hot
Just as good at stealing, throwing, catching, coaching..... top 5 last 50 years...
Hank
Ichiro
Alex
Rickey
Barry (suspect arm)
I loved this year all those walk offs were amazing watching them live wow the memories
Idk what it is but the YES network graphics are so nostalgic for me
Crazy bat speed!
Hate the Yankees but damn I miss seeing that swing of his. Dude was an awesome hitter
This team was stacked!!! And I’m all for it!! Arod roids or not is a goat
VERY GOOD YEAR IN BASEBALL
I was at the game when he hit that homer off El Duque on the Mets. That was the furthest ball I’ve ever seen hit. Never could find that video.
Alex Rodriguez es el mejor de ( RD ) uaoooo? Muy duro.
Top 5 swing all time
The reference to Alex being 4 rbis short of tying Joe Dimaggio as most Rbis as a yankee is wrong. Lou Gehrig has the most rbis as a yankee. He had 184 in 1931..
Fuuuuck the 2007 Yankees were so stacked.
1. Damon
2. Jeter
3. Rodriguez (MVP) 54 dingers
4. Giambi
5. Matsui
6. Cano
7. Abreu
8. Mientkiewicz
9. Posada
stacked for sure
As a team, the 2007 Yankees hit .290 which blew the rest of the league away. A-Rod, Jeter, Posada & Cano each hit over .300 that year.
Annnnd they lost in the division series
No matter what they say about him he still had to swing the bat and hit the ball. He also had incredible bat speed to drive the ball and the sweetest swing to go along with it.
Yes, but understand how ped works bud. It help him with recovery, so he was able to play consistent at a high level. It's cheating because while other players will slow down, he kept going strong cuz of the ped help. Understand they play 162 games a year with playoffs and recovery very short. Adding on spring training too you have a lot of wore and tear on the body. The older you get, the harder it is. I say all this respectful. Arod to me is one of the best ever. My favorite player. When people write this comment, they clearly not using logic no offense
2010 neftali Feliz strikes out rodriguez, rangers go to the WS for the first time. Best game I've ever been to.
Rangers "go" to the world series 😂😂😂 where they lost (and again next year 😂)
@@estebandelacruz2193 I'm over it. Nelson Cruz's error and Feliz's choke job doomed the rangers during the 2011 run. Despite that, Josh Hamilton's 11th inning HR should have won the damn game. He gives them a freaking 2 run lead in extras, and they can't hold it!
A controlled balanced swing that he used to consistently barrel up the baseball. Lots of players swing so hard trying to hit the 500 ft HRs-don’t need to do that. How many lasers did ARod hit to straightaway center?
when a-rod broke out the shox cleats, it was a wrap for the league.....
It’s like Jordan putting 23 back on instead of 45😂😂😂
Is stuped how the same Yankees end with his career... If they let him finish his last season he deffinetly will reach 700 HR... They just don't want to give him the 7 millions extra bonus.
Dino A few years after this A Rod was caught for steroids. Then caught for it again a few years later. The hope was A Rod could take the home run title back while doing it clean, turns out he was just as if not more juiced up than Bonds.
Suffice to say public opinion on A Rod went down the toilet and the Yankees had to pay him through 2017 even after releasing him. A Rod simply was not effective in 2016.
Dino nah he was garbage in 2016
He wasn't hitting at all in his last season. He would have definintely been a liability if they were just waiting for him to get to 700.
Yeahh he was batting only .200 as a DH and they were trying to get into the playoffs. He could've went to Miami to get his 700th but he opted to retire
@@TheOldSchoolGamer93 He opted to retire because he loves yankees. He didnt want to play anywehere else but new york.
One of the best to swing the bat
Salón de la Fama para Alex Rodríguez y el que esté libre de pecado que tire La primera piedra
Baseball with class
What do you mean with Class?
Mays ARod Bonds Griffey AWESOME ALL AROUND TALENTS. JUST AMAZING
I’m not a yankee fan but was there many other players that got traded and made that much of a difference immediately?
Damn I miss the old stadium
3:10 - Derek Jeter: Dude, how many steroids are you taking? Lmaooo
Magical season 💙 this was his balling out party course they always do before their fucking last paycheck
Back in the day right before the new stadium
Still my Favorite baseball player ever
GOAT
Aaron judge reminds me of him. Funny enough they play on the same team
The monument is coming baby. just gotta wait a few more years for people to get over this steroid nonsense. GOAT
Monuments in The Stadium are only given postmortem... let's hope it's more than a few years wait
Nonsense? Typical yankees fan
The man was Juiced! It was not even a debate how he looked...
Been waiting for someone to do this! Great vid
Just awesome
He may be the best player in history. I know no one likes him. But you can easily make the case.
Well yeah that’s what happens when you overdose on steroids.
happy 45th birthday alexander emmanuel rodriguez !!!!
The best
Nothing better then the old yankee stadium. Louder, more memories. What a joke they left.
Legendary !!!
All his homers were hard a’f
One of thee most fluid and beautiful swings from the right side, all time.
Lengendary season
Álex Rodríguez El Inmortal
Believe it or not Alex was or is the best 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Cómo dice Ricky Noboa," la máquina".
Alex Rodríguez Is the best
Alex Rodriguez tremendous yankee tremendous power display i was so glad that he came and stayed a yankee till he retired he's what we needed another fine piece to putting together that championship yankee team of 2009 I loved Alex being a yankee he's such great clutch player in game situations he's was perfect for getting us out of trouble and saving the day for all yankee fans he was an updated version of Reggie Jackson only right handed and great defensive skills as well he played 3rd base very well a yankee forever and a well deserved hall of famer
ALEX EL MEJOR PELOTERO LATINO NO HAY COMPARACION
De acuerdo con tu comentario.
El hacia demasiadas cosas en el terreno de juego.
Alex 🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍
Alex is the best always ❤
I think what people fail to realize is that A: steroids do not help you hit the ball. Yes they make you stronger, yes they help you recover faster, but hand eye coordination....I think not. B: if you think 95% of big leaguers weren’t juicing, including pitchers than you’re naive. In my eyes it was an even playing field. Starting pitchers were averaging 95mph and relief pitchers we coming in throwing triple digits lol 😂. No one could tell me any different. Baseball was the best in the juice era.
Yes. You're right. Steroid Era is easily the best era in baseball...
How do you know that pitchers were averaging 95+ MPH om their fastballs though?
1:46 Formosa TV😆
A rod barry bonds sammy sosa big mac i could care less what they took see ball hit ball they were the best i ever seen ichiro was amazing too jeter as well but men anytime barry bonds was gonna hit i stop and watch
The best baseball player 👍👍👍👍
It was Alex, Ken Griffy JR., or Barry Bonds from that era who was the best. Bonds was probably the best of the bunch due to his overall skill set. He walked a lot, and stole over 500 bases while playing gold glove outfield. Young Pre 1999 Steroid Barry bonds was still easily an all time great. Just wish he hadn't got so jealous of Sammy and McGuire. His Ego got in the way of his easy HOF case, despite his horrible Diva attitude.
I saw the tittle and I added it to my playlist to watch it over and over and over. This was an amazing year for alex. I remember that line up. 😂😂💪 #13. The crowds reaction in that homerun 7:24 i was there that game💪😂
*THE G.O.A.T.!*
You should do a vid on his 05 MVP season.
Best players of all time of mlb moders era 👑👑
He is just another cheater.
Money changes everything.
You forgot to put his October highlights...
I would’ve loved to see his statcasts back then
My all time 3B dont @ me
Loved this Yankee team A rod, Jeter, Matsui, Abreu, my favorite of all time Cano, posada and that old stadium whenever you saw that Canon sign you knew it was danger, every Yankee team every year was a dangerous bunch no pitcher ever had a day off playing against us
Dont understand how you become a Mets fan having a better NY team in the Yankees
El tuñe de este lado😊😊😊
It's weird how the Yankees are putting out Arod highlights left and right now. He deserved it back then.
You have the KC highlight twice
The ball looked like a rocket coming off his bat