Can I Get an Encore

Well today's game was about as unbelievable as it gets. Two outs and nobody on in the bottom of the ninth, trailing by four, the Yankees mounted an incredible come back. Josh Phelps homered, followed by a Jorge Posada single, a Johnny Damon walk, a Derek Jeter single, and a Bobby Abreu single that cut the deficit to one and brought up who else: A-Rod.

Watching the game you're thinking there's no way he can possibly do this again. Cleveland closer Joe Borowski threw a ball in the dirt to start the at bat, allowing Jeter and Abreu to move up to second and third. This meant A-Rod only needed to hit a single to win the game, as Abreu has good speed and would likely score. But that just wouldn't be dramatic enough. A-Rod got a 1-0 flat fastball and hit a taser into the Yankee bullpen for a walk-off 3-run home run.

After the wild pitch, I thought manager Eric Wedge would elect to walk A-Rod and bring up Jason Giambi. But Borowski came right after Alex and paid for it.

A-Rod now has 10 home runs in 14 games and I am convinced that this will continue, while not at this torrid pace, for the rest of the season. He's stopped flying open and shortened his stride, keeping his front side closed and allowing him to get to the baseball a lot quicker. His swing is not nearly as long as it was last year. It's much more short and compact, but just as powerful.

While everyone cites the mental side, A-Rod's mechanics were completely out of whack last year. Now, after working with Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long, A-Rod is back to his sweet stroke of old and is primed for an MVP and maybe one of the best offensive seasons we have ever seen. Yes- Ever.