Probably a Hall of Famer? Ha. If he retired TODAY, he could make it in.
A-Rod is amazing this year. My wife, the Yankeroos fan is very happy about it.
I believe we're watching something great right now. At the end of his career, he'll crush the Aaron (& Bonds) homer record. He'll be at the top of a LOT of records. He'll hit the 500 home run list this year. 7 more years to the top of the list. In a few months, A-Rod will be youngest player to reach 500 HRs, beating out Jimmie Foxx (current youngest) by almost a full year. He'll beat Aaron, Babe Ruth and Willie Mays to the 500 mark by 2.5 years each and Bonds and Frank Robinson by just under 5 years. Beating Mantle by 3 years and Ted Williams by 9 years!
Right now, A-Rod has 6824 career ABs. Hank Aaron had 12,364. Rodriguez is WAY ahead of Aaron's pace if he can play as long as Hank did. A-Rod is in his 12th full season. Aaron played 23 years. It's still possible to play that long. Biggio is in his 20th year. Ripken played 21. Bonds is in year 22 and just reaching Aaron. Molitor played 21. Boggs played 18. Rueben Sierra is in year 20.
All time RBI record? Aaron's 2297 could be within reach. A-Rod has 1373. A-Rod can reach in about 7-8 years.
Rose's hits? 4256? Probably not...but I think he could get 3500 to crack the top 5. He's at 2087 now. It'll take A-Rod about a dozen or baker's dozen of years for that. Rose holds the record for most ABs ever with 14,053. That won't be reached by anyone for a long time, if ever.
Don't worry, Boston fans, he will have a few rings by the end of his career.
I'm not a Yankees fan but I can't help but root for A-Rod just because of the jerks in the media, Boston and even in the Bronx. It's nice to see him shutting up people right now. I think it will last all season (and career) too. I saw a side-by-side comparison of his swing from last year (and his "horrible" 35 HR/121 RBI season) and it was quite telling. Last year's swing looked bad. He wasn't focused on the ball, wasn't staying in on his swing (bailing out) and his swing just looked shaky. His swing and stance are fixed this year.
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