Yankees:
Alex Rodriguez (Foxes, '94): 0-for-4, 3K
Damaso Marte ('96): .2IP, 0H, 0R, K
Phillies:
Raul Ibanez (Foxes, '94): 1-for-4, 2 RBI
Phils' Ibanez shakes disappointment, delivers as DH
You are Raul Ibanez and you've waited your whole life for this moment.Lee dumps ice on A-Rod hot streak
The World Series.
In your hometown.
The Yankees in the other dugout.
And then you see that you're not playing the position you occupied all year, and suddenly the dream script doesn't look quite the same. Instead of left field, you are the designated hitter.
"You're still getting to play," Ibanez said later. "You're still getting your at-bats. You've got to help your team win no matter what you're doing."
Indeed, after struggling early in his role as designated hitter, Ibanez confirmed manager Charlie Manuel's decision and overcame his own disappointment by getting one of the game's biggest hits.
Alex Rodriguez has been talking about how he’s trying to keep it simple, and he chuckled when asked about that last night.
“I did keep it simple today,” Rodriguez said after suffering through easily his worst postseason game this October. “[Cliff Lee] kept it even more simple.”
The scorching Rodriguez was extinguished last night, the Phillies’ superb left-hander harnessed A-Rod in the Yankees’ 6-1 World Series Game 1 loss. Rodriguez went 0-for-4 (his first hitless game this postseason) and struck out three times. That’s the first time in the playoffs this year that he’s fanned more than once in a game.
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