LATIN TIMES MAGAZINE Vol 6 No 2 | Page 22

The Sportsroom

By : Roberto Germain

Baseball

The Baseball season has started and thus far one man is left standing at the top . Not Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants and his chase of Hammering Hank Aaron ’ s home run record who should attain the record possibly in June , and not Tom Glavin of the New York Mets and his chase for 300 career wins . The man at the top is none other than Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees who has been the hottest player with a bat this season .
A-Rod as he is commonly known was born in New York City to Dominican parents on July 27 , 1975 . Now at 31 , the 6 ’ 3 ”, 225lbs 3rd baseman of the Bronx Bombers has been doing just that – staying on top !
2007 Season Stats
Split G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BA OBP SLG Season 19 78 26 30 7 0 14 34 1 . 385 . 444 1.013 Career 1765 6845 1384 2097 371 26 478 1381 242 . 306 . 386 . 578 Last 7 6 26 10 11 22 0 5 11 0 . 423 . 464 1.077 Projected 162 665 22 256 60 0 119 290 9 . 385 . 44 1.013

Fútbol

US Men ’ s National Soccer Team played Ecuador on Sunday , March 25 , 2007 @ Raymond James Stadium . Final Score was US 3- Ecuador 1 .
14 Home Runs , in only 19 games played and 78 at bats . After 13 years in the Major Leagues the native New Yorker is off to the best start of his career . The April start is great , but he will have to continue his constancy all season if the Yankees expect to win the World Series .
The Yankees are an offensive force , but are currently suffering from lack of good solid pitching . The Yanks who recently lost a two game series to our very own Tampa Bay Devil Rays and where A-Rod hit two homers , have found themselves at the cellar of the American League East .
The highlights for the Yankees so far has been with Mr . April - Alex Rodriguez . A-Rod who is currently batting with a . 385 Batting Average and an on base percentage of . 444 , is projected to have a 60 + Home Runs before the season ends .
Edison Mendez , Actual campeon de la Liga de Futbol Holandesa con su equipo el PSV Endeirhoven de Amsterdam participo en el encuentro amistoso con EEUU el pasado 25 de Marzo . Aqui con Diego Merizalde de Futbol del Tablon , Blog dedicado al mundo del Futbol Sudamericano .
El Equipo Ecuatoriano de Futbol salto a la cancha con algunos de sus mejores elementos . Entre ellos vemos a Edison Mendez , Rorys Aragon , Luis Caicedo , Carlos Tenorio , Ivan Hurtado , Luis Valencia , Ulises de la Cruz . Todos juegan fuera de su pais en importantes equipos de Europa .
Mas de 200 personas se reunieron en una sola barra atraves de www . futboldeltablon . blogspot . com Aqui vemos entre otros Ecuatorianos que apoyaron a su equipo a Maria Elena Elizalde , Alex Acuna , Leonardo Merizalde y Diego Merizalde
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