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A-Rod Whiffing in First Series Opportunity

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A-Rod to K-Rod? That will be the knee-jerk reaction to Alex Rodriguez's World Series plunge into 0-fer Land. And for once, the knee has a point.

Scalding hot in the two previous rounds of this postseason, Rodriguez is now colder than those $10 draft beers they're selling at the Yankee Stadium concession stands. His numbers are boo-grade material: Eight at-bats. Zero hits. Six strikeouts.

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