http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/143144954/alex-rodriguez-3000th-to-be-celebrated
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | @BryanHoch | August 14th, 2015
TORONTO -- The Yankees have planned a special pregame ceremony to celebrate Alex Rodriguez's 3,000th career hit on Sunday, Sept. 13, against the Blue Jays, and the slugger said that he was "in disbelief" when informed of the upcoming honor.
Rodriguez became the 29th player to reach the 3,000-hit plateau on June 19, hitting a first-inning solo home run off the Tigers' Justin Verlander. Rodriguez and Derek Jeter are the only players to join the 3,000-hit club in a Yankees uniform.
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There followed the expected blah, blah, blah about everybody getting along. Aside from the obvious possibility of hypocrisy, there's the question of why the Yankees are honoring Alex for this particular milestone.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Hits | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pete Rose (24) | 4256 | B |
| 2. | Ty Cobb+ (24) | 4189 | L |
| 3. | Hank Aaron+ (23) | 3771 | R |
| 4. | Stan Musial+ (22) | 3630 | L |
| 5. | Tris Speaker+ (22) | 3514 | L |
| 6. | Derek Jeter (20) | 3465 | R |
| 7. | Cap Anson+ (27) | 3435 | R |
| 8. | Honus Wagner+ (21) | 3420 | R |
| 9. | Carl Yastrzemski+ (23) | 3419 | L |
| 10. | Paul Molitor+ (21) | 3319 | R |
| 11. | Eddie Collins+ (25) | 3315 | L |
| 12. | Willie Mays+ (22) | 3283 | R |
| 13. | Eddie Murray+ (21) | 3255 | B |
| 14. | Nap Lajoie+ (21) | 3243 | R |
| 15. | Cal Ripken+ (21) | 3184 | R |
| 16. | George Brett+ (21) | 3154 | L |
| 17. | Paul Waner+ (20) | 3152 | L |
| 18. | Robin Yount+ (20) | 3142 | R |
| 19. | Tony Gwynn+ (20) | 3141 | L |
| 20. | Dave Winfield+ (22) | 3110 | R |
| 21. | Craig Biggio+ (20) | 3060 | R |
| 22. | Rickey Henderson+ (25) | 3055 | R |
| 23. | Rod Carew+ (19) | 3053 | L |
| 24. | Alex Rodriguez (21, 39) | 3042 | R |
| 25. | Lou Brock+ (19) | 3023 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Runs Batted In | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hank Aaron+ (23) | 2297 | R |
| 2. | Babe Ruth+ (22) | 2214 | L |
| 3. | Cap Anson+ (27) | 2075 | R |
| 4. | Alex Rodriguez (21, 39) | 2032 | R |
| 5. | Barry Bonds (22) | 1996 | L |
| 6. | Lou Gehrig+ (17) | 1995 | L |
| 7. | Stan Musial+ (22) | 1951 | L |
| 8. | Ty Cobb+ (24) | 1933 | L |
| 9. | Jimmie Foxx+ (20) | 1922 | R |
| 10. | Eddie Murray+ (21) | 1917 | B |
| 11. | Willie Mays+ (22) | 1903 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Runs Scored | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rickey Henderson+ (25) | 2295 | R |
| 2. | Ty Cobb+ (24) | 2244 | L |
| 3. | Barry Bonds (22) | 2227 | L |
| 4. | Hank Aaron+ (23) | 2174 | R |
| Babe Ruth+ (22) | 2174 | L | |
| 6. | Pete Rose (24) | 2165 | B |
| 7. | Willie Mays+ (22) | 2062 | R |
| 8. | Cap Anson+ (27) | 1999 | R |
| 9. | Alex Rodriguez (21, 39) | 1983 | R |
| 10. | Stan Musial+ (22) | 1949 | L |
| 11. | Derek Jeter (20) | 1923 | R |
| 12. | Lou Gehrig+ (17) | 1888 | L |
So why are the Yankees and some others fixed on Hits? Some possible reasons:
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| Jeter |
2. Hits seems most removed from benefiting from the use of performance enhancing drugs (PED), including steroids.
3. The Steinbrenner Kids, who run the Yankees once owned by their late father George, don't know what they are doing.
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