Four Corners Four views on today's issues Only if Yanks win Series Bill Shakin, Los Angeles Times No season is successful for the Yankees unless they win the World Series. Alex Rodriguez looks good so far this October, with four home runs in six games, in such a groove that the Angels walked him intentionally with no one on base in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series. But Rodriguez can hit a home run every time up, and still no one will throw him a parade unless the Yankees win the World Series. He is the highest-paid player in the history of the game, and the Yankees have not won the World Series in his six years in New York. If the Yankees do not win this year, the only October statistic that matters would be the number of rings won by each player: Derek Jeter 4, A-Rod 0. bshaikin@tribune.com A-Fraud is what... [read full story]
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