LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES / A-Rod becomes Bonds / After years of postseason failures, Yankees'...

Angels manager Mike Scioscia had an interesting comment at the American League Championship Series on Monday after he had Alex Rodriguez intentionally walked with nobody on base. "I just think of Barry Bonds," Scioscia said. "That's the time I can recall doing anything like that." The comparison was apt because A-Rod, whose two-run homer helped the Yankees score a 10-1 win over the Angels on Tuesday night and take a 3-1 lead in the series, is having a Bonds-like resurgence in the postseason. Like Bonds, he must be grateful for the chance. The great Ted Williams never got one. In his only World Series (1946), Williams, who had an elbow injury, went 5-for-25 without a home run and just one RBI. Stan Musial got into four World Series and never matched his legend, hitting a combined .256 with a single homer. Bonds, after three... [read full story]                    

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