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Alex Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez unleashed a powerful swing, launching the ball over the center-field fence. New York Yankees fans erupted, rocking the stadium. Home run. Although A-Rod had peppered the seats with hundreds of home runs during his career, this long ball was special. Rodriguez became the youngest player in major-league history to reach 600 home runs. In a career full of incredible feats, A-Rod has slugged his way into the record books. From his home run heroics to his World Series championship, author Ken Rappoport highlights the career of this baseball superstar.
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No player in baseball attracts attention like Alex Rodriguez, writes the author. The next fifty-seven words in the Introduction are spent discussing the high salary Alex (aka A-Rod) made in 2001 and the even larger nine-digit salary he commanded in his 2004 contract. The original edition of this book was published as Super Sports Star Alex Rodriguez in 2004. Of the forty-three glossy story pages in the book, fifteen describe Alexs career from 2004 forward. A Career Statistics Chart follows his performance through 2011. Color photos include A-Rods early baseball career through 2011. Many of his impressive stats are discussed, including being the only major league player to hit thirty home runs and drive in one hundred runs in thirteen consecutive seasons. A Table of Contents, Glossary, Further Reading, Internet Resources and Index are also included. Readers will find a consistent format as well as graphics with chapters clearly numbered and titles written in large blue text. The first line of each chapter is written in bold red text. Green Fact boxes are shown throughout and add to the consistency of support offered to the reader. When not discussing lucrative contracts, the author chronicles the highlights of A-Rods career and his rise to stardom. The book is printed on recycled paper and is part of the Sports Star Champions series. Other titles in the series includeDerek Jeter, Champion Baseball Star; Peyton Manning, Champion Football Star and Kobe Bryant, Champion Basketball Star. For young readers, it is all about the thrill of playing, not the thrill of signing on the dotted line. Too much emphasis is placed on lucrative contracts. Two of the six chapters incorporate this focus with titles of Money Player and The $252 Million Dollar Man. Be an informed consumer and comparison shop for this title., Children's Literature
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