A-Venged (...Maybe)

David Ortiz, Kirk Gibson, Dave Henderson, and now Alex Rodriguez. These are the only players in MLB history with two or more game-tying or go-ahead home runs in the ninth inning or later in one postseason.

Rodriguez hit a game-tying home run on a 0-2 count off of the Angels' closer Brian Fuentes in the bottom of the 11th. Along with his late-game heroics, Rodriguez is now hitting .368 in five postseason games, with three homer runs and eight RBIs.

So does this make Rodriguez the new Mr. October?

I wouldn't quite christen him that yet. Yes, Rodriguez seems so much more comfortable than any other postseason, but he's been here before. Let's see what he does if the Angels force a game seven, or what he does if the Yankees make the World Series.

Maybe this success has to do with his new-found happiness from his relationship with Kate Hudson, or maybe it's because Rodriguez owns the Angels. This past game-tying homer was his 68th homer run against the Angels (the most any active player against any one team).

Whatever the cause is, if Rodriguez keeps this up, he will go from a playoff goat to a playoff great, at least until he chokes again next season.