A-ROD. Thank you so much for changing TV approach for interview. You have set the bars up high, it'll be difficult to emulate you. Simply an outstanding job.
I am a Yankees fan, but how can you not like and respect J.D. Martinez? He is a true professional and carries himself very well! Extremely consistent player and what not?! I have to admit that the Red Sox just have a one of a kind team. They deserve all kinds of credit!
nice to read this , thanks , tigers fan here. not sure whats worse JD being amazing in arizona/boston or JV about to win more crap with houston. but they both sting
JD has not only been one of the best free agent additions in Red Sox history, but he has been the consummate professional and hardest working player on that team as well. Can't wait to see what he does in the postseason and I hope he leads the Sox to a world series title!
I love how JD destroys the exact thing A-ROD teaches, but didnt do. A-ROD teaches to hack down on the ball the JD said he used to do. But A-ROD actually did what JD does now.
A lot of yall hating on Alex. Come on! Can our past mistakes forever define us or can we not make a change to better ourselves and not be judged? Geeeze let it go. Life goes on and you correct your mistakes. Stop judging.
Sorry. He cheated at the highest level. He was a clubhouse cancer. He was an amazing crybaby and poor sport. These are not mistakes. They are indicative of his inner character.
I get what yall are saying but I dont know him personally and what things he did to correct his past. Did he lie and cheat? Yes big time. But a man can move on and change his inner character after self reflection and a lot of time.
So he was the biggest name in baseball at the time and he cheated twice. He did nothing to make me want to forgive him. He's trash and I still can't believe ESPN hired him
I'm a Red Sox fan and couldn't stand the guy when he played but I totally respect him as an analyst and I wish him well in his relstionship with JLo, and your right we have all made mistakes
"Great pitchers like Schilling, Pedro, Derek Lowe over the years". ...Lowe really was a badass in some high pressure situations. Glad A-Rod recognizes that.
JackGeezy so in 2013 when he was with houston when he was doing “point a to point b” hitting is he saying his bat wasn’t in the zone long enough because he also talked about having a smaller margin for error and not getting as many hits and not having much success?? whereas when he went to detroit and was with miggy he studied and noticed how miggy gets into the zone longer and has a larger room or larger margin for error regardless of being fooled on pitches and getting more hits?
Jorge Herrera the warning track is actually more a feel thing. The dirt vs. the grass. No way you can hear the crunch in a major league park with 40k+ fans.
A-Rod should have been a broadcaster all along. Can you look upset when you strike out every at bat in the playoffs? No Can you look like you care about JD’s swing. Yes, with sunglasses.
He meant that: "point A is where the bat starts B is the ball. 2013: straight line from A to B and hit it down. 2014+: get on the same height as the ball and swing horizontal."
The straight line from A to B crosses the plate in a small section because you cross it. The horizontal swing crosses the height of the ball for the enitre time so you have a larger margain for error. A little to early for A to B results in a miss. The horizontal version results in a ball to left or a foul ball.
bakugo so basically instead of going the launch angle approach (swinging the bat at an angle) he’s about immediately locating the path the ball is coming through and dropping his back shoulder to get the “drive ball” swing?
I love my Dominican people, thank you God for my parents... We have great talents in DR from musicians to baseball players to actors you name it. @dilonegram
Ann Nonymous JD doesn’t use PEDs. He’s a student of the game, always teaching himself more about what he can do to improve his hitting. He records himself taking BP to see what he can improve in his swing. He’s also adapted his unique swing to raise the ball and get more power out of his swing. Just because someone looks huge and is a power hitter doesn’t mean they’re on PEDs. Look at Mookie, one of the best power hitters in the game this year but is anyone accusing him of taking PEDs? No. It’s really sad you would accuse JD of taking PEDs. He’s an incredible person and player who would never take PEDs.
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A-ROD. Thank you so much for changing TV approach for interview. You have set the bars up high, it'll be difficult to emulate you. Simply an outstanding job.
I am a Yankees fan, but how can you not like and respect J.D. Martinez? He is a true professional and carries himself very well! Extremely consistent player and what not?! I have to admit that the Red Sox just have a one of a kind team. They deserve all kinds of credit!
nice to read this , thanks , tigers fan here. not sure whats worse JD being amazing in arizona/boston or JV about to win more crap with houston. but they both sting
jsXanatos It doesn’t sting for me as a Tigers fan cuz they’re both great guys who needed better opportunities and finally got them
we blew it with poor managing and bad bullpens
Thanx. You're one of the most common sense guys compare with the rest around here. My respect.
respect
A-rod is the best thing to happen for MLB broadcasting in a long time!
I love a-rod. The interest and passion and knowledge of the game are so insightful and help his interviews and get cool information
joe psyedge
ARE YOU SERIOUS PEOPLE 😂 absolutely not, his commentary is horrible, he acts like he’s never seen a baseball game before
Are you serious? A known cheater and roid head? Fuck that, the guy should be NOWHERE near baseball.
you haters in the two comments above me are beyond asinine retarded
jsXanatos Arod is good because he listens
I really Love all the A Rod interviews.. Very In depth and informative.
Alex out here looking like a drug kingpin
he looks like a character on csi miami
Or a middle man to steroids
therealrene now he’s selling steroids
I think the Kingpin was his supplier.
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
As a Sox fan who hates AROD the player, I do like AROD the broadcaster and the way he talks ball.
Agreed.
JD has not only been one of the best free agent additions in Red Sox history, but he has been the consummate professional and hardest working player on that team as well. Can't wait to see what he does in the postseason and I hope he leads the Sox to a world series title!
Love the arod interviews, doing something different than the norm
I like the ones they do
Super humble guy, talk about mastering your craft. JD will be a successful hitter for a long time and will become an amazing hitting coach
Thank you ESPN for arod!!
Great interview as usual Alex! Love JD! Go Sox!
J.D. turned himself into the smartest hitter in baseball. Miss you in the D, J.D.!
perfect example of modern day hitter right here, grinds, uses technology, then hits for average and power. A new favorite of mine
No coincidence that the interview took place in front of the standings for the AL east. 🤔🤔🤔
I love how JD destroys the exact thing A-ROD teaches, but didnt do. A-ROD teaches to hack down on the ball the JD said he used to do.
But A-ROD actually did what JD does now.
A rod looking like a detective
A lot of yall hating on Alex. Come on! Can our past mistakes forever define us or can we not make a change to better ourselves and not be judged? Geeeze let it go. Life goes on and you correct your mistakes. Stop judging.
Sorry. He cheated at the highest level. He was a clubhouse cancer. He was an amazing crybaby and poor sport. These are not mistakes. They are indicative of his inner character.
I get what you are saying but what the hell did he do to correct his mistakes??
I get what yall are saying but I dont know him personally and what things he did to correct his past. Did he lie and cheat? Yes big time. But a man can move on and change his inner character after self reflection and a lot of time.
So he was the biggest name in baseball at the time and he cheated twice. He did nothing to make me want to forgive him. He's trash and I still can't believe ESPN hired him
I'm a Red Sox fan and couldn't stand the guy when he played but I totally respect him as an analyst and I wish him well in his relstionship with JLo, and your right we have all made mistakes
I Hated a rod now he’s my favorite baseball analyst
I remember JD striking out a bunch back then. Now he is like a God at the plate.
Dragon Ram he’s a god but he still strikes out a lot
least he doesnt strikeout as much as judge. wish stanton would cut down on the strikeouts too. all these guys. sick of so many K's
You can tell Arod misses the game but I don’t blame him!
Please keep doing all these! Great info
awesome. wish he would have asked more about the legendary second half run last year w/ the Dbacks.
Excellent interview Alex
"Great pitchers like Schilling, Pedro, Derek Lowe over the years". ...Lowe really was a badass in some high pressure situations. Glad A-Rod recognizes that.
Arod was made for this
Alex Tapia ya he’s great on espn
A-Rod and JD together makes sense now.
I don’t respect the way a rod played the game but he’s a great reporter.
This guy can crush baseballs with ease
JackGeezy so in 2013 when he was with houston when he was doing “point a to point b” hitting is he saying his bat wasn’t in the zone long enough because he also talked about having a smaller margin for error and not getting as many hits and not having much success?? whereas when he went to detroit and was with miggy he studied and noticed how miggy gets into the zone longer and has a larger room or larger margin for error regardless of being fooled on pitches and getting more hits?
#Dominicanswag in full display.
Geo Gil facts
A Rod is so great he works for both ESPN and FOX.
🐐🐐🐐
I hated ARod as a player but now he is actually really good at stuff like this
The kobe and jayson Tatum of baseball
LongSnappersLivesMatter close enuff lol
Kobe cheated on his wife, and Alex on baseball.
Jose SO yeah sure
LongSnappersLivesMatter Give it up. MLB has been dying.
LongSnappersLivesMatter U sound like a fool. I already know you fit the MLB demographic old Peckerwood.
22M/yr is a steal for DD and the Sox, hope we can offer him a bigger contract after 2020
Chang Yung Shih u are delusional he will be 35 by then
You know he has the right to opt out of his contract after 2019 season, right?
Chang Yung Shih he has a couple opt outs but players neverrrrrr decline in there thirties...
A-Rod opted out his contract when he was around 32.
Chang Yung Shih JD is not arod, arid never hit elite after age 31. and I’m a red Sox fan.
Why is the warning track mad crunchy?
Thats why its called a warning track. Once you hear that crunch it a warning sign
Jorge Herrera the warning track is actually more a feel thing. The dirt vs. the grass. No way you can hear the crunch in a major league park with 40k+ fans.
Wait...how long does the green monster stretch? Seems like they were walking a long time lol
Do you think he had a swing thought during an at bat of top hand through the ball? Or just see ball hit ball?
Retired a rod is just as good as 1998 Arod 💯💯
Alex out there looking like a FBI agent searching for a steroid connect...
dude is jacked
can you believe how long it took boston to sign this guy in the offseason?
It was definitely worth the wait.
arod looking flawless while jd sweating like oink oink
Turn these into detail
Would of liked to of had this guy Instead of Stanton. Both are really gd but this guy is a better player
JD's a big boy.
Alex would have won 4 rings and would have been the biggest hero of Fenway after breaking the curse if he chose The Red Sox over the Yankees.
He did not just say JD is the best baseball player no fucking way
What's been magic with Cora? Having an intricate system for stealing signs is his secret
What shoes does jd have on from Adidas
Damn.. arod is a red sox now
4:50
GOAT
Does JD get more sweaty as it goes on?
“In very short terms”? Come on Arod, no short terms, I wanna hear the man talk, especially about what he thinks of Miggys swing.
I didn’t like arod as a player, but as a broadcaster and doing interviews I don’t mind him at all
A-Rod should have been a broadcaster all along. Can you look upset when you strike out every at bat in the playoffs? No Can you look like you care about JD’s swing. Yes, with sunglasses.
Love ya JD but I didn't understand anything you just said😂Hahahaha
Jeff Araujo honestly lol! I didnt get the difference from swing point A to B vs meeting A at the desired plane 😩
He meant that: "point A is where the bat starts B is the ball. 2013: straight line from A to B and hit it down. 2014+: get on the same height as the ball and swing horizontal."
The straight line from A to B crosses the plate in a small section because you cross it. The horizontal swing crosses the height of the ball for the enitre time so you have a larger margain for error. A little to early for A to B results in a miss. The horizontal version results in a ball to left or a foul ball.
bakugo so basically instead of going the launch angle approach (swinging the bat at an angle) he’s about immediately locating the path the ball is coming through and dropping his back shoulder to get the “drive ball” swing?
Nate launch angle is the ball angle off the bat not the bat path
I love my Dominican people, thank you God for my parents... We have great talents in DR from musicians to baseball players to actors you name it. @dilonegram
just dont get beat up and robbed there yordano ventura style
Get away from him Alex. He doesnt want your steroid juice.
Get off the field! Send jlo next time
A-ROID
Your username fits you well.
Get him out of there! hes spying for the Yanks! lol
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ESPN, please fire A-Rod and Jessie Mendoza. They're horrible. #WorstSundayNightBroadcastteamEver
They are really good I think
Sometimes I look at Mendoza and kinda want to punch her in the face. The sound of her voice annoys me 😂
Dear ESPN,
Stop hiring clowns like A-Roid and Rex Ryan because of their New York connection and popularity.
You’re a dumbass
Aroid makes listening to Sunday night baseball unbearable.
juicer interviews juicer? was this planned?
You say hes juicing cuz hes good? Lol okay.
i bet this guy thinks ortiz is clean and JD is dirty, what a loser
the OP had to edit his comment because he has the IQ of a 9 year old
Don’t like Alex rod as a analyst cause I got no respect for roid
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JD is a steroid king
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Funny, A-Rod. Why stop with batting advice? Why not tell him which PEDs he should be using?
Remarkably pithy response. You must be from Queens.
Ann Nonymous JD doesn’t use PEDs. He’s a student of the game, always teaching himself more about what he can do to improve his hitting. He records himself taking BP to see what he can improve in his swing. He’s also adapted his unique swing to raise the ball and get more power out of his swing. Just because someone looks huge and is a power hitter doesn’t mean they’re on PEDs. Look at Mookie, one of the best power hitters in the game this year but is anyone accusing him of taking PEDs? No. It’s really sad you would accuse JD of taking PEDs. He’s an incredible person and player who would never take PEDs.
“ Aroid meets Martiroid”
Rio G just because someone’s good doesn’t mean they do steroids