Six Facts about Arod that Foreshadowed Disaster for the Yankees

1. Growing up, Alex rooted for the Mets.

2. Alex has no need for a ring. He has one already. His high school team won the national championship during his junior year.

3. Alex got his first major league hit at Fenway.

4. A month after Alex reached the majors, the players went on strike and the 1994 season ended.

5. Alex hit his first major league home run off future Yankee Tom Gordon, then of the Royals.

6. He's a captain in-exile. During the winter of 2003, before trading Alex to the Yankees, the Rangers named him team captain.