Wallace Matthews has covered New York sports since 1983 as a reporter, columnist, radio host and TV commentator. He covers the Yankees for ESPNNewYork.com after working for Newsday, the New York Post, the New York Sun and ESPN New York 98.7 FM. Follow Wallace on Twitter »Chat archive »Follow on Twitter
MIAMI -- If athletes could write the endings to their own stories, just about every one would write a variation of the one Alex Rodriguez experienced Monday night at Marlins Park: Two outs, ninth inning, visiting team down by a run, tying run on first, and visiting team's most dangerous hitter a prodigal son returned home no less, striding to the plate.
