KANSAS CITY -- Long before the 14 All-Star selections, the 687 homers and the drama that would follow him both on and off the field, Alex Rodriguez was 11 years old and jumping on his bed in Miami, mimicking Jesse Orosco's gleeful reaction to the final out of the 1986 World Series.
Many of Rodriguez's most memorable moments have come in Yankees pinstripes, but his first love was the Mets. He recalls faithfully watching games on Channel 9 and pleading with his mother, Lourdes, to stay up past bedtime on school nights to see the conclusion of "Kiner's Korner.