It's like the girl you never think about dating, but then you meet and...whoa," Rodriguez said of the surprising decision to join the Rangers in a 2000 article by Tom Verducci in Sports Illustrated.

Former Seattle Mariners star Alex Rodriguez is set to stay ... staying through the 2000 season. He made the All-Star team four times with the Mariners and won a batting title in 1996.

Admittedly, the last few days have been a whirlwind and it's taken me some time to get my thoughts in order for this column.