"Alex Rodriguez is hitless in eight at-bats in this Division Series, a $275 million nonfactor in the middle of a lineup who — surprise, surprise — is making the boobirds sing again at Yankee Stadium.

But never fear. He is leaning on his "experiential wisdom in the attainment of enlightenment," according to Wikipedia, in his pursuit of his inner peace. Or something like that.

Anyway, this was his direct quote after another goose egg in the Yankees' 5-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Sunday:

"There's no need to even get emotional," he said. "One pitch at a time. One big hit can change this series around. You've really got to stay in the moment, like Coach Jackson says, a little bit of a Zen mode.""