>> AND WHAT A WAY TO KICK OFF A
BRAND-NEW MONTH --
>> WAIT.
WE HAVE AN EMPTY CHAIR HERE AND
THERE'S A REASON FOR IT.
WE'RE GOING TO WELCOME IN A
SPECIAL CO-HOST FOR THE DAY AND
TOMORROW, TOO.
THREE-TIME AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP,
ONE OF THE GREATEST BASEBALL
PLAYERS OF ALL TIME.
>> ALEX RODRIGUEZ.
>> LOOK AT A-ROD.
>> YOU'RE A MANLY MAN.
>> LOOK AT THIS WHOLE SITUATION
RIGHT HERE.
>> YES.
I LOVE THE WAY YOU PRESERVE AND
PRESENT YOURSELF.
>> YOU'VE GOT YOUR GAME FACE.
>> MY MOTHER CALLED ME THIS
MORNING.
>> WHAT DID SHE SAY?
>> SHE SAID, SON, YOU'VE FINALLY
MADE IT.
SHE LOVES BOTH OF YOU.
>> SO NICE.
YOU SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT HER.
>> WE LOVE HAVING THE MOMS ON.
SO HOW -- JUST IN THIS QUICK
MOMENT AS WE SIT HERE TOGETHER,
HOW IS THIS MOMENT FEELING AT
THIS TABLE?
>> IT'S KIND OF COOL.
I LOVE BEING IN NEW YORK.
I LOVE THE SHOW.
AND IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE.
>> PRETTY COOL.
>> LOOK AT ALEX.
>> ESPECIALLY DRINKING A LITTLE
WINE.
>> CHEERS TO YOU.
WELCOME.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO BE WITH US
TOMORROW.
>> HOW IS YOUR SUMMER.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW IT'S
CLIPPING BY SO FAST, ALEX.
BUT HOW IS IT GOING FOR YOU?
>> IT IS MOVING WAY TOO FAST.
WE HAD A BIRTHDAY LAST WEEK.
WENT DOWN TO THE BAHAMAS.
>> I LIKE HOW YOU SAID WE HAD A
BIRTHDAY.
>> ISN'T THAT THE CUTEST?
>> WE HAD OUR FOUR KIDS THERE
AND HAD THE BEST TIME EVER.
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, THEY'RE
RIGHT BACK AT SCHOOL.
A RISING EIGHTH GRADER AND RISE
RISING FIFTH GRADER.
TWO DAUGHTERS.
>> IF YOU -- IT GOES BY LIKE
THIS.
AND I'M ALREADY NOTICING IT.
DOES IT FEEL LIKE IT WAS A
MINUTE AGO YOUR KIDS WERE LITTLE
ONES?
>> THEY GO -- YOURS IS 1 1/2?
>> YEAH.
>> I HAVE 13 AND 10 AND IT GOES
BY SO FAST.
AND NOW -- ANY TIME MY PHONE
RINGS FROM MY DAUGHTERS, THAT
MEANS I'VE POSTED SOMETHING
REALLY STUPID.
SO THEY'RE LIKE, DAD, PLEASE,
I'M A RISING EIGHTH GRADER.
YOU'RE KILLING ME AT SCHOOL.
>> THIS RISING THING.
TWO FEMALES RISING.
THAT'S GREAT.
>> ARE YOUR KIDS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA?
>> YEAH, THEY BOTH NOUR.
MY SMALL ONE, ELLA IS GOING TO
GET OFFICIALLY BE ALLOWED IN
FIFTH GRADE TO HAVE SOCIAL
MEDIA.
NATASHA IS 13 GOING ON TO LIKE
23.
I'M BEGGING HER TO SLOW DOWN.
>> DO YOU WORRY ABOUT IT?
KIDS CAN BE FUNKY ON THAT.
DO YOU WORRY ABOUT LIKE IF
YOU -- IF YOUR KIDS START WADING
IN THOSE WATERS, IT CAN GET
TOUGH.
>> IT'S SCARY.
I'M LUCKY BECAUSE CYNTHIA IS A
GREAT, GREAT MOTHER.
>> YOUR EX-WIFE.
>> YES.
AND PEOPLE TALK ABOUT 50/50.
WE ARE REALLY 100%/100%.
AND IT'S GREAT.
WE LIVE RIGHT BY EACH OTHER AND
WE HAVE A GOOD FOUNDATION.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR YOUNG
GIRLS.
>> NOW KIND OF A BLENDED FAMILY.
THAT'S ANOTHER FUN THING TO
HANDLE.
>> AND ANDY AND MAX, JENNIFER'S
TWINS, THEY'RE ALSO, BY THE WAY
IN THE SAME SCHOOL IN MIAMI.
AND THEY'RE JUST WONDERFUL KIDS.
MAX IS SO SMART.
ANDY IS SO SWEET.
>> AND THE PICTURES.
YOU CAN'T MAKE THEM POSE LIKE
THAT.
THEY'RE HAVING A BALL TOGETHER.
>> HOW ABOUT JENNIFER'S MOTHER?
>> LUPE.
SHE'S THE BEST.
>> THAT'S WHERE JENNIFER GOT ALL
HER TALENT.
AND DAVID, HER FATHER, IS
AMAZING.
A LONGTIME MET FAN, BUT -- WE
DON'T HOLD THAT AGAINST HIM.
>> SO SAD.
>> YEAH.
NOBODY IS PERFECT.
>> BUT LUPE IS LIKE, SHE IS LIKE
THE REAL BIG STAR AND THEN
JENNIFER AND ALL THE SISTERS,
ALL THREE OF THEM ARE TALENTED.
>> WHENEVER HER MOM COMES HERE,
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOMENTS
BECAUSE HER MOM IS LIKE, YOU
FEEL LIKE SHE'S IN THE
INTERVIEW.
SHE'S RIGHT THERE BUT SHE'S IN
THE MIDDLE.
>> WHEN YOU SAW HER CONCERT IN
VEGAS, THE MOTHER --
>> SHE DANCED EVERY SINGLE SONG.
>> LUPE CAME TO ONE OF HER LAST
SHOWS, AND SHE SAID TO ME AFTER
THE SHOW IT SEEMED LIKE SHE JUST
FINISHED HER SHOW.
I SAID BACK IN THE DAY YOU SAT
THROUGH EVERY SONG, EVERY WORD.
I CAN ONLY GET THROUGH ABOUT 50%
NOW.
>> SHE'S A BALL OF FIRE.
SHE'S AWESOME.
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU AND
JENNIFER BEEN TOGETHER NOW?
>> IT'S CLOSE TO ABOUT A YEAR
AND A HALF.
RIGHT AROUND THERE.
>> YOU TEASED A BIG
ANNOUNCEMENT.
DO YOU REMEMBER?
>> YES.
>> THAT PICTURE WENT UP AND WE
THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING.
OKAY.
WHAT'S YOUR BIG --
>> I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHEN
WE'RE OUTSIDE BECAUSE I FEEL
LIKE IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, I CAN
RUN.
>> WE'RE NOT GOING OUTSIDE.
>> MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LATER.
>> ALL RIGHT.
TIME IS EVERYTHING.
I'M BUILDING SOME COURAGE HERE
WITH YOU LADIES.
>> BY THE WAY, JUST FOR THE METS
GAME FOR ONE SECOND JUST
BECAUSE, OH, MY -- OMG.
>> I LOOKED AT THAT NUMBER.
I BET IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO WAKE
UP.
WHEN YOU WERE ON THE FIELD AND
THERE WAS A TOUGH GAME AND YOU
KNEW, UH-OH, THIS DOES NOT LOOK
GOOD.
I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT WHAT
THEIR MIND-SET IS AND HOW IT
FEELS TO BE ON THE FIELD WHEN
THINGS --
>> WHEN IT'S A BLOWOUT LIKE
THAT.
>> IT'S THE GREATEST GAME IN THE
WORLD AND THE TOUGHEST.
IF YOU'RE GOOD 3 OUT OF 10,
WHICH DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LOT,
YOU'RE INTO THE HALL OF FAME.
IT'S EASY TO SAY, GET THEM
TOMORROW.
HALFWAY THROUGH YOU LITERALLY
CHECK OUT AND START FOCUSSING ON
TOMORROW.
THE HARD ONES IS 2-2 AND THEN
EXTRA INNINGS.
THEN YOU WANT IT BAD.
>> WHAT WAS THE WORST GAME YOU
EVER PLAYED?
WHAT'S YOUR MEMORY OF IT?
>> I GOT TO TELL YOU, MY WORST
EXPERIENCE ON A BASEBALL FIELD
WAS 2004.
WE WERE UP THREE GAMES TO ZERO
TO THE RED SOX.
ONE GAME AWAY FROM THE WORLD
SERIES AND WE LOST FOUR IN A
ROW.
AND WE HAD A BIG INJURY WITH
JOHN OLERUD.
>> HOW OFTEN DO YOU RELIVE
MOMENTS LIKE THAT?
>> ONLY WHEN PEOPLE LIKE ME --
>> ONE EVER YOUR WORST MOMENTS.
>> DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT
STUFF?
>> I SOMETIMES ACTUALLY, I SAY
THIS TO FRIENDS.
SOMETIMES I FEEL, YES, I PLAYED
FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS IN THE MAJOR
LEAGUES, LIKE I DIDN'T PLAY A
DAY.
I ALWAYS TRY TO LOOK FORWARD.
>> THE BEST DAY, TOO, BECAUSE
IT'S YIN AND YANG IN OUR WORLD.
>> 2006 WORLD SERIES WHEN THE
YANKEES WON OUR YOU A LITTLE
SECRET, KATHIE, WHICH I WOULD
HAVE NEVER TOLD YOU WHEN I
PLAYED BUT PLAYERS SEE
EVERYTHING.
WE KNOW EVERYTHING WHAT'S GOING
ON.
WHEN YOU'RE GETTING BOOED,
CHEERED, EVERYTHING.
PEOPLE ARE KISSING, MAKING GOOFY
THINGS.
>> YOU SEE EVERYTHING?
>> YEAH.
>> DO YOU GET DISTRACTED EVER?
OR DO YOU LEARN TO JUST BLOCK IT
OUT?
>> IT'S SAFE TO SAY I'VE BEEN
VERY DISTRACTED AT TIMES.
>> WOULD YOU EVER DO A WEIRD DAD
DANCE AND EMB SIDELINES KIND OF
GUY.
GET IN THERE.
>> SHE'LL PROBABLY SAY, SIT IT
OUT, DAD.
SIT IT OUT.
>> HOW OFTEN DOES THE MOOD
STRIKE YOU?
>> IT'S KIND OF LIKE -- I LIKE
MY VODKA SODA.
IF I HAVE A VODKA SODA, MAYBE BY
THE SECOND ONE I CAN START --
>> WHAT IS YOUR SIGNATURE MOVE?
MOST GUYS NEED JUST A QUICK
TUTORIAL OF AN EASY MOVE THEY
CAN DO.
>> HODA.
>> GUYS DON'T KNOW -- AND YOU
KNOW HOW.
JUST LUKE WHAT'S A LITTLE
SOMETHING.
>> MY SIGNATURE MOVE IS PROBABLY
NOT FOR TV.
>> A TWERKING NUMBER, HUH?
A LITTLE TWERKING THING.
>> CONGRATS TO YOUR GIRLFRIEND
BECAUSE SHE GOT THE -- SHE
WAS -- IT WAS ANNOUNCED WHO IS
GETTING THE MTV VANGUARD AWARD,
WHICH IS A HUGE, HUGE DEAL.
>> JENNIFER DOESN'T REALLY GET
EXCITED MUCH ABOUT -- SHE IS SO
FOCUSED ON WHAT IS THE JOB TO DO
TODAY.
BUT THIS IS ONE TIME WHERE I SAW
HER GET CHOKED UP.
IT WAS SUCH AN EMOTIONAL, SUCH A
GREAT DEAL TO CELEBRATE OVER 25
YEARS IN HER CAREER.
AND THE FACT THAT IT'S NAMED
AFTER MICHAEL JACKSON, SOMEONE
SHE IDOLIZES.
SHE'S SUPEREXCITED.
UP IN THE MORNING AND GO, WHAT
HAPPENED TO ME?
WHY AM I WITH THIS GUY?
>> THIS IS SUCH A GREAT MATCH.
>> GENUINELY HAPPY.
>> TO BE HONEST, IF THIS
HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE IN OUR 20s
IT WOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED.
>> WHY?
>> TOO MUCH CRAZINESS.
I WASN'T MATURE ENOUGH.
BOYS, WE'VE GOT TO GET OUR --
>> YOUR BRAIN ISN'T EVEN DONE
UNTIL YOU'RE 25.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY -- WELL, MINE
IS -- 25.
I WISH IT WAS THAT AGE FOR ME.
BUT I THINK IT'S JUST WE'RE IN
OUR 40s.
WE'RE BOTH FROM NEW YORK.
WE BOTH COME FROM LATINO
BACKGROUNDS.
BOTH HAVE TWO KIDS.
WE'VE BOTH BEEN THROUGH A LOT
AND CAN REALLY APPRECIATE EACH
OTHER, THE GOOD AND THE
CHALLENGES.
>> WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST
CHALLENGE?
>> WITHOUT A QUESTION, IS JUST
BEING A FATHER TO MY TWO
DAUGHTERS AND NOW TO FOUR KIDS.
THE THING ABOUT IT IS, I DIDN'T
GROW UP WITH A FATHER.
AND MY FATHER LEFT WHEN I WAS
10.
AND MY MOTHER, WHO I ADORE, MY
NUMBER ONE GOAL WHEN I SIGNED MY
CONTRACT AT 15 YEARS OLD WAS
THAT MY MOTHER NEVER WORKS
AGAIN.
THE FIRST THING I DID WHEN I
SIGNED MY CONTRACT WAS BOUGHT
HER A HOUSE AND CAR AND SHE
HASN'T WORKED IN 25 YEARS.
AND THAT MAKES ME PROUD.
TO BE A PRESENT FATHER AND RAISE
TWO BEAUTIFUL GIRLS WITH HIGH
SELF-ESTEEM.
THERE THEY ARE WITH MY MOTHER IN
THE LAST GAME.
>> THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
>> WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO BE A
DAD, DO YOU THINK?
>> I THINK JUST THE FEAR OF NOT
BEING A GOOD DAD AND NOT HAVING
A FATHER.
THAT LEFT A BIG, EMPTY HOLE IN
ME EARLY ON.
>> THAT'S SOMETHING YOU SPEND
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE TRYING TO
DEAL WITH.
>> WHAT YOU DON'T GET AS A CHILD
YOU SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
TRYING TO FIND OR AT LEAST
SATISFY.
GET SOME ANSWERS TOGETHER.
>> I GOT SUSPENDED AND HAD THE
LONGEST SUSPENSION IN MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL FOR P.E.D. USE.
WHILE I WAS GONE, WHAT I WORKED
ON WAS TURNING THE LENS INWARD
AND REALLY WORKING ON FIGURING
OUT WHY I KEPT MAKING THESE
MISTAKES.
AND I FIGURED THAT I HAD TO
FIGURE OUT THIS FATHER THING.
>> IS THAT WHAT IT --
>> I STILL WORK ON IT.
>> YOU CAN SEE IT'S -- LOVE
THAT.
I LOVE THAT.
>> IT'S CALLED PRIORITIES.
>> BY THE WAY, I LOVED HIM
BEFORE HE CAME OUT.
LOVE HIM EVEN MORE RIGHT THIS
SECOND.
>>> WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH GEARS.
TLI THERE'S A LOT OF JENNIFERS
IN THE WORLD.
ANOTHER ONE IS JENNIFER ANISTON.
SHE TALKS ABOUT LIVING IN THE
PUBLIC EYE.
FOR THE MOST PART I CAN SIT BACK
AND LAUGH AT THE RIDICULOUS
HEADLINES BECAUSE THEY'VE GOTTEN
MORE AND MORE ABSURD.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE LIVED
THROUGH THIS.
KLG, YOU LIVED THROUGH SOME
CRAZY ONES.
>> A LITTLE.
>> HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT?
>> PRAYER.
>> KNOWING WHO I AM THIS WAY,
THIS WAY SO THAT DEFINES ME, NOT
WHAT THE WORLD SAYS ABOUT ME.
>> WHAT DID YOU DO FOR YOU WHEN
IT WAS -- BECAUSE SOMETIMES
HEADLINES CAN BE CRIPPLING AT
TIMES.
>> MY LOW DAYS DURING THE
SUSPENSION, I WOULD WAKE UP AND
THE PAPERS WERE ALL NASTY.
BECAUSE I DESERVED IT.
AND I WOULD WAKE UP AND MY
GIRLS, BEFORE TAKING THEM TO
SCHOOL, I WOULD TELL MY
BEAUTIFUL NANNY, HER NAME IS
DENISE, I WOULD SAY, LET'S GET
RID OF ALL THE PAPERS.
>> ARE GET RID OF IT.
IT WAS FEARFUL.
SO THAT'S -- SOME ARE TRUE.
SOME ARE NOT.
BUT YOU JUST -- AS LONG AS
YOU'RE TRUE TO YOURSELF.
>> WHAT GOES IN IS WHAT COMES
OUT.
IF YOU'RE BEING FED THOSE
HEADLINES IT DOES AFFECT YOU.
AND WE GIVE THEM POWER WHEN WE
LET THEM.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT.
ATHLETES TELL YOU IT DOESN'T
AFFECT YOU, BUT IT DOES.
>> IT HAS TO BECAUSE YOU'RE
HUMAN.
>> BACK TO JENNIFER ANISTON
AGAIN.
SHE ALSO TEASED ABOUT A
POTENTIAL "FRIENDS" REUNION
SAYING BEFORE THAT SHOW ENDED
PEOPLE WERE ASKING IF WE WERE
COMING BACK.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT.
I FANTASIZE ABOUT IT.
IT WAS THE GREATEST JOB I EVER
HAD.
I FIND THAT SOME PEOPLE GO
THROUGH THAT AND SAY THAT WAS
THE BEST IS BEHIND ME KIND OF.
>> WELL, WHAT WAS SHE SAYING,
THAT'S THE GREATEST JOB I'VE
EVER HAD SO FAR.
WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK WITH
MORE, TOO.
MORE WITH ALEX.
WE'RE GOING TO PLAY "WHO KNEW."
>> YOU CAN WIN SOME MAJOR LEAGUE
SWAG SO PLAY ALONG FROM HOME.
>> A-ROD HITS A HOME RUN WITH
SOME OF HIS YOUNGEST FANS.
I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THIS.
GIVING THEM A BIG SURPRISE.