Hollywood and the Bronx

Geographically far apart, but romantically entwined. Perhaps it was the Yankee Clipper of yesterday, Joltin' Joe Dimaggio, that got it all started, this Hollywood-Bronx connection.

Remember Marilyn Monroe? Of course not, you're probably too young. Well, the Yankees' star centerfielder, Joe D. and the Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe did more than just hook-up; they got married.

And today's Yankee stars seem to be falling in Joe D.'s footsteps.
Look at Alex Rodriguez, also known as public enemy #1 in Boston, and his list of Hollywood A-List conquests.

Let's see, first, he left his wife for Madonna, who at the time was 17 years his senior (can you say "Like a Cougar?"). And when he and the Material Girl were no longer "Celebrating" or on "Holiday," he found love (I think that's what he called it) with the adorable Kate Hudson.

Kate won over the hearts of Yankee fans, as they attributed Arod's stellar post-season play to Kate's presence.

Oh, if only Arod saw it the same way.

Now, he is making headlines with his newest gal-pal, Cameron Diaz. It seems Cam has Arod eating out of her hands, as evidenced by the infamous Super Bowl popcorn shots.

Joining Arod and the Hollywood connection is Nick Swisher, the bubbly Yankee leftfielder, who recently tied the knot with Joanna Garcia, most notably atar of the recent CBS sit-com,"Better with You." Did Nick succumb to Yankee peer pressure?

And where would a discussion about the Yankees be without Derek Jeter? It was he who rekindled the modern-day Hollywood/Bronx connection back in 1996 when his romance with Mariah Carey, the much-married Mariah Carey, made tabloid headlines.

But, fifteen years and many romances later, Jeter is linked with Minka Kelly, of "Friday Night Lights" fame. They were set to tie a knot of their own back in November, but that never happened.

Who will be the next unlikely pair in the Hollywood/Bronx connection? Yogi Berra and Betty White?????