Alex Ramirez isn't worried about his numbers.

The former two-time MVP is hitting .274 with nine homers and 26 RBIs through Thursday. Not bad, but nothing close to what the career .304 can do once he really gets going.

Of course, in the age of the 24-hour news cycle and the what-have-you-done-for-me-lately world of sports, Ramirez is fielding questions about his "slow" start almost nightly. And he has the same answer nearly every time.