Editing Alex Rodriguez (section)

==Criticism==
[[File:Reggie&A-Rod.jpg|right|thumb|upright|[[Reggie Jackson]] talking with Rodriguez during batting practice]]
Due to the unsuccessful nature of the Yankees postseasons from 2004 to 2007, along with Rodriguez's sub-.200 batting average in the postseasons of 2005 and 2006,<ref name="b-r" /> Rodriguez drew criticism in the New York area, both from writers, such as the ''[[New York Post]]''{{'s}} Joel Sherman, and players, such as then-teammate, [[Jason Giambi]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Joel|date=June 12, 2006|title=TIME TO FACE FACTS: A-ROD SIMPLY DOESN'T HAVE 'IT'|url=https://nypost.com/2006/06/12/time-to-face-facts-a-rod-simply-doesnt-have-it/|access-date=October 10, 2021|website=[[New York Post]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Sports">{{cite magazine|author=Verducci|first=Tom|date=September 25, 2006|title=A-Rod Agonistes|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/magazine/09/19/arod0925/5.html|url-status=dead|access-date=October 27, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061027045208/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/magazine/09/19/arod0925/5.html|archive-date=October 27, 2006}}</ref> Prior to 2009, Rodriguez had received the nickname "The Cooler" among some players because of the perceived tendency for teams to turn cold when he joins them and hot when he leaves.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bauman|first=Mike|date=November 7, 2007|title=News: Is A-Rod worth the money?|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article_perspectives.jsp?ymd=20071106&content_id=2294613&vkey=perspectives&fext=.jsp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109111848/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article_perspectives.jsp?ymd=20071106&content_id=2294613&vkey=perspectives&fext=.jsp|archive-date=November 9, 2007|access-date=August 4, 2010|website=[[MLB.com]]|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Selena|date=October 29, 2007|title=SPORTS OF THE TIMES; Rodriguez Is a Bauble A Champion Doesn't Need|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/29/sports/baseball/29roberts.html|access-date=August 4, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Brattain|first=John|date=October 29, 2007|title=Part of the Business of Sports Network – Brattain: Waterloo|url=http://www.bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1635&Itemid=41|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708012555/http://www.bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1635&Itemid=41|archive-date=July 8, 2011|access-date=August 4, 2010|website=The Biz of Baseball|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Brattain|first=John|date=October 14, 2005|title=Fall From Grace|url=http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/fall-from-grace/|access-date=November 17, 2018|work=[[The Hardball Times]]}}</ref> According to Yankees manager [[Joe Torre]]'s 2009 book, ''[[The Yankee Years]]'', Rodriguez earned the nickname "A-Fraud" from teammates and particularly from clubhouse attendants who were said to resent his demands.<ref name="Torre">{{cite news|last=Schmidt|first=Michael S.|date=January 25, 2009|title=In Torre's Book, Rodriguez Comments Stand Out|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/26/sports/baseball/26torre.html|url-status=live|access-date=January 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411080915/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/26/sports/baseball/26torre.html|archive-date=April 11, 2009}}</ref> "It was [said] in front of him," Torre later said of the nickname. "A lot of that stuff that went on in the clubhouse was more tongue-in-cheek, fun type stuff," he explained.<ref name="Torre2">{{cite news|last=Robinson|first=Joshua|date=February 3, 2009|title=Fans Like Up for Book, and Torre Talks|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/sports/baseball/04torre.html|url-status=live|access-date=February 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417090736/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/sports/baseball/04torre.html|archive-date=April 17, 2009}}</ref>

Much of the criticism regarding Rodriguez focuses on his alleged inability to produce hits in clutch situations.<ref>{{cite web|year=2006|title=Top 49 Men of 2006|url=http://www.askmen.com/specials/2006_top_49/alex-Rodriguez-30.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116103433/http://www.askmen.com/specials/2006_top_49/alex-Rodriguez-30.html|archive-date=November 16, 2006|access-date=November 27, 2018|website=[[AskMen]]|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=October 5, 2006|title=A-Rod's postseason funk continues in Game 2 loss|url=http://sportsline.com/mlb/story/9707491|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526225523/http://sportsline.com/mlb/story/9707491|archive-date=May 26, 2012|access-date=January 26, 2007|website=[[CBS Sports]]}}</ref> In 2008, Rodriguez hit only .264 with runners in scoring position and two outs. In 95 plate appearances, he walked 20 times and was hit by three pitches, and he had only 19 hits. Of the 41 times Rodriguez struck out with two outs, 20 came with runners in scoring position.<ref name="100random"/>

Because of the Yankees' successful history, he was compared unfavorably to other Yankees greats who have performed exceptionally well in the postseason, such as [[Reggie Jackson]].<ref>{{cite news|date=August 29, 2006|title=Yanks are 'stuck' with A-Rod, Reggie says|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14558307|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901014957/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14558307|archive-date=September 1, 2006|access-date=November 13, 2018|website=[[MSNBC]]|agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kepner |first=Tyler |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/29/sports/baseball/29yankees.html |title=A Whiff of Futility, and Rodriguez Can't Breathe Easy |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 29, 2006 |access-date=November 10, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=October 7, 2006|title=A-Rod demoted to 8th, Giambi benched|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15164062/wid/6448213|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116002506/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15164062/wid/6448213|archive-date=January 16, 2008|access-date=November 8, 2018|website=[[MSNBC]]|agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sheinin |first=Dave |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/13/AR2006031302033_pf.html |title=Choi's Blast Leads Korea to Win Over United States |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=March 14, 2006 |access-date=November 11, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cook|first=Bob|date=May 11, 2006|title=Boss's criticism of A-Rod is long overdue|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12726660/wid/7279844/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117191750/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12726660/wid/7279844/|archive-date=November 17, 2007|access-date=November 20, 2018|website=[[MSNBC]]|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bryant|first=Howard|year=2007|title=E-ticket: King of Gotham?|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/eticket/story?page=arod2007&redirected=true|access-date=November 22, 2018|website=[[ESPN]]|publisher=}}</ref> However, after his performance in the 2009 postseason, Rodriguez started receiving many positive comparisons to Reggie Jackson, even being selected as "Mr. October" by Jackson and ''USA Today''.<ref>{{cite web|date=November 6, 2009|title=Mr. October: Finding baseball's most clutch players|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/playoffs/mr-october.htm|access-date=June 3, 2010|work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

Rodriguez answered many of the criticisms of his postseason performance by performing exceptionally well in the 2009 postseason, where he posted a .365 batting average and hit six home-runs in 52 at-bats during the Yankees' 15 post-season games.<ref>{{cite web|last=Neel|first=Eric|date=October 20, 2009|title=A-Rod looking like A-Monster|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/playoffs/2009/columns/story?columnist=neel_eric&id=4581610|access-date=November 26, 2018|website=[[ESPN]]|publisher=}}</ref>