I’m not a Yankee fan. I have never been and will never be. I have followed A-rod’s career because he was with the Texas Rangers. He is arrogant and full of himself. In spite of this is a great baseball player when nothing is on the line. There are only a hand full of games that really matter during the regular season. They all matter during the post season. Alex Rodriguez is just an average player in the post season.

If you have any doubt that 50% of baseball is skill and 50% is mental then look at Alex.

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From AP:

Swat! Take that, New York Yankees.

Helped by a freakish invasion of bombarding bugs that rattled rookie reliever Joba Chamberlain in the eighth inning, the Cleveland Indians rallied to beat the Yankees 2-1 in 11 innings Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the AL Division Series. Travis Hafner’s bases-loaded, RBI single with two outs in the 11th scored Kenny Lofton with the winner. (more…)