Rodriguez hasn't lived up to his $252 million contract in the clutch. He's 1-for-11 in the first three games of the best-of-five series, hasn't driven in a run in 11 playoff games dating to 2004 and is batting .116 (5-for-43) in his last 12 postseason games.

"Tomorrow is the whole season," he said. "Nothing else matters. We have to go out and win a game."

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   you can't say anything bad about this very nice guy, this decent man,  who chokes at the sight of a pitched or batted ball any where in his general proximity.

   if you dare point out that the guy can't take the slightest amount of pressure - his defenders will  tell you about his great numbers.

       when you play in nyc and win the mvp ( undeserved  and an insult to big papi ) and your own fans and teammates don't want to see you up with the game on the line or even close in the late innings --- that speaks volumes -- that tells you that the only numbers that matter are listed above.

  did anyone notice that after doing nothing in the 5 game sweep of boston - k-rod went on a tear, after the division race was basically over -- a tear that ended when the playoffs started and the element of pressure returned.