I'm going to make this as short as possible: This L isn't A-Rod's fault. Better yet, this L isn't only A-Rod's fault. Unlike any of his previous seasons in pinstripes, A-Rod carried this team for the entire regular season. No A-Rod. No playoffs. Period. Despite the horrible pitching, lack of production from the likes of Damon, Cano and Abreu for half of the season and the media circus that surrounds the Yanks, he was still there. Producing. Period.
Now in a playoff series where the "ace" of the staff pitched about 4 innings of "get shelled" baseball over two games, where "The Rocket" never seemed to leave the launching pad, where Joba was attacked by creatures of the night and where his staff as a whole gave up 24 runs over four games there are those that still find ways to blame this loss to Cleveland on A-Rod and A-Rod only. Pitching wins championships. Maybe A-Rod needs to work on his two seam fastball because he has to lead his team to 7+ runs every game to win.
True, he could have and should have done more but the same can be said for virtually every Yankee. I get the feeling that if he didn't hit two homers each game, both to put the Bombers ahead, then he would be viewed as a failure. Again. Period.
