A-Rod says critics are off base

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Baseball Today: Thursday, August 21
Published 8/21/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... I'M OKAY: Alex Rodriguez has been the target of critics who are unhappy with his performance in clutch situations and some of his recent on-field decisions -- like getting thrown out at second trying to stretch a single into a double in the ninth inning Tuesday with the Yanks trailing by a run -- and, in something of a surprise, he came out yesterday and defended himself. (New York Daily News) ...

Desperate Yanks showing ... desperation
Published 8/21/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... . We're not so riled up about the A-Rod/hustling issue from last night. We still think the August 10 incident of trying to steal third base with one out in the eighth inning against the Angels was far worse. Ugh. Tyler Kepner ...

The Daily Yankeeland - 8/21
Published 8/21/2008 by Mantlemurcer (noreply@blogger.com) at My Pinstripes
... is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday. Mariano Rivera's son, Mariano Jr., served as the Yankees bat boy last night. Joel Sherman annoys us by telling us how much better the Mets youngsters are doing in comparison with the Yankees kids. WCBS radio has new pics, including the one above, of the Yankee Stadium 2.0 construction. A-Rod defends his Tuesday night base running. Sidney Ponson fits in ...

A-Rod’s Aggressiveness Mistaken For Running The Yanks Out Of An Inning
Published 8/22/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... Who dares question the baseball IQ of Alex Rodriguez? Gunned down by Toronto’s Lyle Overbay in the 9th inning of Tuesday’s 2-1 loss at the Rogers Centre, the Yankee third baseman tells the Daily News’ Mark Feisand that he’s been unfairly criticized, despite, as the scribe so wonderfully put it, this incident being “the second time in less than two weeks that Rodriguez was cut down while representing the tying or go-ahead run.” ...