It Must Be ARod's Fault.

I realize I am on guard looking for unfair ARod criticism. Maybe I'm too sensitive.

But check out the New York Post and tell me if I'm wrong.

First, King George the Lazy missed the change to the official scorer's decision:

"A-Rod, who made an error that helped fuel a three-run sixth, was booed by 55,225 when he fouled out in the seventh and fanned to end the game. A-Rod, who leads the Yankees with 11 errors, is in a 1-for-15 (.067) slide since returning from a stomach virus Sunday."

It wasn't even an error.


So Larry Brooks describes the play correctly, but somehow tries to pin a six-run loss on ARod:

"Rodriguez went for the backhand and Jason Varitek retreated to third. But the ball hopped over the third baseman's glove into left field, and the tie had been broken an inning before the Sox broke it open. At first it was ruled an error, but the decision was later reversed, with Gonzalez awarded a double. That made little difference to the crowd, which booed A-Rod with great vigor throughout the remainder of his 0-for-4 night."

Now, remember, the Yankees lost by six runs:

"And the Yankees might even have been able to escape with a victory last night, anyway, had Alex Rodriguez been able to field Alex Gonzalez' hopper down the line with one out in the sixth, the score tied, and runners on first and third."

Yeah, sure. The Yankees would have lost 8-3 instead of 9-3.