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"Rip away," he dared the media last Thursday following another typical performance. "You can write the worst article, and say the worst things, and you're probably right."
[ALEX Rodriguez] has always known that his $252-million contract, the richest ever in professional team sports, means he will be held to a higher standard. But what he's now realizing is that the "choke" label won't go away until he wins "five or six world championships and hits a Joe Carter home run to win every one of them."In any critical situation, most Yankees fans would say they'd prefer to see Derek Jeter at the plate, as opposed to Rodriguez. But their career numbers in "close-and-late" situations -- defined by Stats, Inc. as "seventh inning or later with the batting team ahead by one run, tied, or with the tying run on base, at bat, or on deck" -- are telling.See the full content of this document
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Yankees Star Can't Shake Choke Label
A-Rod's stats under microscope as game's highest-paid player
By Dave SheininALEX Rodriguez has reached a crisis point in his career. The widesprea...See the full content of this document
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