[bears9]

October 3, 2007 -- The man who spit in the face of October pressure believes Alex Rodriguez won't be smothered by it for the third straight postseason.
“I think he will do super well," Reggie Jackson said yesterday when asked how Rodriguez would perform against the Indians in the ALDS that opens tomorrow night in Cleveland against the AL Central champs. “Look at the year he had. You can't have a better year than he had. Who was the last guy to roll into the postseason with the kind of year he had this year?"
Jackson knows what makes Rodriguez tick; understands that despite the MVP season, there are people waiting to empty their lungs with boos for the one guy who the spotlight will be on from beginning to end.
“They booed him from the start this year," said Jackson, who will be with the Yankees for today's workout at Jacobs Field.
Loudly booed when he dropped a foul pop in the first inning on Opening Day, Rodriguez turned the boos to a summer full of cheers, and chants of “MVP, MVP" and finished with 54 homers, 156 RBIs and a .314 average. Now, that success is something Jackson believes Rodriguez is going to lean on. “He got off to a great start and never stopped," Jackson said. “And it wasn't all smooth. He couldn't have gone through anything tougher than what happened to him in Toronto and the family situation. It wasn't like he got a free pass."

[mervinout]

he will set the tone for his postseason agaisnt a powerfull pitcher in C.C. I think he will be a relaxed hitter and take this year into the postseason, instead of taking his last two postseasons in with him

Oops. I guess that isn't working out so far. I swear, every year after A Rod chokes in the playoffs I throw my hands up and say that we should just get rid of him, then he goes and has another great season to make you feel stupid for saying it. Its become like an abusive relationship. I would love to see his bat come alive to help bring us out of the 0-2 hole, but if we lose, and he keeps up the .000 batting average, I will be glad to see him go. He is too mentally weak for the postseason.