▁in ability ▁to ▁produce ▁hits ▁in ▁cl utch ▁situations . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁hit ▁only ▁. 2 6 4 ▁with ▁run ners ▁in ▁scoring ▁position ▁and ▁two ▁out s . ▁In ▁ 9 5 ▁plate ▁appearances , ▁he ▁walked ▁ 2 0 ▁times ▁and ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁three ▁pitch es , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁only ▁ 1 9 ▁hits . ▁Of ▁the ▁ 4 1 ▁times ▁Rod rig uez ▁struck ▁out ▁with ▁two ▁out s , ▁ 2 0 ▁came ▁with ▁run ners ▁in ▁scoring ▁position . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁Yan ke es ' ▁successful ▁history , ▁he ▁was ▁compared ▁unf avor ably ▁to ▁other ▁Yan ke es ▁gre ats ▁who ▁have ▁performed ▁exception ally ▁well ▁in ▁the ▁post season , ▁such ▁as ▁Reg gie ▁Jackson . ▁ ▁However , ▁after ▁his ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁post season , ▁Rod rig uez ▁started ▁receiving ▁many ▁positive ▁compar isons ▁to ▁Reg gie ▁Jackson , ▁even ▁being ▁selected ▁as ▁" Mr . ▁October " ▁by ▁Jackson ▁and ▁USA ▁Today . ▁ ▁Rod rig uez ▁answered ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁critic isms ▁of ▁his ▁post season ▁performance ▁by ▁performing ▁exception ally ▁well ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁post season , ▁where ▁he ▁posted ▁a ▁. 3 6 5 ▁batt ing ▁average ▁and ▁hit ▁six ▁home - run s ▁in ▁ 5 2 ▁at - b ats ▁during ▁the ▁Yan ke es ' ▁ 1 5 ▁post - season ▁games . ▁ ▁Use ▁of