2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁along ▁with ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁sub -. 2 0 0 ▁batt ing ▁average ▁in ▁the ▁post se asons ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁drew ▁criticism ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁area , ▁both ▁from ▁writers , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Post ▁Jo el ▁Sh erman , ▁and ▁players , ▁such ▁as ▁then - te amm ate , ▁Jason ▁Gi amb i . ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁had ▁received ▁the ▁nick name ▁" The ▁C ool er " ▁among ▁some ▁players ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁perce ived ▁t endency ▁for ▁teams ▁to ▁turn ▁cold ▁when ▁he ▁joins ▁them ▁and ▁hot ▁when ▁he ▁leaves . ▁According ▁to ▁Yan kee ▁manager ▁Joe ▁Torre ' s ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁book , ▁The ▁Yan kee ▁Years , ▁Rod rig uez ▁earned ▁the ▁nick name ▁" A - F ra ud " ▁from ▁team m ates ▁and ▁particularly ▁from ▁club house ▁attend ants ▁who ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁res ent ▁his ▁dem ands . ▁" It ▁was ▁[ sa id ] ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁him ", ▁Torre ▁later ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁nick name . ▁" A ▁lot ▁of ▁that ▁stuff ▁that ▁went ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁club house ▁was ▁more ▁tongue - in - che ek , ▁fun ▁type ▁stuff ", ▁he ▁explained . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁criticism ▁regarding ▁Rod rig uez ▁focus es ▁on ▁his ▁alleg ed