Hank Steinbrenner believes that too much blame is being placed on Alex Rodriguez for New York's sweep at the hands of Detroit in the ALCS.

"He was just one of quite a few that just had a bad time at the plate," Steinbrenner said. "So is it fair to accuse him of everything but the Kennedy assassination? No, it's not fair, but we'll see what happens from this point on."

Rodriguez was benched for three games in the playoffs and pinch hit for in three others.

When asked about Rodriguez's future with the Yankees, Steinbrenner deflected.

"I'm not going to get into that at this point," he said.