After 12 tumultuous years in the Bronx, Alex Emmanuel Rodriguez played his final game in pinstripes on Friday, having helped slug the New York Yankees to one World Series title -- and helped whiff them out of eight other Octobers.Along the way, A-Rod won two American League MVP Awards and was handed a historic 211-game ban from baseball for his role in the Biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal. In an appeals process that ultimately reduced his suspension to 162 games -- the entirety of the 2014 season -- his battle with Major League Baseball and the Yankees turned bitter.Since then, he has worked to repair the damage with his team -- which now employs him as a special adviser after serving him with his unconditional release -- and with his teams fans, who seem to root for and revile him in equal measure.With one final chance to say goodbye, ESPN.com spoke to fans on the night of A-Rods Yankee Stadium farewell. Their words painted a picture of a love-hate relationship between the tainted but talented slugger and those who followed him, both on and off the field.I came here tonight because Ive been an Alex Rodriguez fan since 1997, and I could not miss his final major league baseball game. -- Nicole Baade, SeattleA-Rod, hes just another player that will soon be forgotten. I think in a few years, hell be forgotten. Wont even be talked about. -- Junior Pagan, New YorkA lot of the hate he gets he brought upon himself, but as a fan, I root for players that face adversity. -- Louis DiLullo, Providence, Rhode IslandThe way hes retiring is just ... its sad because the guy had such a great career, and so many MVPs, and so many playoff appearances, I dont understand. Bringing in a new era is good, but you only have a little bit left of the season to finish out. -- Anthony Criscione, New YorkI was never really an A-Rod fan, to be honest. Hes been with the team for 12 years, hes given us one championship for $300 million -- I figured hed do a little bit more ... without all the drama. -- Brian Schaeffer, New YorkHes still a Yankee. A-Rod is A-Rod, Theres only one like him, whether they say its because of steroids, whatever the case may be, he still did his thing for the Bronx and the Yankees. I support him no matter what. Hes a Bronx Bomber. -- Bee, New YorkI mean, hands down, hes one of our favorite players, and its crazy that hes retiring tonight. -- Aidan Sheehan, also pictured Liam Sheehan, Middletown, New JerseyI hope he retires! He cant come back -- everybody would hate him if he came back. He needs to be done. Hes made enough money. -- Nicole Santilli, OrlandoI think its really, like, for a Yankee fan, its a typical love-hate relationship. He catapulted the Yankees into winning the World Series, and also hes been a Yankee for [12] years. How do you not accept what hes been to us? -- David Rodriguez, New YorkI think A-Rods great, I have nothing against the man; I think hes been unfairly singled out. I think hes fantastic. -- James Jimmy Cunniff, New YorkIts very heartbreaking seeing him retire now. I felt like hes still got more left in him. It almost feels like hes being forced to retire, but Im one of his No. 1 fans and its just really tough to see. -- Joel Carrasco, New YorkHonestly, his last game is something that Ive looked forward to for a long time. -- David and Katie Finale, Carlstadt, New JerseyI feel like he shouldve played third baseman tonight. His last game ever, youre really not gonna let him play the field? It hurts, it hurts. -- Brian Anderson, New YorkIm an A-Rod fan because hes part of the Yankees. But as an individual, I think hes a talented player, but Im not an A-Rod fan, per se. Since hes gotten to the Yankees, the one ring in 2009 -- I had higher hopes for him. -- Alexis Pacheo, also pictured Daniel Pacheo and Felix Torres, New YorkHe has, over the last two years, grown on me. And my guess is hell end up in the Marlins organization at one point as a coach or part-owner or whatever, I kind of see him down there. -- Ellen Katz, Greenburgh, New YorkI dont know any Yankee fan whos ever come in here, over 16 years old, who said A-Rod was their favorite player. -- Michael Rendino, New YorkYou get a lot of hate for being an A-Rod fan, I think, from just the last few years. But when youre a true A-Rod fan, you stick with him. -- Jordan Baade, Wahoo, NebraskaIm very old-fashioned. I liked when Babe Ruth was doing everything on hot dogs and beer. -- Jason Polito, New York Air Max 270 React Pas Cher Homme . Dukurs winning time was 1 minute, 45.76 seconds, a quarter-second better than Russias Alexander Tretiakov. 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