Hey A-Rod, feel free to be clutch!
MantleMarisFordBerra
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Good Lord, WTF is this dude's problem? Now I'm not expecting him to be superman or whatever, but HOW can you consistantly F up EVERYTIME you're in a clutch situation? Last night Yanks are down 4-3, one out bases loaded late in the game and guess who steps up to the plate? That's right, Mr. DoublePlay. And what does he do? Yup, kills ANOTHER yank rally dead by hitting into a double play. Just like last year in the playoffs, 9th inning one out Jeter gets on and what happens? You guessed it, double play, and the Yanks season goes down the tubes.
I'm not placing all the blame on A-Rod for the Yankees' troubles (lord knows there's enough blame to go around) but he is supposed to be a star, last year's MVP, and ever since this guy's come to NY he can't get it done when he needs to. I don't care how many homeruns you hit when we're up 12-2.
I swear I could make $ betting against him when it's crunch time. Sorry for the vent but i am SICKSICKSICK of seeing this game in & game out.
I'm not placing all the blame on A-Rod for the Yankees' troubles (lord knows there's enough blame to go around) but he is supposed to be a star, last year's MVP, and ever since this guy's come to NY he can't get it done when he needs to. I don't care how many homeruns you hit when we're up 12-2.
I swear I could make $ betting against him when it's crunch time. Sorry for the vent but i am SICKSICKSICK of seeing this game in & game out.
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heh, payrod is indeed overrated. Don't worry, he'll boost his stats in the next lopsided game - he has a talent for scoring/driving in runs when they're not needed.
And how exactly does a home run in the first inning mean less than one late in the game? Runs scored=runs scored?
You yankee fans are just incredible (and no, I don't mean that in a good way).
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<< <i>Enter iamthegreatcornholio >>
heh, payrod is indeed overrated. Don't worry, he'll boost his stats in the next lopsided game - he has a talent for scoring/driving in runs when they're not needed. >>
I was expecting the violin.
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<< <i>Enter iamthegreatcornholio >>
heh, payrod is indeed overrated. Don't worry, he'll boost his stats in the next lopsided game - he has a talent for scoring/driving in runs when they're not needed. >>
I was expecting the violin.
<< <i>I'm not placing all the blame on A-Rod for the Yankees' troubles (lord knows there's enough blame to go around) >>
You wonder why there is so much anti-Yankee sentiment on the boards, and here is a good example. Yankee's troubles? As of today, they are 24-18, a game and a half behind Boston at 25-16. You would think you would be happy with that - what, you want the team to be 42-0? Instead, we get whining about how one of your million dollar FA acquisitions isn't hitting a home run in every key at-bat.
Don't get me wrong, I certainly see how A-Rod is not performing in key situations - and I agree he's not been "clutch" at all since joining the Yankees. But, I would count my blessings if I were a Yankee fan. You would rather have Miguel Cairo starting at third for you?
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<< <i>Enter iamthegreatcornholio >>
heh, payrod is indeed overrated. Don't worry, he'll boost his stats in the next lopsided game - he has a talent for scoring/driving in runs when they're not needed. >>
I was expecting the violin.
MantleMarisFordBerra - just busting chops
With all the success the Yankees have had over the years, there's not gonna be much sympathy from some fans here, especially a "starving for a pennant" Phillies fan such as myself. And I know you're not looking for sympathy, just letting off some steam and this forum is good for that.
Thankfully, I never get mad at my Phillies or Eagles
He will jack 2 in a Yankees rout (partly because of the two jacks) but for whatever reason you just can't/don't count on the guy for the big hit when it counts.
Jeter is the exact opposite, in my opinion.
<< <i>Something about Arod that no one can put a finger on ....
He will jack 2 in a Yankees rout (partly because of the two jacks) but for whatever reason you just can't/don't count on the guy for the big hit when it counts.
Jeter is the exact opposite, in my opinion. >>
Reggie Jackson of course was "Mr. October" and I think it might have been Steinbrenner who referred to Dave Winfield when he was a Yankee as "Mr. May" - LOL
He's been in NY what, 2 years? He's been hammered since the day he got there, and for what, being the best player in the AL? Arod surely wasn't the reason the yankees didn't get it done last year (Hello? MVP award?) yet he gets blamed nightly.
Arod hits 2 home runs in a blow out, putting them up early, how is that win any less important than a win in which they come back and win it late?
I guess I missed the memo that said that a come from behind win was worth more.
But he is ... and has. Often actually.
His performance in the 2004 ALCS was unreal .... it seemed like every one of his hits was a game changer.
I've rooted against the Yankee's since their wars with the Dodgers in the 70's and it pissed me off watching them win in the 90's but i have to admit theres just something about Jeter that sets him apart from alot of players, escpecially when the $$$$$$'s on the line
DP
<< <i>What if Ortiz wasnt getting hits with RISP or wasnt hitting the go ahead or game winning HR...or even a clutch RBI when the team is down 2-3 runs.
But he is ... and has. Often actually.
His performance in the 2004 ALCS was unreal .... it seemed like every one of his hits was a game changer. >>
My point exactly 1420...Ortiz IS and ARod for the most part isn't doing what Ortiz is doing when it comes to clutch. All I was saying is that Red Sox fans wouldnt be pleased if Ortiz was failing in the clutch just as Yankees fans feel this way with ARod.
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<< <i>Enter iamthegreatcornholio >>
heh, payrod is indeed overrated. Don't worry, he'll boost his stats in the next lopsided game - he has a talent for scoring/driving in runs when they're not needed. >>
Arod homers when the Yankees are losing 9-1 in the 9th.
I was expecting the violin.
LOL Steve, sorry to disappoint
Hey A-Rod, feel free to be clutch!
<< <i>Arod homers when the Yankees are losing 9-1 in the 9th. >>
Interesting - and Foulke was throwing gopher balls out there to make it easier for him.
And I see all the yankee lovers have retreated into their holes tonight, whereas if they had won, they'd be here in force.
Typical!
<< <i>Please tell me how hitting a home run in the 9th inning isn't clutch? >>
Hitting a homer is good, but in a 9-1 game it isn't clutch. Also the quality of relief pitchers in a blowout game is usually poor - as it was tonight.
<< <i>Please tell me how hitting a home run in the 9th inning isn't clutch? Where was the rest of his team to pick him up?
And I see all the yankee lovers have retreated into their holes tonight, whereas if they had won, they'd be here in force.
Typical! >>
VERY rarely do you see any Yankees lovers here bragging about a win. MOST times on here is defending the ridiculous statements that are made in loses because the Yankees haters come on here to discuss EVERY loss!
It's only typical in your dream world Axhole.
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And I see all the yankee lovers have retreated into their holes tonight, whereas if they had won, they'd be here in force.
Typical! >>
That is total bull$hit. No Yankee fan here EVER come on and start meaningless ra ra fests over single wins or even hot streaks. Shut up. Or, point to a thread where this ever happened.
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<< <i>Please tell me how hitting a home run in the 9th inning isn't clutch? Where was the rest of his team to pick him up?
And I see all the yankee lovers have retreated into their holes tonight, whereas if they had won, they'd be here in force.
Typical! >>
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Hitting a home run in the 9th inning, with 2 outs in a game your team trails 9-1 is NOT clutch. It is the very definition of a no pressure sutuation. The game wasnt affected, and it meant nothing. It is typical of a LARGE portion of Arods contribution offensively. I dont know how or when he hit them before coming to NY, but this is all we have seen for over 2 years now.
-- Yogi Berra
I really do hope he comes around, he is a fantasic player. But it is absolutley unreal how a guy so good can fail in the clutch so much.
How many times have we seen a groundball out when the chips were down?
Against the Mets with the game on the line he GIDP!
He did hit that smoker to Floyd though (which was caught)
Steve
<< <i>Did fans in Cleveland boo Lebron James for not being clutch, how can they boo a franchise's meal ticket? Pains me to say this, but if ever a Yankee can be respected, A-Rod is right there at the top, steady numbers for 10+ years, had to have had a few clutch moments in his time, a ninja cannot keep a big dog down for long!!!!!!!!!!! >>
Lebron is that team, and carries that team on his back, something Arod simply does not do when it matters. Comparing the two is way off base.
Calling Arod the franchises meal ticket shows how little you know. The Yankees are HIS meal ticket. They were just fine before he showed up, and they will be just fine long after he is gone.
-- Yogi Berra
-- Yogi Berra
Arod isn't clutch and only hits home runs when the team is either winning by a ton or losing by a ton? He shouldn't have won MVP last year?
/sigh
Why is Arod the only one getting called out for last night's game? What about Johnny Damon, making $13 million this year, batting a 'staggering' .281 and an OBP of .356? Where's the booing for him? Or, because he was 'stolen' from the red sox, he gets a pass?
What about team pitching? The team ERA has ballooned to over 4, yet where is the criticism?
All I hear is 'Arod blew it!' or 'He's not clutch!' Seems to me that there's plenty of blame to go around, but Arod shoulders it all. But he sure doesn't whine about it, he just sits there and does his job.
And please explain to me how Arod gets double switched for? What? Hopefully the yankees are so tired of Arod they trade him to a team where his efforts will be appreciated by the team and by its fans, unlike in NY where the fans are spoiled babies.
When you are widely considered the best player in the game, as well as the highest paid you will be called out first. OF course there was plenty of blame to go around. Nobody is debating that. Damon, the pitching staff, etc. are all accountable, but as long as Arod is in the position he is, he will continue to feel it harder.
-- Yogi Berra
The demands being placed upon him are ridiculous...so he's making the most money, it's not like he didn't just win an MVP award last year or anything. No one is going to come up huge in every situation, not even your boy Jeter.
Secondly, whichever voters chose Arod for MVP last year are fools who dont watch games. If they had they would have noticed Ortiz coming up big game after game after big game, while Arod piled up his numbers hitting 3 run shots in what were already blowout games. Sure, some voted with the understanding that Arod played a position to Ortiz merely DH'ing, but then its not MVP, it is best overall player. The guy who was most valuable to HIS team last year was Ortiz. Or better yet, it WASNT Arod.
-- Yogi Berra
How exactly is Ortiz helping his team defensively by sitting on the bench?
-- Yogi Berra
He got double switched because he made the last out in the inning. Happens all the time
edited to say that i didn't mean Arod makes the last out all the time lol but that the player that makes the last out is generally taken out on a double switch
<< <i>Number one, Nobody ever said come up big EVERY time. Occasionally coming up big when it matters would suffice.
Secondly, whichever voters chose Arod for MVP last year are fools who dont watch games. If they had they would have noticed Ortiz coming up big game after game after big game, while Arod piled up his numbers hitting 3 run shots in what were already blowout games. Sure, some voted with the understanding that Arod played a position to Ortiz merely DH'ing, but then its not MVP, it is best overall player. The guy who was most valuable to HIS team last year was Ortiz. Or better yet, it WASNT Arod. >>
I couldn't agree more. I am sure that Ortiz lost some votes because he doesn't play the field (and A-Rod plays the field quite well), but anyone who watches either team knows that last year, without David Ortiz carrying the Red Sox at times, they don't make the playoffs. He just kept coming up with big hits when it counted, over and over again. I have never seen anything like it over the course of an entire season.
And like you saw what ortiz did, we in NY see what arod does.
when the chips are down he ususally does not come up big.
Yes he wins his share of games, but when the pressure is on he hits a groundball and then tries to slap it out of a fielders glove.
he left seattle, they started to win
he goes to texas and what happens? they begin to lose more.
Now in NY ...............
Steve
It was the Pitcher, not the 1stbaseman.
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