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Originally posted by Crakeur
but the yankees aren't any team. they had two guys hitting over .340, they had a bunch of home run hitters and k-rod was just another bat in that line up. The reason why all of NY has been calling for his head is because he is the least clutch player in baseball. Forget his .104 batting average in the post season. Take a look at his regular season stats. His homeruns are almost always an after thought. He hits them when the team is way up or way down. A guy like Pujols or Howard from the Phillies? More than 40% of their home runs either gave their team the lead or tied the game for them. That's insane. That's clutch hitting.
Originally posted by StormriderI don't know, Crakeur, I think that 35 home runs and 121 runs batted in is pretty respectable. Rodriguez may not have great post season numbers but do tou think the Yankees would have made the post season without his bat and glove? I don't.
Originally posted by StormriderAnd FYI, it's A-Rod, not K-Rod.
Originally posted by Crakeur
Yes,, they would have made the post season without him. As I said, the majority of his homeruns come when the yankees are either winning big or losing big. He hits them most frequently when there is no pressure to perform.
It's K-Rod when you strike out with men on base and the game is on the line. It's K-Rod when you whiff three times in a playoff game. It's K-Rod when you are Alex Rodriguez and all of the NY sports press are discussing your inability to put the ball in play when it counts.
Originally posted by Crakeur
We have the best third baseman in the city and we don't have to read about his fragile state of mind and how his team doesn't appreciate him etc.
Originally posted by Crakeur
it seems torre will stay. I'm somewhat surprised, given Steinbrenner's comments and his desire to win. Perhaps he was told that they need torre's personality to keep the other superstars in check and they need his staff to help coddle k-rod and the next round of pitching failures.
Originally posted by chissler
Johnson, Mussina, Sheffield, Giambi are all passed their time.
Keep Jeter, Damon & Cano. Get Milkey Cabrera in the every day lineup, and revamp that pitching staff.
Firing Torre would be senseless. What is Piniella going to bring to the team that Torre doesn't have?
Other than a few game ejections and kicked hats, they have what they need in Torre.
Originally posted by Stormrider
That's what I like about you, Crakeur; You are such an optimist!
Originally posted by chissler
Will Steinbrenner ever realize that a $200 million dollar payroll isn't a guaranteed recipe for victory?