But it's ok for you to bash our Mgr almost daily? blaming every loss on him and giving him no credit when we win. I get it:rofl:
Last night bashing ARod is perfectly justified...The bases loaded strikeout could of been a killer...0-4. He deserves his bashes, for last night.
What is he w/ RISP and 2 out? what is he in close games? what is he in close games in late game situations? Avg. w/ RISP alone can be misleading as he gets alot of hits in blowouts w/ RISP w/ no pressure. I just don't understand how Yankee fans can watch this guy daily and think he comes through for us.
That doesn't have late game, pressure situations. the article below is from last week and his #s were bad in thsoe situations and have gotten worse since the article: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/421612p-355938c.html
Oh don't get me wrong, I like ARod alot, and always will...But last night was a huge spot to blast it open, or at least get a few insurance runs...But the strikeout was just a deflation, and it just had to be him. All the scrutiny he gets form fans/media is a bit overblown, but he could of shut up some last night with a hit, unfortunately he couldn't come through and that's why I say it's justifiable to bash him for LAST NIGHT...He couldn't come through.
Yes, I've seen a few of his choke jobs this season, but he could double into the gap the next 5 situations in a row, but the next time he gets an out or that double play, you're going to remember the last one and call him a choker. I'm sure the excessive shit yankee fans are giving him really boost his big game morale too. I never understood the concept of overly booing / digging into hitters, as if they don't know what they're doing wrong?
IF he did come through 5 times in a row I'd get off his back, he had that one stretch a month ago where he came through 3 times in about a week and a half but nothing since then. first off I don't boo players when I'm at games, I just feel silly. Secondly I am critiquing a players performance which is what fans do. I generally am not a basher of my team's players but I lose patience when a guy is supposed to be a top player in the game and he continus to fail in big spots for us. Every player comes throughnow and again so spare me "all the times he's come through for us" b/c it hasn't been nearly enough. Truly great players don't pay attention to boos, guys who can perform under pressure don't worry about boos. I don't like booing either but Jeter's been booed and that was AFTER he won 4 titles so ARod should be able to suck it up and handle criticism. JHe can very easily shut all his critics up if he just comes through more often in big spots.
What would it take to satisfy you? .500 with RISP? Should he have a magic switch in which he turns into the best player in baseball history when a runner is on base? I think it's more about developed reputation than actual performance. Everyone thinks Big Papi is a great clutch hitter, right? He's putting up a whopping .259 with RISP/2 out.
To start it will take becoming more consistent when we need him most and more importantly it will take a big postseason. If he has a subpar reg season and is great in october all will be forgiven. Ortiz can have a bad couple of months he's had amazing clutch years the past 3 years and helped Boston win a WS. He still scares me everytime he's up in a big spot and I don't think ARod scares Boston fans.
You are right in that respect, it all comes down to the ring. and WHEN he gets his, I think tensions will ease a lot, assuming he plays a respectable role in us getting it.
Do I have a 250 post thread dedicated to bashing him? I don't like his bullpen management and his sometimes favoritism towards veterans, but I still know that he has positives (mainly his people skills.) You said you'd take Scott Brosius over A-Rod for a 162 game season.
I posted about ARod like you do about Joe, it's not my fault it took off. I don't talk about ARod screwing us every day like you do about Joe. I only really bring him up when you guys start defending him, I didn't say a word about his performance last night.
