2008 New York Yankees

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Alex Rodriguez: Always Clutch at the Wrong Time


New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is often derided by the media for coming through when situations are no longer important, i.e. hitting a homerun when his team is up or down by eight runs.


Arod - Honey, kids, dinner is ready! I made chop suey!
Wife - I'm in our room!
Arod - Dinner's ready. Where are the kids? Wait, why are you in bed?
Wife - It's 11 o'clock. The kids are asleep and I'm reading before I also go to bed.
Arod - What about dinner?
Wife - You said you were going to cook, but then you just stared meekly at the stove in silence for six hours. We ordered Dominoes.
Arod - Oh, wow.
Wife - Yeah.
Arod- I'm very sorry Madonna.
Wife - What'd you call me?


Arod (answering the phone) - Hello?
IRS Agent - Hello, Mr. Rodriguez, how are you doing tonight?
Arod - Good. Who is this?
IRS Agent - I'm with the IRS. I'd like to begin preliminary procedures regarding an audit on your taxes this year.
Arod - Whoa, whoa, hold on, I know for a fact that I filed them perfectly. I bought one of those 'idiot's-guide-to' books and followed all the rules! I sent my taxes in just last week!
IRS Agent - You do know it's July, right?
Arod - Oh... so it is.
IRS Agent - Alright, so I'm going to begin with your write-offs for charitable donations. It says here that you gave "two million dollars for the cause of cleaning up the Exxon Valdez spill"???
Arod - That's right; the Alaskan government was more than happy to receive my donation. I can't let another day go by in which those lovable seals are drowning in oil.
IRS Agent - Yikes, you're serious, aren't you?


Arod - Honey! Quick, get in here! I finally got that erection! Honey! Hurry up! We can have sex now!
Proctologist - Wow, uh, okay Mr. Rodriguez, if you could just be kind enough, you know, to bend back over the patient table, um, so I could retrieve my hand.
Arod - Honey! Get in here! Quick! It's huge! Honey! Honey? Madonna?

 

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BERNIE TO ATTEND STADIUM CLOSING CEREMONY

B

y MIKE PUMA
Posted: 3:07 am
September 12, 2008

Before construction crews literally bring down the house, the return of a Yankees icon figures to serve the same purpose.

Bernie Williams told The Post last night he plans to be at Yankee Stadium as part of the pregame festivities on Sept. 21, when the Yanks and Orioles play what surely will be the final game in the current Stadium.

It will be Williams' first appearance at the Stadium since the Yankees left him unsigned following the 2006 season.

As he prepared for a musical performance that benefited Robinson Cano's Foundation Fundraiser at Frankie & Johnny's Pine Restaurant in The Bronx, Williams said he expects an electric night at the Stadium.

"It will bring me back to my first time in 1991, when I played my first game," Williams said. "It will be amazing. The fans are going to be great. I'm obviously very sad to the Stadium go - you have a lot of great memories - but you move on."

Whether the former Yankee center fielder has completely moved on from wanting to play is anybody's guess. Williams, who turns 40 tomorrow, stumbled to find an answer when asked if he's 100 percent retired from baseball.

 

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Whether the former Yankee center fielder has completely moved on from wanting to play is anybody's guess. Williams, who turns 40 tomorrow, stumbled to find an answer when asked if he's 100 percent retired from baseball.

What kind of a question is that?
He's been gone since 2006 and is 40....what a moron, Sox is right about the NY media.

 

[soxmuscle]

The whole A-Rod isn't clutch thing is a fallacy believed by fans who truly just don't know baseball that well or can't think for themselves and are brainwashed by boneheaded writers who know they can stir trouble and thus earn more money than they otherwise would if they just minded their own business and were credible writers.

Which is why it's so great when 50,000 jackasses start booing their teams (by far and away) best player and arguably the greatest player to ever play the game.

The guy has given everything for New York and New York has given nothing to him. If he could have gotten the same money in some other place, I really wonder if he'd had been so adamant about resigning in New York last year.

 

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What kind of a question is that?
He's been gone since 2006 and is 40....what a moron, Sox is right about the NY media.

Sometimes I wish the New York media would question Terry Francona sometimes..

"Terry, what the hell were you thinking bringing in the corpse that is Mike Timlin when you have a plethora of pitchers to choose from now that the rosters have expanded?"

...the Boston media won't dare question him, instead they ask him "So Josh Beckett looked real sharp tonight. How do you think he'll perform going forward?"

 

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Is that the third or fourth time Hank's used injuries as an excuse for his teams misfortunes?

Seriously Min0, you might be right.

George > Hank and that says something if it's coming out of my mouth.. err computer.

 

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I can honestly say that most of the games that I have seen he's never hit when it mattered the most.

Tell me, how many times did he get a hit when it mattered most against Boston.

Now tell me how many times Manny or big Papi killed us in the late innings.

He's a great player no doubt and after the season he had last year and his decision to stay in NY should give him a little leeway.
It's tough here, that's for sure.

 

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Sometimes I wish the New York media would question Terry Francona sometimes..

"Terry, what the hell were you thinking bringing in the corpse that is Mike Timlin when you have a plethora of pitchers to choose from now that the rosters have expanded?"

...the Boston media won't dare question him, instead they ask him "So Josh Beckett looked real sharp tonight. How do you think he'll perform going forward?"

I know Franco is a media darling there, heck we like him here too.

The manager before him, I forget what's his name didn't really get the royal treatment from what I heard.

 

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Sometimes it's good to question a Manager....look at how much Art Howe sucked, the media really didn't get to him till later on.
The A's were more than glad to get rid of him.

 

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I think it's perceived as such because every time he fails in the clutch its rehashed over and over again until weeks go by and he fucks up again in an important situation.

He had that one 0-5 game and a couple of other times that he's failed this season that I remember, but his numbers state that he's a top 5 player in the game with Runners In Scoring Position; Were all those extra base hits, home runs, walks to keep innings alive, etc. done in unimportant situations? I just find that hard to believe.

 

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I know Franco is a media darling there, heck we like him here too.

The manager before him, I forget what's his name didn't really get the royal treatment from what I heard.

Grady Little didn't know how to deal with the media, but I think a lot of why Francona is such a media darling is because he's delivered two World Series titles during his tenure.

In 2004 before the World Series was won, he was no different than Grady Little in terms of how the media treated him.

I guess winning truly does change everything.

 

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I Were all those extra base hits, home runs, walks to keep innings alive, etc. done in unimportant situations? I just find that hard to believe.

Not all, but you had to see him this year.
last year he did great..except for the playoffs..this year you just had to see it to believe.

You do know he came with this label before he came to NYC? Look it up, his teammates made fun of this at Texas.

 

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Sometimes it's good to question a Manager....look at how much Art Howe sucked, the media really didn't get to him till later on.
The A's were more than glad to get rid of him.

Oh of course..

Francona isn't the best manager in baseball.

He might not even be in the top half of the league.

Just because he's delivered two World Series' should he be treated differently? That depends on who you talk to, but just because we won in 2004 doesn't mean I'm less hungry to win Championships. Every year brings out something special. In '04, it was the first of many of our life times. Last year, we won the division which made it real special. This year if the Red Sox are to do something, it will be cool knowing more than half the roster is home grown.. Every year it's a different novel; just because we've had two best sellers doesn't mean I don't care to have that third.

 

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Grady Little didn't know how to deal with the media, but I think a lot of why Francona is such a media darling is because he's delivered two World Series titles during his tenure.

In 2004 before the World Series was won, he was no different than Grady Little in terms of how the media treated him.

I guess winning truly does change everything.

That's the same reason Rivera, Jeter, Posada, Martinez....etc.,etc, get the highest respect from other players here.

Look at Scott Brousa the third baseman, he was no one special but he delivered big time and he usually gets the biggest ovation.

 

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Not all, but you had to see him this year.
last year he did great..except for the playoffs..this year you just had to see it to believe.

You do know he came with this label before he came to NYC? Look it up, his teammates made fun of this at Texas.

He's always had that reputation for performing worse in higher pressured situations, but his numbers are still outstanding.

How much of it is because it's Alex Rodriguez and he's supposed to come through more than any other hitter in the game?

That article you posted stated that Rodriguez' playoff numbers are better than Jeter'.

If it was Wilson Betemit coming into these situations regularly instead of Rodriguez, this would be a non-issue.

 

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That's the same reason Rivera, Jeter, Posada, Martinez....etc.,etc, get the highest respect from other players here.

Look at Scott Brousa the third baseman, he was no one special but he delivered big time and he usually gets the biggest ovation.

Oh my god..

Brosius was the worst.

Easily one of my least favorite Yankees of all time in that Bucky Dent type of mold.

A below league average third baseman who somehow/someway just killed the Red Sox.

 

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He's always had that reputation for performing worse in higher pressured situations, but his numbers are still outstanding.

How much of it is because it's Alex Rodriguez and he's supposed to come through more than any other hitter in the game?

That article you posted stated that Rodriguez' playoff numbers are better than Jeter'.

If it was Wilson Betemit coming into these situations regularly instead of Rodriguez, this would be a non-issue.

When your considered the greatest ballplayer alive you should live up to it, really.

 

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Oh my god..

Brosius was the worst.

Easily one of my least favorite Yankees of all time in that Bucky Dent type of mold.

A below league average third baseman who somehow/someway just killed the Red Sox.

Exactly, I remember when he came over...I was like who??
I couldn't wait for them to get rid of him.

But then the crucial games against Boston, the Playoffs and the World Series came and he killed teams....I was actually sad to see him retire.

 

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When your considered the greatest ballplayer alive you should live up to it, really.

I don't think we necessarily disagree with eachother.

The best players are going to be under the most watchful eye because they're expected to come through in every situation, but this is baseball where players win the batting title and become Hall of Famers for succeeding 3 times out of every 10.

I guess over the years I've become less harsh.

My Dad will call me and be start yapping away about how this guy sucks and I just can't agree with him because we're analyzing one game.

Jason Bay went 0-7 the other night. It wasn't his night. Yet, my Dad will call me and tell me how the guy is brutal at times. Well sure, he's brutal at times (as is any ball player), but I can guaranfuckingtee you that the night before when he hit the potential game winning home run you were praising him like you would Pamela Anderson's rack.

 

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HANK: CASH MAY LOSE POWER[/URLIf Brian Cashman wants to return to the Yankees as general manager, he might not have the total power George Steinbrenner gave him in 2005 when he signed a three-year deal worth $5.4 million.

"If Brian stays on as GM, that doesn't mean he won't be the No. 1 guy," Hank Steinbrenner said yesterday. "But the fact is, the more opinions the better. I think that's probably the best way. It worked in the 90's, and it can work again."

Steinbrenner's thoughts could lead to Cashman, who is a candidate in Philadelphia and Seattle, leaving The Bronx.

The Steinbrenners, Hal and Hank, want Cashman back, but he is reluctant to talk about a contract until the season is over. His contract expires Oct. 31.

Hank seemed to take a swipe at Cashman when assessing the team's recent history.

"We're going to have to look at what has been done wrong over the last five years, which I've had one year to try and figure out," Steinbrenner said. "Clearly, a lot of mistakes were made. I'm going to be reviewing the entire organization. We're going to do everything we can to win next year."

 

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That's interesting about Cashman.

Hank is going to have a voice? I couldn't be happier.

 

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Mike Mussina and Yankees ripped by Rays in opener of day-nighter

 

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Yankees recall Phil Hughes, could start him Wednesday

He's come back to save our season!!
We may still have a fighting chance.

 

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Hopefully he pulls a Buccholz and then Hank trades him this offseason for a high priced veteran. This kid is going to be a stud some day.

 

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Yes he is, I wonder how he would have done under Mel Stottelmeyers wing.


I was against them trading the two kids, they just had bad luck this year.....I hope.

Who isBuccholz?

 

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Clay Buccholz.

All the major publications were hyping Buccholz and Hughes as future aces, neck and neck for 1 and 2 on the top prospects lists.

He really struggled this year. Hopefully they don't let him part ways, I still believe he'll be a Cy Young contender by 2010.

 

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A-Rod comes through, grand slam!

 

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A-Rod comes through, grand slam!

I knew deep down inside you were a Yankee fan.

 

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Thanks, Yankees! Good job! You guys rule!

 

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