A-Rod also making some history
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Sep 15, 2008 
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We’ve been hearing a lot about Derek Jeter’s place in history lately. But don’t forget Alex Rodriguez.
Alex Rodriguez has 100 RBI and 101 runs scored and has now reached those plateaus for 11 consecutive seasons. It’s the longest streak since Lou Gehrig did it 13 straight years from 1926-38.
Not Mays, Aaron, Mantle, DiMaggio or Williams. That’s a pretty impressive display of greatness and consistency.
Alex needs one more home run to have hit at least 35 in 11 consecutive seasons. That would make him and Babe Ruth the only players in history to have 35 homers and 100 RBI in 11 separate seasons.
he may choke in some fans eyes, but the man does put up consistent numbers
Yes, but none of these numbers were done when it was “clutch” time……..(sarcasm)
Wow. At the end of his career, his list of accomplishments will be quite impressive.
His bank account will be even more impressive.
The “clutch” aspect of Arod’s game has been unfairly highlighted.
He is a great player.
Congrats Arod. I know he will have a great postseason one day and lead us to another Yankee championship. Go Yankees!
Man at times I ask myself how the … does he do it. The biggest enigma in baseball always winds up looking like a rose.
Z,
Cynthia must be one happy woman. I wonder what she’ll wear when they sign the papers?
Gehrig was clutch –
Ruth just hit 714 tack-on HR’s in blowouts.
The Brewers fired Ned Yost! That’s one way to either light a fire under your team or snuff out any ember still burning.
lol – Ned Yost can now apply to be an official scorer – he can give CC that no-no he’s owed.
Well Ted Williams wasn’t a clutch hitter I know that for sure thanks to CB, SJ and GB ..I’m not sure about Ruth hitting them only in blowouts..any evidence or is it just sarcasm ?
Well, just one more reason to root for another ARod homerun, tack-on or otherwise.
Astros being no hit again through 4. wow…
Question is: would A-Rod trade all these stats for one ring?
As a fan, his anti-clutchness is highly aggravating but I admit when he’s good, he’s great to watch. Keep up the good work A-Rod.
100% sarcasm Brandon -
Posada says Joba should stay in the bullpen according to a story on ESPN.com
Im sorry the firing of Yost is just plain wrong. Certainly not at this point in the season.
Where is the story on Yost?
1. Ruth
2. Arod
3. Everybody else
That’s great Posada isn’t a FO guy nor is he a high IQ guy on pitching, Joba will be and should be in the rotation in 2009.
Lou Gerhig may be the most underrated ball players of alltime. Most Non-Yankee fans only know about the speach and the games played steak.
I had some sweet spaces in there, to show how big a distance there was between Ruth and Arod, but alas they all got truncated.
The Brewers just carved thier casket.
Doreen it is on the crawl on ESPN NEWS.Dont seeit online yet
gayle -
Thanks -
I was looking online.
Doreen
They announced the Yost firing on WFAN.
WOW!!! Talk about late season shakeups. Milwaukee has fired Ned Yost (tied for first in the Wild card) and Ted Simmons (bench coach)was reassigned. Really odd.
Just read the ESPN story too, Posada is responding in typical veteran fashion, leave Joba alone. Tendinitis is part of pitching. The fact that this team is out of contention frames the Joba debate to perfection: you got a great arm sitting in the BP waiting to pitch in meaningless games. Joba’s worth is greatest as a starter. Why are we still having this debate?
It really is quite a shock to fire a manager with 2 weeks left to the season. Very strange.
GB write it down the Brew crew is done.
Don’t worry, CC, your time in Bratwurstown is almost over!
The firing was announced on the Cubs game, also.
Brandon, I never said that Ted Williams wasn’t clutch. Only said that he failed in his only post season….as did Ty Cobb and especially, Willie Mays.
Nick,
Is it Pac-10′s year for the Hawaii Bowl?
The darlings of college football came last year. The Popular Purple Pirates beat the Boise Blue Broncos (who shunned their own bowl to come).
Brewers have been tight as a drum of late. Lot of guys playing not to lose.
Having been at the game yesterday with the Phillies and Brewers the Brewers certainly didnt act at least in the early part of the game like a lifeless team that needed such a huge turnover at this point of the season.
And he missed 21 games so far this year.
From what we know about Joba, of course I would like to see him as a starter. But, it’s the what we don’t know part that has to have a “wait and see” outlook.
So, I’m looking for the Yost firing on si.com and there’s an article about how the Angels are going to go all out for CC Sabathia. Fellow Yankee fans, I’m not very optimistic about the Yankees’ chances this time around. Let’s see, go to a re-building Yankees team, or the Angels? I know you all say it’s about the money – I’m not feeling this one, guys.
Brandon, I never said that Ted Williams wasn’t clutch. Only said that he failed in his only post season….as did Ty Cobb and especially, Willie Mays.
Ahhh..
gayle,
Did Victorino play well? I’d love to have him in CF. Too bad, Gardner can’t hit.
Would the Brewers missing the postseason after acquiring CC be irony?
It makes zero sense to have Chamberlain in the bullpen if there is little chance of him getting in the games. NYY has a lot of highly rated young bullpenners already and more on the way. What they lack are rotation pitchers. Until somebody other than Posada says that he’ll be hurt (i.e. Papalbon), then his most value is in the rotation.
I like the quote I read somewhere about it the PAC10 being USC and the 9 dwarfs haha. I was at the trouncing on Saturday and had a blast. Sadly, Ohio State fans still talked trash after the game.
“Joba’s worth is greatest as a starter.”
And the Yankees’ greatest need is starting pitching for ’09. But we shall see.
These Posada comments are ridiculous.
He needs to STFU and worry about his own rehab.
Is this guy a doctor or something? Some expert?
I’m not sure if this has been said before but he really should keep his mouth shut. First he bitches about not catching (when he was DHing and playing first). The guy had a torn labrum and he’s running his mouth. Now the Joba comments.
Jorge worry about geting your arm back in shape, forget about Joba.
Mel–
yes Victorino played well it seems he always plays well in the clutch for some reason he just makes things happen be it on the offensive side or in the field where he can really bl;aze it and playing in that ballpark is not easy
Doreen,
I’m with you. There will be a lot of suitors for CC. Angels, Dodgers, and the New York teams.
I’d really make AJ Burnett feel wanted.
I didn’t read the article, but the Angels #1 priority is to sign Tex. They’ll pick up Vlad’s option. They have to deal with Garrett Anderson who’s said to be gone, but I don’t know about that one. The point is that’s a lot of money. But I also heard that the Angels would be fine with going with Kendry Morales if they can’t keep Tex so they’ll have a ceiling. As usual, a few key moves will have a dominoe effect on the rest of the season.
Pen or as a starter, whatever. He has to pitch now. They are babying him too much. He has to build up arm strength. If they want him as a starter, we might not see a full season of that until 2010. The fact that these are meaningless games means nothing. He’s human. What’s going to eventually happen is he’s either going to get the Carl Pavano disease and get used to being lazy or he’s going to hide an injury because he wants to pitch and really injur himself.
no jinx to Ted Lily, the Brewers Stadium is really giving the Cubs some luck, they are on the verge of having no hitters on back to back days?
“They have to deal with Garrett Anderson who’s said to be gone, but I don’t know about that one”
He’s gone. No way they pick up $14M for him. Best case is they let him go and sign him to about half that number.
EDUB,
“Well we didn’t have Beanie Wells…”
As if he would’ve made any difference.
I disagree with the person who said this might be Pete Carroll’s best team.
Got to think that the Leinart/Bush team that lost in the NC to Texas was the best team. Brain farts don’t count against you, right?
You know the other thing I love about Citizens Bank Park and the Phillies and yes I know some people may say it is to minor league and not what a baseball game should be about.
I took my 4 year old niece to her first game yesterday. They had a marching band play a bit before the game, they did the kids HR derby awarde winners (*and Pat Burrel gave each kid the award) and most importanly and they have done this every time I have been there they have kid players that get introduced and go out to each position on the field, then the starters run out to their positions on the field stand with the kids for the national anthem, sign a ball for each kid and then the kid goes back. How great is that and what an experience.
My niece just loved the whole experience but also wanted to make sure I knew that the Phillies dont really live here they just come and play then go home afterwards.
A-Rod will also set another record.
Only player in history with 11 straight seasons with 35+ home runs and no world series appearances.
“Got to think that the Leinart/Bush team that lost in the NC to Texas was the best team. Brain farts don’t count against you, right?”
’08 USC team’s defense runs circles around the group that played on the Leinart/Bush team.
gayle,
What a cute story.
I don’t know about the not going home part.
The Cubs/Astros game looks like a continuation of yesterday. And the Yankees look like they’re sleepwalking in half their games.
mel,
I might agree with you on that one but I feel like USC is looking a lot like that team that played in the NC against Texas. McKnight emerging as another potential Reggie, IMO, plus you got CJ Gable and Stafon Johnson putting up solid numbers too. Assuming they don’t wet the bed (ie: Stanford) again this year I think it’ll be smooth sailing to a NC
Fredo,
Sounded like there was only one player on that side of the ball. All I heard and saw was Rey Maualuga.
EDUB,
That’s another thing. This team has no competition. IIRC there were some good teams that year, especially Texas.
They run the table for sure. (I hope I didn’t jinx them)
Mel:
From what I could see, most of ‘em were too freakin’ fast to positively identify. Speed and quickness abound. Ohio State has some of the best talent in the country and they just had no hope of playing with USC.
Man – you just want the Astros to at least get one freaking hit…
“Nice to see that Jorge agrees with me” -Mike Francesa regarding Jorge’s comments that Joba should be in the pen.
Not this again
Doreen –
I saw where you’re anxious about CC possibly going to the Angels, and the Yanks losing out. The thing is, none of us really know which deal is going to be most attractive to CC or any FA – money, location, family, some combination of the above. And the Angels have their own budget. They already have signed two expensive FAs in past two years – Matthews and Hunter. They have to make decisions about Vlad and Garrett Anderson. I’m sure they didn’t give up Casey Kotchman just to rent Mark Tex for a couple of months. Then there’s K-Rod.
So, then, taking on CC, Tex, Vlad/Anderson…that’s some serious money. Are they going to do it all? And how much is CC motivated by top dollar? He already said last spring he wanted to test the market.
My point, though long-winded (long-typed?) is that we shouldn’t get too anxious at this point. (And we should think about AJ, as well.)
Lilly with 6 no hit innings…1 walk and 7 strikeouts.
After a 5 minute injury delay on the second batter who gets hurt on an 0-2 pitch, Aismus smokes a liner to center and Edmonds makes a diving catch to save the no hitter. Great catch.
***Ausmus*** pinch hitter
No offense to history or the Cubs but I’m praying the Astros get a hit. They do not need to get embarrassed like that especially after the hurricane gave them this so called home field advantage.
Arod Shmayrod, when I see him hit a few sac flies with man on 3rd 1 out instead of whiffing or popping up then I might start caring about him stats.
wow
somtines i get so distracted with hating arod for his “unclutchness” lol that i forgot that in the end he is always consistant, just not when we need him to be hehe
I’m sorry but as good as he is on paper, I have now watched him for 4 solid years and A) I just don’t *SEE* the greatness day to day (it may be there in the totals at the end of the season but its not there when you need him most); and B) I just cannot bring myself to get behind him, that’s what my gut has always told me and I don’t think its going to change. ?? I can’t explain it really.
You read what Jeter is doing and the names of Yankee greats he shares company with and its just not the same with ARod, it never will be.
“You read what Jeter is doing and the names of Yankee greats he shares company with and its just not the same with ARod, it never will be.”
Such profound insight.
“Gehrig was clutch -
Ruth just hit 714 tack-on HR’s in blowouts.”
LOL
I just don’t *SEE* the greatness day to day (it may be there in the totals at the end of the season but its not there when you need him most);
~Hard to get people to *SEE* what they don’t want to see.
Arod Shmayrod, when I see him hit a few sac flies with man on 3rd 1 out instead of whiffing or popping up then I might start caring about him stats.
~ That’s an odd statement consider he’s 23 of 69 with a runner on 3rd (all situations) with a .333 BA and 42 of his RBI coming then.
You read what Jeter is doing and the names of Yankee greats he shares company with and its just not the same with ARod, it never will be.
~That’s a shame….I understand that people have their favorites nothing wrong with that but man are you missing out on watching a very good baseball player in action by being so worried if he shares the company of Yankee greats as Jeter does…but its your loss.
“…make he and Babe Ruth…”
Really? Seriously? You’re a professional writer and you think “That would make he” is a grammatically correct clause?
What do people have against objects! What did an object ever do to you? (That’s a grammar joke…)
“Alex needs one more home run to have hit at least 35 in 11 consecutive seasons. That would make he and Babe Ruth the only players in history to have 35 homers and 100 RBI in 11 separate seasons.”
I’m sure ARod and Scott Boras took this kind of record-breaking into consideration when they shopped around for the richest, most hitter-friendly ballparks in which to play his next two contracts in, gladly leaving that nasty ol’ pitcher-friendly Safeco Field…
Pete:
I love you, but check your English:
“That would make HIM” (not “that would make HE”).
Very small point — but it’s important….
That would make HIM and Babe Ruth. If we’re gonna jump on Cano for every ball he doesn’t try to run down, gotta jump on Peter every time he flubs his grammar.