Comments on: Pinch hitting: Pinstripe Alley

By: Travis G.

Travis G. — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:41:49 +0000

Thanks, Don, that was my intention.

to ‘Ham Fighters’, i didn’t realize i had to explicitly write ‘Yes, the Yankees CAN win with Arod’. i thought that was evident in the verdict i gave.

as for Arod money preventing teams from signing pitchers, i meant it (far) more in regards to his first two teams (that supposedly have budgets).

to ‘Brad Pitt’, obviously i dont literally mean that teams forget that pitchers make up half a baseball team. that shouldn’t be taken so literally. it’s more about the attention Arod gets, and the possible financial restraint it puts on medium market teams (like Seattle and Texas).

By: Don

Don — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:29:51 +0000

Whatever your opinion on Arod, you have to agree that this pinch hitter blog correspondent has stimulated the discussion here. Thanks.

By: John from Moonachie

John from Moonachie — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:36:36 +0000

Very well written, great read

By: Tex's New Best Friend

Tex's New Best Friend — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:29:53 +0000

That Yankee decline since 2003 may have something to do with crappy pitching, older players, and other teams getting better. What have the Marlins done since they won the world series in 2003? To blame a-rod is just ridiculous. And baseball isnt football. You dont need team chemistry to win.

By: YankeesLuv

YankeesLuv — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:43:21 +0000

I know we can win a championship with Arod and he’s going to go crazy in the playoffs sooner or later, he’s just too damn good not to. Go Arod! Go Yankees!

By: duh

duh — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:19:25 +0000

i especially love the 2001 Mariners example.

a team that excelled in the regular season and CHOKED IN THE PLAYOFFS.

isn’t that exactly what all you yahoos rip on A-Rod for?

can’t have it both ways people.

if A-Rod is the playoff choker, why did a 116 win team lose to the Yankees in 5 games in the playoffs after A-Rod was gone?

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:39:09 +0000

“Look—ARod has bigger issues that the “girly slap.” Like, what’s up with this thing for much older women?”

Kate Hudson is younger than A-rod..

By: GreenBeret7

GreenBeret7 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:37:54 +0000

JoeyA
January 16th, 2009 at 11:12 am
“And how about the people who criticize A-Rod as being, as you worded it, ” … a ‘me-first’ player who destroys team chemistry … ” yet they want the Yankees to sign MANNY FREAKIN’ RAMIREZ of all players.”

I’m not for Manny Ramirez AT ALL, BUT, Manny can do what he wants to the ball when he wants to do it. A-Rod is a great hitter and i’m taking nothing away from him, but Manny is a MUCH better hitter than A-Rod.

Little do people know, Manny is as intelligent as they come. He will purposely look foolish against certain pitches early in the game, just to set a pitcher up for later on. He is as close to a Ted Williams, in terms of how he approaches hitting, as I will ever see.

A-Rod is a very good hitter, and accumulates tons of stats, but, in a 3-2 game bases loaded bottom 9 2 outs, I want Manny at the plate.

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Manny Ramirez isn’t anything like Ted Williams. If you want to compare hitters to Williams, try Albert Pujols. Ramirez strikes out way too much to be compared to Wiliams.

By: PittsburghYankeeFan

PittsburghYankeeFan — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:34:47 +0000

Look–ARod has bigger issues that the “girly slap.” Like, what’s up with this thing for much older women?

By: Whatever

Whatever — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:34:41 +0000

What’s his batting average when he’s nervous, and how often does he get the jitters? We know why Alex Rodriguez is the highest paid player in baseball. We also know that he’s a monument to the limited usefulness of statistics.