Comments on: Rodriguez looking to “be in the mix somehow”

By: Ronny " A-ROD IS MY IDOL"

Ronny " A-ROD IS MY IDOL" — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:49:27 +0000

I love this man to death and I really hope he keeps doing good and shutting them haters down. It ain’t about just one guy but when someone like A-rod is riding the ship.. Trust me Wins will be more easier!!

By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:59:29 +0000

Ugh, I’m ashamed to share a name with this dude. Glad I started going to the last initial. A-Rod has had post-season success before, even with the Yankees. It looked worse because his final four/five games in each year ’04-’07 were kind of awful (though he was still getting on base in ’05), but those seventeen games aren’t in any way indicative of his true talent level, and his true talent level doesn’t change because it’s October.

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:50:13 +0000

Kevin October 10th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
I’m still not going to crown A-Rod.
Let’s see what he does against the Sox in the next round.
—-
Spoken by someone who, clearly, has watched the first two games of their series

By: jaybird

jaybird — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:39:08 +0000

Nathan using a foreign substance. Shame on you Joe.

I just got back in town and was watching the game on tivo for the first time. I haven’t been on the boards to read any in game comments from last night and I don’t know if I am the only one who noticed or has commented on this as of yet so I apologize up front. If anybody out there has the game tivoed they need to go back and take another look at this. It is quite interesting. If you watch after Alex’s curtain call and before the first pitch to Matsui, Nathan adjusts the back of his cap once, then twice with his thumb under the front of his hat. The first time he adjusts it you can see his thumb get stuck to something under it as he pulls it away. Again if it was discussed I apologize for beating a dead horse. I had to go back and watch it a few times before I could definitely tell his thumb gets stuck to something. Probably a nice little dab of pine tar is my guess. For those of you who are interested in going back and looking at it, the tivo game time read at 3:32. Somebody else go back and check it out. I’d be curious to see if anybody else caught it.

By: damon

damon — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:18:53 +0000

Yep it’s another one———–>

By: pat

pat — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:18:12 +0000

Fans are getting caught up in the expectation trap again. Alex doesn’t need to hit .500 in every series if everyone else hits .290.

This team had the wins it did this year because it had contributions from 25 guys. He doesn’t need to have a great game everyday but if they want to win, someone does.

Alex needs to just “clear the mechanism” like Costner’s character in For Love of The Game. He has so much natural talent that he just needs to let it take over and block out the noise.

Expectations are noise.

By: Sargent

Sargent — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:17:00 +0000

Needs to continue

If he goes 0-17 against the angels, this will not be remembered.

By: damon

damon — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:12:41 +0000

-Yeah

NO U DI ENT!!

By: Yeah

Yeah — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:07:22 +0000

Has Rod been seeing a shrink or something? Or is Kate Hudson providing some kind of therapy?

Whatever the case, dude seems like a changed man. Speaking softly and carrying a big stick.

I’m grateful.

By: nettles

nettles — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:01:09 +0000

There’s no “I” in TEAM, nor in ALEX, it appears.