ARod and the playoffs. It's worse than you think!

by John Amato on Nov 4, 2007 2:41 AM EDT in New York Yankees News

You probably know about his 4-for-47 slump and his streak of 14 games without an RBI, but this is the most telling stat: Since Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS - the night Boston began its epic comeback from three games down against the Yankees - Rodriguez has come to the plate with 38 runners on base, over the span of 59 at-bats. He left every single one on base, going 0-for-27, right through the Yanks' Division Series loss to Cleveland this month.

He left-every-single-runner-on-base. Let's see Scott Boras blame these stats on Mariano Rivera...

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maybe if there is a player on base, Rod sees him with his peripheral vision and loses concentration. That's the only explanation.

"It's great to be young and a Yankee"

by stillmonster on Nov 4, 2007 11:08 AM EST reply actions

I read this a few days ago

although you really didn't have to tell me...I saw every painful one of them.

That is why he's worth 350 million.

"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." -Casey Stengel

by bxgrl1 on Nov 4, 2007 11:17 AM EST reply actions

38 LOB?

that statistic is straight-up embarrassing.

by Clutch like Leyritz on Nov 4, 2007 12:01 PM EST reply actions

That

is the funniest stat. Fuck all his records. Hes a joke. Cant wait to boo him.

It is HIGH! It is FAR! It is! GOOONNEEE!!!

by yankeesRfirst on Nov 4, 2007 12:27 PM EST reply actions

Ha

I knew he sucked in the playoffs but I didn't realize he sucked that bad.

There's this from the NY Times on him:

"That decision triggered a firestorm of negative attention for Rodriguez, possibly tarnishing the image of an image-conscious player. For that reason, said a person close to Rodriguez who spoke on the condition of anonymity, Rodriguez is dismayed with the fallout and is considering whether to give the Yankees a discount on the front end of a new contract.

The Yankees have been firm in their plans not to chase Rodriguez as a free agent, because his opt-out decision cost them a $30 million subsidy from the Texas Rangers. But if Rodriguez truly wants to come back, he could rectify that by pledging to take a pay cut over the next three seasons, essentially returning the Texas money to the Yankees."

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/sports/baseball/04yankees.html?ref=sports

God I hope this idiot and his slimy agent completely miscalculated their worth. Jerks.

by matthaggs on Nov 4, 2007 12:45 PM EST reply actions

That would be a double edged sword

While it would be fucking awesome if he came crawling back, I tremble at the thought of what that would do to the egos and strategies for the Brothers Dimm in the coming years. The last thing I want is for Hank to think the "Captain Soundbite" strategy worked.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on Nov 4, 2007 1:07 PM EST up reply actions

I don't want him back

I just want him to try and come back. He deserves to play for the Marlins in front of 7,500 people a night. Good riddance.

I have no problem with Hank and Hal. Unlike their pop, they don't seem to be interfering with their GM. They're letting him make all the decisions.

I thought specifically mentioning Jeter when speaking about ARod was a brilliant twist of the knife by Hank.

by matthaggs on Nov 4, 2007 1:41 PM EST up reply actions

I agree

I still think they overplayed their hand but from reading the article, they STILL don't get it. They simply DON'T GET IT.

I've listened to Marlins games and Tampa Bay games and wondered if ANYONE was at the ballpark. That's what Arod deserves.

It's so bizarre that he had FINALLY worked himself into the hearts of NYY fans and then just blew it all to hell. Apparently none of it means anything to him.

It's all business. Not baseball history, not baseball honor. Judging by the fact that he announced during the last half of the last world series game, dissed Hank Aaron and gave up Monument Park, he obviously thinks he's bigger than baseball history, baseball glory, baseball heroes.

Douchebag.

"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." -Casey Stengel

by bxgrl1 on Nov 4, 2007 5:01 PM EST up reply actions

Hank still worries me

It is good that he is letting the GM make the decisions (notwithstanding the fact that Cashman is a moron) but I am still scared by Hank's big mouth. He is 100% correct on this one but I can easily see him saying something in the future that turns out outrageously bad.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on Nov 4, 2007 8:31 PM EST up reply actions

A-Rod

I mean, that stat is hardly surprising. He did go 4-47 in that time period, so how many people could he have not left on base? Yeah, the stat sucks, but I probably could've guessed he left that many people on base during that sluuuuuump.

"It's great to be young and a Yankee"

by stillmonster on Nov 4, 2007 5:49 PM EST reply actions