tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post6089577062962016907..comments2023-12-20T01:09:56.175-08:00Comments on Respect Jeter's Gangster: Know Thy Enemy: Third BaseFernando Alejandrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-72988287824967194332008-02-21T07:08:00.000-08:002008-02-21T07:08:00.000-08:00I don't disagree with you anonymous 1 who I will n...I don't disagree with you anonymous 1 who I will now call Fred Trigger, because its a cool name. Jeter was absolutely awful last post season. His GIDP's made me cringe. In 2005, Matsui also had a bad series but no one seemed to care. It always comes down to A-Rod. In this discussion, we're comparing him to Mike Lowell who happened to have a big post season last year. So naturally, A-Rod's more recent playoff performances are coming into consideration, and he just wasn't that strong in recent years. I still say that this year he breaks all that, but for now we're looking at the world series MVP versus the guy who batted 8th in the lineup two years ago.Fernando Alejandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-56945446583486511032008-02-20T19:27:00.000-08:002008-02-20T19:27:00.000-08:00i would say to call his 2004 performace against th...i would say to call his 2004 performace against the twins "pretty good" is a severe understatement. his line was<BR/> 2004 ALDS: 8-19, 1 HR, .421/.476/.737 (Monster). For arguments sake, lets look at all of his postseason numbers.<BR/><BR/>1997 ALDS: 5-16, 1 HR, .313/.313/.563 (Very Good)<BR/><BR/><BR/>2000 ALDS: 4-13, .308/.308/.308 (Eh)<BR/><BR/><BR/>2000 ALCS: 9-22, 2 HR, .409/.480/.773 (Monster)<BR/><BR/><BR/>2004 ALDS: 8-19, 1 HR, .421/.476/.737 (Monster)<BR/><BR/><BR/>2004 ALCS: 8-31, 2 HR, .258/.378/.516 (Very Good)<BR/><BR/><BR/>2005 ALDS: 2-15, .133/.381/.200 (Bad, though he got on base)<BR/><BR/><BR/>2006 ALDS: 1-14, .071/.071/.071 (Terrible)<BR/><BR/>2007 ALDS: 4-15 .267/.353/.467<BR/>(Eh, but not nearly as bad as Captain calm eyes, who had 3 critical GIDP, yet didnt catch nearly as much shit as AROD).<BR/><BR/>So in eight series, he has two absolute beasts, two very good series, four kind of crummy ones. How can you say this guy falls apart in the postseason? In 2000-04 he went 25-72 with 5 HR and 7 2B. Now hear this, people:<BR/><BR/><BR/>Derek Jeter's Career Splits: .317/.388/.463<BR/><BR/><BR/>Derek Jeter's Career Postseason splits: .314/.384/.479<BR/><BR/>Mr. Clutch is actually Mr. Exactly the Same No Matter What Month You Are Talking About. He is Mr. Equally Excellent Hitting SS Every Month from April to November. He is Mr. Outrageously Similar Statistics Every 30 Days.<BR/><BR/>And for the record, in that huge 2004 ALCS against Boston, which earned ARod the reputation as a non-clutch player, Jeter went 6-30, .200/.333/.233.<BR/><BR/>So, that is just my argument that there is no such thing as clutch, and if the yankees pitching staff could hold it down and keep the yankees in the game (i'm looking at you Wang), perhaps AROD will have postseasons similar to the ones in years past. Also to prove my point here is a list of famous players who have had 3 consecutive poor postseasons in a row.<BR/><BR/>C Yogi Berra, 47WS-50WS ... 14 G, .140/.204/.260<BR/><BR/>1B Jeff Bagwell, 97NLDS-99NLDS ... 11 G, .128/.261/.128<BR/><BR/>2B Jackie Robinson, 47WS-52WS ... 19 G, .212/.342/.303<BR/><BR/>SS Derek Jeter**, 01ALDS-01WS ... 17 G, .226/.262/.290<BR/><BR/>3B Mike Schmidt, 77NLCS-80NLCS ... 13 G, .164/.233/.218<BR/><BR/>OF Babe Ruth, 18WS-22WS ... 14 G, .211/.333/.368<BR/><BR/>OF Mickey Mantle, 61WS-63WS ... 13 G, .130/.216/.217<BR/><BR/>OF Ted Williams***, 46WS ... 7 G, .200/.333/.200<BR/><BR/>DH David Ortiz, 02ALDS-03ALDS ... 14 G, .200/.231/.280<BR/><BR/>I think we can all agree that this team of chokers could never make it out of the first round.<BR/><BR/>** Jeter also had a pretty crappy 98ALDS-98WS ... 13 G, .235/.328/.294, 7 R, 0 HR, 3 RBI<BR/>*** OK, Ted only had 1 postseason series, but I figured in the spirit of judging players off of small sample sizes, I'd include him<BR/><BR/>Phew, okay, i'm done. i shall get off my soapbox now.<BR/><BR/> -anonymous #1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-50915716144544161932008-02-20T19:16:00.000-08:002008-02-20T19:16:00.000-08:00Arod is the best 3rd baseman in the league... Hell...Arod is the best 3rd baseman in the league... Hell, he is the best player.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-88360847027562804492008-02-20T13:44:00.000-08:002008-02-20T13:44:00.000-08:00everyone seems to forget the 2004 playoffs where A...everyone seems to forget the 2004 playoffs where AROD was tearing it up, before Pedro started throwing at people.Bucky7588https://www.blogger.com/profile/03935819931425163405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-67896631109554082932008-02-20T13:39:00.000-08:002008-02-20T13:39:00.000-08:00I figured A-Rod's performance in the post season w...I figured A-Rod's performance in the post season would come up, because it is a glaring hole in his resume. His series with the Twins back in 2004 was pretty good, but since then he hasn't quite found his stroke. A-Rod was more than clutch last season, but was then mediocre in the playoffs. Its so funny how one swing can change your perception of a player. A-rod had one homerun in the series against Cleveland in a game the Yankees lost. So it was deemed too little too late. However, if the Yankees had won that game, that homerun would have been deemed as the great turn around hit of the game. In that game against Cleveland I mentioned, A-Rod had gone 0-4 prior to that at bat, and had struck out in a couple big spots early in the game. Then he hits the one bomb, and everyone forgets how badly he did prior to that at bat. We'll see about A-Rod in the playoffs this year. Its my opinion that he's too good a player to keep being so bad in the playoffs. I agree that the sample size is not big enough, but the truth is all players are judged by the same small sample size, and some players just do better than others in that stretch. I think a lot of people will be eating their words about A-Rod though.Fernando Alejandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-84726860869097872822008-02-20T13:28:00.000-08:002008-02-20T13:28:00.000-08:00Very true.anonymous 2Very true.<BR/><BR/>anonymous 2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-85374840189173253772008-02-20T13:27:00.000-08:002008-02-20T13:27:00.000-08:00Very true.anonymous 2Very true.<BR/><BR/>anonymous 2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-15449786231552643492008-02-20T12:39:00.000-08:002008-02-20T12:39:00.000-08:00you know, its funny. Red sox fans would more than...you know, its funny. Red sox fans would more than likely disagree with you, because they would say "but lowell performed in the post season, and AROD has not". Everyone tends to forget that AROD had some monster seasons in SEA, and that huge ALDS against the twins (as a yankee). I guess haters would invoke MLB rule 45.3 sec A that "all games playoff games played for a team in the northwest do not count". I'm a red sox fan and it drives me nuts when I hear people call AROD a choker. Its stupid. Maybe if he got more at bats in a larger sample size he would have more solid numbers. I think everyone expects a line of .500/.600/.800 from him during the postseason. Point is, sometimes people are really stupid. Also I remember you saying somewhere that you live in Red Sox Country. I heard one of the dumbasses on WEEI saying that its a good thing we never got AROD because he cant perform as well as lowell in the clutch. Just....Stupid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com