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A-Rod And Declining Stars On The Big Stage

Posted by Wendy Thurm under Alex Rodriguez, General, New York Yankees on Oct 17, 2012

Perhaps it was inevitable. A once-in-a-generation player. A player so talented, so fluid, so powerful, so fast, so agile. A player in his nineteenth big-league season. A player saddled with injuries and questions about his health and his toughness.

Baseball’s highest-paid player struggling on the biggest stage. In the biggest city. For the most successful team in the history of the sport. In an age of immediate information and instant analysis and second-guessing. The manager fills out his lineup card and the focus shifts to the missing name. A-Rod benched. In the biggest, most important game of the season.

The Yankees lost last night in Game Three of the American League Championship Series with A-Rod on the bench. He didn’t start, replaced at third base by Eric Chavez. He didn’t pinch hit. He sat, with his Yankees windbreaker jacket keeping him warm on a cool Detroit night.

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Kobe Bryant: Sports Psychologist

Posted by Dustin Parkes under Alex Rodriguez, Kobe Bryant, New York Yankees, Postseason on Oct 17, 2012

I’d like to promote a new rule for all of humanity to follow: Before offering an opinion on anything, take some time to consider the things that you’re assuming in arriving at your opinion, and then, when you state this opinion, preface it with a list of all those things so that those to whom you’re offering your opinion might understand the amount of authority you have in speaking to whatever issue is the topic of conversation.

If you find that your point would lack the brevity necessary to be effective because the accompaniment of assumptions is too long, perhaps consider that your opinion may not be worth stating at all.

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A-Rod Looking For Love Anywhere He Might Find It

Posted by Dustin Parkes under Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees, No. You're A Slow News Day, Postseason on Oct 16, 2012

It’s not easy finding love in the big city at the best of times, but when you’ve gotten out in all but five of your twenty-five plate appearances this postseason, and your manager has pulled you from the game on multiple occasions for a pinch-hitter, it’s downright near impossible.

So, perhaps, we might find some forgiveness in our hearts for New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez taking a proactive approach to his love life on Saturday night when, after being replaced by Eric Chavez in the eighth inning of his team’s 6-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers, A-Rod was spotted attempting to procure the telephone numbers belonging to a pair of women sitting behind the Yankees dugout.

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When Jeter Closes a Door, He Opens a Window

Posted by The Common Man under Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Postseason, TPA Dispatches on Oct 15, 2012

It’s impossible to feel bad for the New York Yankees, who find themselves down 0-2 in the ALCS and headed to Detroit without Derek Jeter, who will remain behind to receive treatment on his broken ankle. They are, after all, the Yankees. And while nobody loves to enjoy the Yankees suffering more than me, there’s no joy in watching one of the top half dozen shortstops in baseball history helped off the field in obvious agony.  I don’t feel good about this either, but I’ve grudgingly matured enough to come to grips with the fact that, while Jeter may be overrated in some circles, he’s still fantastic. And it’s always much more fun when he’s on the field for the Bombers.

Now, the loss of Jeter is probably not going to hurt the Yankees much this postseason. With the rest of the club’s offense, with the exception of Raul Ibanez, deciding to take October off, Jeter would have often been a one-man show. Moreover, the chances of Jayson Nix having a hot couple weeks and performing better than Jeter would have is not insignificant, especially since The Captain was playing through a bum ankle before it broke. And in the playoffs, where a couple of hits can be incredibly important, Nix’s timing could end up being better than Jeter’s. As for defense, I’m not sure any of us really know if Nix is going to be a better defender than Jeter, who was back to being pretty subpar defensively this year, but he probably won’t be that much worse.

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A-Rod Benched!

Posted by Dustin Parkes under Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees, Postseason on Oct 12, 2012

In the deciding game of the American League Division Series between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees, would you rather have Alex Rodriguez or Eric Chavez play third base? And if you’d prefer Chavez in this situation, would you rather have A-Rod or Raul Ibanez be your designated hitter?

Apparently Joe Girardi is about to choose both Chavez and Ibanez over the active player most likely to break Barry Bonds’ all-time home run record.

Prediction: At some point this evening, Rodriguez is going to positively abuse Brian Matusz as a pinch-hitter.

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