[wayne80]

I don’t think I have ever seen a more disappointing performance by a player in a series especially tonight. I thought it was crazy whenever I herd someone say that you can’t win with the guy and every team he has been on has been better without him but I guess it’s true. Honestly I don’t think we would have gotten to the playoffs without him but he just crumbles under pressure. He is the anti-Derek Jeter.

[reg83ny]

Agree

[smallguy]

Yes A-rod was really bad. But to get a bit off topic. This series was going to be hard because the angels seem to play like HOF'ers vs. us. Players like Evrin Santana, Bengie Molina, Chone Figgins, Adam Kennedy and Darin Erstad. None of those guys are great players but vs. the yankees they are. No matter, we just have too look on for next year. Hopefully bernie is back with the yanks.

[silversword55]

I agree you all of you, Trade A-Rod, GET D-Train and Albert Puljols!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JetsOhFive]

I agree you all of you, Trade A-Rod, GET D-Train and Albert Puljols!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Not gonna happen. Florida wont be stupid enough to give up Willis and Saint Louis wont be stupid enough to give up Pujols. Especially for Rodriguez. He may be a great ball player and his stats are sexy but it is known that he is not a great player in crunch time and this year is a great example.

[smallguy]

A-rod was a factor in the series but he shouldn't get all of the blame.... look at this.

A-Rod's ALDS On-Base Percentage: .435
A-Rod ALDS Men-Left-On-Base: 6

Gary Sheffield ALDS Men-Left-On-Base: 17
Hideki Matsui ALDS Men-Left-On-Base: 14

Joe Sheehan of Baseball Prospectus makes another great point:

Derek Jeter hit a home run Friday with the Yankees down four runs. He hit one last night with the team down three. The one last night was pointed to, by the game broadcasters as well as the ones on "SportsCenter," as evidence of his "clutchness."

Not for nothing, but why is it if Alex Rodriguez hits a solo homer with the Yankees down by a bunch, it's evidence that he's a stat-padding loser, but when Jeter does it, it's clutch?

It's just another example of the double standard in place for the two players. Neither covered themsleves in glory in the series--the statistical difference between the two is those two Jeter home runs, whose value seems to be entirely in who hit them--yet Jeter comes out as Captain Intangible while Rodriguez, whose back is still a bit sore from carrying the team in the '04 Division Series, for which he got no credit, is the choke artist.

[Maynard13]

good point smallguy


plus...if it wasn't for A-rod, we wouldn't have made it to the playoffs

[JetsOhFive]

good point smallguy
plus...if it wasn't for A-rod, we wouldn't have made it to the playoffs

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Who's to say that? Have you noticed that once the Rangers got rid of A-Rod, they immediately got better? Maybe the Yankees would be better off without him.

[vilmatime51]

Who's to say that?  Have you noticed that once the Rangers got rid of A-Rod, they immediately got better?  Maybe the Yankees would be better off without him.

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it was wang and small who got us into the playoffs...

[smallguy]

it was wang and small who got us into the playoffs...

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and chacon and Mo.

[Maynard13]

OKOK, loosk past how he did in the playoffs, the man had 21 game winning RBIs, could Aaron Boone, or Robin Ventura make up for those??

And not to mention, if game saving great plays counted as game winning RBIs, hed have like 50.......

A lot of small players came up HUGE for us this year, but to say that we would have even made the playoffs without A-Rod is insaine......I mean, how many HRs did he have vs the Sox this year.....including the 2-run homer that coulda been the difference between playoofs and ...no-offs

[MikeGangGreenFan2]

a-rod and giambi got the yankees to playoffs just as much as wand small MOE and chocone.

[wayne80]

I agree that A-Rod was a huge part in the yanks getting into the playoffs but when it really mattered and when all great yankees have thrived (the playoffs) he crumbled period.

[Chadforpresidentin08]

I thought trading Soriano was dumb, he was younger and faster, and definetly more clutch. What coulda happen is we could used the 2004 season as a time to switch Cano to third, and by '05 he woulda been ready for it while Soriano stays at second. He would've been much better that way, plus all the money we would've saved on Soiano coulda been spent on pitchers, but not named Johnson and Pavono, whom I knew right away would be poison to the team, when A-Rod was enough of that.
Now I pray we get Bernie back, put him at DH and rotate him with Crosy (I want Giambi gone) and then sign Soriano, put him in center, where he'd be better off with his speed, and we'd be set. Well, of course do over our starting pitching and coaching staff.
PAVONO, JOHNSON, GIAMBI, AND POSSIBLY A-ROD MUST GO!

[Smedsthejet]

I thought trading Soriano was dumb, he was younger and faster, and definetly more clutch. What coulda happen is we could used the 2004 season as a time to switch Cano to third, and by '05 he woulda been ready for it while Soriano stays at second. He would've been much better that way, plus all the money we would've saved on Soiano coulda been spent on pitchers, but not named Johnson and Pavono, whom I knew right away would be poison to the team, when A-Rod was enough of that.
Now I pray we get Bernie back, put him at DH and rotate him with Crosy (I want Giambi gone) and then sign Soriano, put him in center, where he'd be better off with his speed, and we'd be set. Well, of course do over our starting pitching and coaching staff.
PAVONO, JOHNSON, GIAMBI, AND POSSIBLY A-ROD MUST GO!

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I dont think the Yankees will be much of a force anymore as they are all getting old. How can a tream rely on a 40+ year old to be their number 1 pitcher in their rotation?
I see teams such as the Indians, As and Angels coming into dominate the American League - these are good, quite young teams who don't go and throw dollars around at the best free agents, they are teams who have developed a core of solid young players such as Hafner, Martinez and Sabathia in Cleveland.
The bottom line is money doesn't buy success

[Chadforpresidentin08]

^^^The Brit couldn't have said it any better, better than what a lot of people perceive.
Solid players rule, not elite players. Just ask any coach from those late 90 team on the Yankees, just solid, peaking or young players automatically, and literally automatically, says we are World Champions.
Good point Smeds

[Jetsfan115]

I dont think the Yankees will be much of a force anymore as they are all getting old. How can a tream rely on a 40+ year old to be their number 1 pitcher in their rotation?
I see teams such as the Indians, As and Angels coming into dominate the American League - these are good, quite young teams who don't go and throw dollars around at the best free agents, they are teams who have developed a core of solid young players such as Hafner, Martinez and Sabathia in Cleveland.
The bottom line is money doesn't buy success

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26 WS wins begs to differ

[MikeGangGreenFan2]

26 WS wins begs to differ

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thats right u can never say the yankees r done they will never be done they reload never rebild.

[BBJETS]

WOOHOOO A ROD SUX! the Yankees dynasty over NY is over the Mets are the new NY team again. Its the 80s all over again!

[JetsOhFive]

WOOHOOO A ROD SUX!  the Yankees dynasty over NY is over the Mets are the new NY team again.  Its the 80s all over again!

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The Mets will never pass the Yankees in supremacy in New York City. They can win the next 10 World Series' and the Yankees will still be New York's team. By the way, the Mets suck.