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djfresh47 said:A-Rod seems to choke in big moments but the guy who I believe to be the smartest man in baseball, Billy Beane doesn't believe anybody is clutch and I tend to agree. Beane didn't pick the team and he puts together guys who are more successful during a long season but too many guys dropped out. I think the WBC has been a success but guys who aren't US born didn't wanna play. I wanted to see the US win but not at the expense of Buehrle who is one of the lead leaders in innings pitched. I think A.J. Pierzynski should've been picked for the team, he isn't well liked in the league but I think he's a "winner" and would've been a better choice ahead of Barrett.
A-Rod was on some bad Seattle teams that made the playoffs. He was clutch then since he was all they had pretty much. Baeball is too difficult a sport to throw a tag on someone of not being clutch. It's stupid beyond belief. A guy (anyone not just Arod) can hit over .300, hit 40-50 home runs, drive in 130+ RBI's and because he doesn't get a base hit in the 8th inning of a game he isn't clutch????? Please.
Bottom line is this, if ARod was traded to YOUR (not you, but Joe Fan in general) favorite team tomorrow (whoever your favorite team is in general), YOUR opinion of him would change overnight. Your not going to run him out of town and your not going to say he isn't clutch. You will welcome him with open arms. He is the BEST ballplayer out there today.