Ray Finkle
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MikeO said:I never said AROD was clutch :shakeno: . What I am saying is he is the best player in baseball today. Period. And any fan of any team wouldn't complain if he was traded to their team today! (Example: if your a Dodgers fan and they go and trade for Arod tomorrow, you think Dodgers fans are gonna get hung up on the fact he isnt CLUTCH??!?!?!?!) lol, yeah right!
And to be pissed at him because some stupid owner in Texas gave him a stupid contract is also a dumb stance to take. If an owner wants to pay him $250 mill over the life of a contract, he has to take it. ANYONE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT. So to hold his contract against him is a joke. And he cant give money back, HE WANTED TO WHEN A TRADE TO BOSTON WAS IN PLACE AND THE UNION WOULDN'T LET HIM!:shakeno:
So if I guy hits 50 home runs in innings 1-6 but only 3 in innings 7-9, he isn't clutch?? That is stupid beyond belief. I don't think anyone in baseball is "clutch". In a sport where you fail 7 out of 10 times and hit .300 and you are considered great, it is impossible to label anyone as "CLUTCH". Sure, every 50 years or so someone like Ortiz goes on a run for a year or two and hits every big hit in big games. OK, Ortiz is clutch. Nobody is arguing that. But now give me the list of MLB players today that are clutch and back them all up with a resume....
Mike go back and read what you wrote, you said "When your hitting 50 home runs and driving in 140 your clutch!" So you did say Arod is clutch (it's post #101 on page 7 in case you want to go back and read what you wrote) :shakeno:
Who is pissed that Hicks gave Arod a huge contract? Who said they wouldn't want Arod on their team? You're throwing this in my face like I said it. Go back and read my posts I never once blamed Hicks or Arod for the contract nor did I say I wouldn't want Arod on my team. What I did say and judging by your response to my post you obviously didn't read I said since Arod is one of the best baseball players in the game he should be putting up big numbers in the playoffs but he's not. The guy disappears in October and in big situations, I don't see how you can argue or defend that especially since you watch him play everyday. It's ok to be a great player and not clutch. Roger Clemens is a great pitcher however I wouldn't give him the ball with the game on the line.
Players that I feel are clutch just off the top of my head, I'm sure I'm forgetting a few:
David Ortiz, Barry Bonds, Derek Jeter, Albert Pujols, Vlad Guerrero, Mo Rivera, Curt Schilling... Let me know who you disagree with and I'll give you the resume.