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| Mantlemurcer | Jul 21 2006, 07:34 AM Post #1 |
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5 QUESTIONS FOR STEVE PHILLIPS
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| timotime | Jul 21 2006, 07:48 AM Post #2 |
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He won the MVP last year! This whole A-Rod "issue" is pathetic. It's entirely a creation of the media. A great clutch player will fail in the clutch 7 out of 10 times, yet if A-Rod was hitting .300 with runners in scoring position writers would be complaining that he sucks after those 7 unsuccesful at bats. |
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| Gategem | Jul 21 2006, 10:46 AM Post #3 |
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So will certain members on this board. |
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| Mantlemurcer | Jul 21 2006, 10:48 AM Post #4 |
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| Strider | Jul 21 2006, 01:45 PM Post #5 |
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Actually it's been going on for 3 years. He was booed in year 1 because he hit .286 and struggled for much of the first half. He was booed last year for not coming through enough in the clutch (which was perception). And he's getting booed now for hitting under .290 and having regressed defensively. I don't think it's a media creation. Don't be like Bonds and blame them for everything. If the major New York papers didn't write a single article about the Yankees or Rodriguez this year, he'd still be getting booed. High price + high talent = high expectations. People see him as the antithesis of Jeter. "He puts up numbers when it doesn't matter. That's why he doesn't have a championship. He's a superstar loser." And seeing Papi on SportsCenter every other night getting game-winning hits doesn't help. "See! And that's why Papi's got a championship. He got the walk-off while Suck-Rod wilted under the pressure. Just like in 2004." The media is just talking about what's going on and what's up with the fans. That, in turn adds fuel to the fire, but they didn't ignite it. |
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