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A - Bombs

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Boom_70, Jun 16, 2006.

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  1. spnited

    spnited Active Member

    that useless piece of shit A-Rod just hit a 2-run HR, dead center, to break 2-2 tie. But since it's only the fifth ining, I guess it doesn't count ::)
     
    spnited, Jun 17, 2006
    #73
  2. hockeybeat

    hockeybeat Guest

    Yanks are taking batting practice off of one of Moddy's boys: ARod's two run bomb, a bases-empty home run by Posada and Cano doubled.
     
    hockeybeat, Jun 17, 2006
    #74
  3. spnited

    spnited Active Member

    Slam by Damon, 7-run inning, so obviously A-Rod's HR means even less now that the game is a blow out. ::)
     
    spnited, Jun 17, 2006
    #75
  4. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Uh, excuse me? Who had last turn at batting practice?

    Great game to watch, stadium was about full and probably more than half Yankee fans. They shut up with their chants and shit 'round about the seventh inning.

    Guy sitting next to me said he was from Nashville, was doing an all 30 stadiums thing. Said he'd seen the Yanks several times and he calmed me down during the ugly fifth by saying if the Nats got into the Yanks bullpen, they'd be OK. Sure enough. Torre just kept running these guys in there and the Nats kept teeing off. He brought in Rivera with five outs to go and the Yankee faithful did some weird chant. He got lit up, too.

    ARod and Damon CRUSHED their home runs. Crushed them. Daryle Ward then hit one about as far as the combined distance of theirs. Of course, theirs were worth six runs, Ward's one.

    Still, I made the long drive home a happy man.
     
    Moderator1, Jun 17, 2006
    #76
  5. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    The most interesting part of this thread is the fact that Yankee hater spinited is defending A- bomb.

    Michael I think you have spent too much time looking for sloe eyed sabra's in the stands instead of watching what A - Rod has done.
     
    Boom_70, Jun 18, 2006
    #77
  6. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    First person to do ad hominem in an argument is confessing he lost, Boom.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Jun 18, 2006
    #78
  7. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    If only he were a chunky, one dimensional player with a weird beard design, a Carribean accent aqnd a cute nick name ::)
     
    heyabbott, Jun 18, 2006
    #79
  8. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    OK, since you seem to know all the stats, how about breaking them down by month.

    I watched this team for all three years get buried in April and May in large part because A-Rod failed time and again to drive in runners. June through September, look out, because he would tear the cover off the ball. But that was OK because the Rangers were 20+ games out at that point (they finished 46 behind the M's in 2002.)

    I stand by my statement. And bring a little more to the table before calling me out, Sea Bag.
     
    Football_Bat, Jun 18, 2006
    #80
  9. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    If only our best player was perfect! Then our team wouldn't lose. It is amazing to me that so many people in this business fall for this ancient chestnut.
    Once and for all, teams don't lose because their best player didn't do better. They lose because none of them did better, and in general, the cure for this is to find MORE players as or almost as good as the star, NOT replacing him.
    Those who believe otherwise are the sports equivalent of creationists. They're ignoring evidence in favor of blind faith that makes them feel good.
    That's their right. But I can't and won't take their commentary seriously.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Jun 18, 2006
    #81
  10. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Yeah. Then he'd be clutch, and the rightful winner of the 2005 AL MVP.
     
    BYH, Jun 18, 2006
    #82
  11. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Just trying to keep it light and breezy Michael. It would be boring if we just stuck to intlectual arguments. ;)
     
    Boom_70, Jun 18, 2006
    #83
  12. Seabasket

    Seabasket Active Member


    2001:
    April, .312, 7 HR, 21 RBI
    May: .321, 10 HR, 28 RBI TOTAL: 17 HR, 49 RBI

    2002:
    April: .306, 9 HR, 28 RBI
    May: .320, 8 HR, 24 RBI TOTAL: 17 HR, 52 RBI

    2003:
    April: .363, 8 HR 22 RBI
    May: .231, 6 HR, 13 RBI TOTAL: 14 HR, 37 RBI


    One bad month out of six. You can stand by your "statement." I'll stick to the facts.
    It's been nice handing you your ass. Play again soon, junior.
     
    Seabasket, Jun 19, 2006
    #84
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