MLB Playoffs

Sortable Player Stats
New York Yankees Hitting Stats, Divisional Series 2006
TEAM POS G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG
1. J Damon
NYY OF 2 10 3 4 0 0 1 3 7 0 1 0 0 .400 .700 .400
2. D Jeter
NYY SS 2 9 3 6 3 0 1 1 12 0 1 0 1 .667 1.333 .667
3. B Abreu
NYY OF 2 8 1 3 1 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 .444 .500 .375
4. R Cano
NYY 2B 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
5. H Matsui
NYY OF 2 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375
6. A Rodriguez
NYY 3B 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 .125 .125 .125
7. G Sheffield
NYY 1B 2 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 .125 .125 .125
8. J Posada
NYY C 2 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 .625 .500 .500
9. J Giambi
NYY DH 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 2 2 1 0 .625 1.000 .250
10. A Phillips
NYY 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
11. M Cabrera
NYY - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

New York Yankees Pitching Stats, Divisional Series 2006

TEAM W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO
1. M Mussina
NYY 0 1 5.14 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 8 4 4 1 0 0 5
2. C Wang
NYY 1 0 4.05 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 8 3 3 1 0 1 4
3. S Proctor
NYY 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
4. B Bruney
NYY 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
5. K Farnsworth
NYY 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
6. M Rivera
NYY 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
7. M Myers
NYY 0 0 --- 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

Yup, it's all ARod's fault. No one else. Just ARod.

 

A-Rod never should have allowed those three runs to score. He should have pitched the Yankees out of that jam.

 

HB,

I've never said A-Rod's the only one to blame (although others might have.) All I've ever said is: It is fascinating to watch a player of his talents shirk when the spotlights shine brightest. And he is proving it yet again.

... And, well, if I like to enjoy a little schadenfreude along the way ...

 

I admit that he has struggled in the last dozen post-season games. Just know this: Eventually, he'll win a playoff game or series with his bat and glove. It's going to happen. It happened for Bonds. Prior to 2002, Barry Bonds was among the worst big name playoff performers. One memorable post-season later, previous "failures" weren't even memory.

Yet another playoff meltdown for Randy Johnson.

 

But not one (yet) for Kenny Rogers, who's always had one. I love that the Tigers are doing this. I just hope they keep this up.

 

The Yankees appear to be in a World of Shit against the second-best team in baseball's most overrated division.

 

The team that won that divison shit the bed, big time, King.

 

And that's fine. And when A-Rod has his Bonds-in-'02 moment, then all the naysayers like me can STFU. His legacy will be changed. But until he has one ...

And similar to my argument on this thread for Glavine (who's also had his share of postseason "meltdowns") ...

Randy Johnson won three games in the 2001 World Series -- a rare, rare feat. He has a WS co-MVP to his credit. He had a huge ALDS in '95, helping save baseball in Seattle. He had a huge 2001 NLCS, leading his team into the Series. He's *PROVEN* himself on the big stage before. As has Jeter. As has Sheffield. That's they they get a little more benefit of the doubt.

A-Rod has not proven himself, not in October.

When he does that, if he does that, then I'll shut up about it. But until he does it ...

 

Ah, they're just setting the stage before the inevitable Yankee comeback...[/sighing with resignation]

 

Who cares what King posts? The Royals are as relevant to a discussion about the 2006 playoffs as the Red Bulls to World Cup soccer.

The Twins. There's a great fucking team. They backed into the division, and were promptly pimp-slapped out of the playoffs by a team that can't score in a whorehouse with a fistfull of thousand dollar bills.

 

Against a damn good Oakland team. I mean, you do know Oakland is a good team, right?

Either way, the Yankees are in serious trouble. And like Loverboy used to sing, I'm "Lovin' every minute of it."

 

Villify A-Rod all you want, but for the second straight year, Randy Johnson pitched Game 3 with the series tied and didn't do shit.
Nice return on that $45 million.

And now the Yankees season rest with Jaret fucking Wright [/supressing laughter]