The Ginger Kid Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 06:01 PM) As much as I hate Puto,I mean Punto,what a great at bat. You don't need to overswing with 2 strikes,short and sweet,just put the damn ball in play. Twins at least not embarrassing themselves tonight. that's the thing, he gets hits and walks when it counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 08:04 PM) that's the thing, he gets hits and walks when it counts. Actually Punto has sucked with RISP over the course of his career and his splits for late innings are equally horrible to his splits in the earlier innings. As are his splits in close games as opposed to blow outs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 08:37 PM) There is no such thing as clutch, but there is such a thing as a guy who doesn't perform in big spots, and it's hard to argue with the numbers for A-Rod in the 2005, 2006, and 2007 playoffs. IIRC he hit well in the 2000 and 2004 playoffs though, so it's not like he's NEVER done it. Sounds contradictory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 QUOTE (G&T @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 08:09 PM) Sounds contradictory. Not really he is saying that he doesn't believe that guys can perform better in bigger spots but that he does believe they can perform worse in big spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 09:10 PM) Not really he is saying that he doesn't believe that guys can perform better in bigger spots but that he does believe they can perform worse in big spots. That's fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (G&T @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 08:09 PM) Sounds contradictory. Nah. Mediocre players don't become great at important spots (unless it's a small sample size or an EXTREMELY rare case) but good to great players become mediocre in important spots very often. Basically, choking exists but clutch really doesn't. Even a guy like Derek Jeter isn't clutch, he's just really good all the time, and his postseason numbers which are almost identical to his regular season numbers in his career reflect that. Edited October 10, 2009 by whitesoxfan101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Ron Darling reminds me of Ed Farmer during the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 That will go a long way in lifting the choker label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkeyKongerko Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Gordo broke Joe Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 But.. he's not clutch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 I have a feeling A-Rod is going to make himself a New York legend this postseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 08:32 PM) I have a feeling A-Rod is going to make himself a New York legend this postseason. Same (although anybody reading my comments in this thread already realizes I feel that way). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Swisher hammered that ball. Nathan has nothing at all tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Nathan dominates the Sox looking cool calm and collective and looks like a huge p**** vs. the Yankees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 QUOTE (Cali @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 08:36 PM) Nathan dominates the Sox looking cool calm and collective and looks like a huge p**** vs. the Yankees He was lucky in the one game playoff to get out of the jam he was in too, that double play that ended the 9th inning was hit very hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobryansson Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 (edited) Adds nothing to the discussion, I know, but I REALLY hate the Yankees. Just had to put that out there. Edited October 10, 2009 by bobryansson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexSoxFan#1 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Anyone watching the game on sopcast?Any links? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Lol at Nathan. Nice throw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Christ the Yankees are going to totally win it off Nathan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexSoxFan#1 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Nathan just blowing up,jeez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 09:03 PM) Christ the Yankees are going to totally win it off Nathan. Was there any doubt? The Twins are just not even close to the Yankees level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 07:05 PM) Was there any doubt? The Twins are just not even close to the Yankees level. Once Nathan was in? Yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 What the Hell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 (edited) That's about as bad a baserunning play as you will come across. Edited October 10, 2009 by whitesoxfan101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Marte is in and El Duque isn't around to back him up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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