October 10, 200916 yr 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.
October 10, 200916 yr 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.
October 10, 200916 yr 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.
October 10, 200916 yr 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.
October 10, 200916 yr 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.
October 10, 200916 yr 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, 200916 yr by whitesoxfan101
October 10, 200916 yr I have a feeling A-Rod is going to make himself a New York legend this postseason.
October 10, 200916 yr 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).
October 10, 200916 yr Nathan dominates the Sox looking cool calm and collective and looks like a huge p**** vs. the Yankees
October 10, 200916 yr 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.
October 10, 200916 yr Adds nothing to the discussion, I know, but I REALLY hate the Yankees. Just had to put that out there. Edited October 10, 200916 yr by bobryansson
October 10, 200916 yr 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.
October 10, 200916 yr 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.
October 10, 200916 yr That's about as bad a baserunning play as you will come across. Edited October 10, 200916 yr by whitesoxfan101
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