Comments on Epic Carnival: An Alternate Theory for A-Rod's Struggles

Speaking as someone who clearly eats pieces of shi...

2007-08-02T13:44:00.001-05:00

Speaking as someone who clearly eats pieces of shit for breakfast, the Ligues were a proud moment for White Sox Fan.

Though I still like 'em better than Cubs Fan. Sorry, Jack.

I have my doubts. He has hit 2 career homers off G...

2007-08-02T12:56:00.000-05:00

I have my doubts.

He has hit 2 career homers off Garland though.

it's 8-0 white sox now. any doubt he hits no. 500 ...

2007-08-02T12:49:00.000-05:00

it's 8-0 white sox now. any doubt he hits no. 500 today?

you do realize though that those were his worst mo...

2007-08-02T11:03:00.000-05:00

you do realize though that those were his worst months for....hr, rbi, avg, obp, slugging %, ops, runs scored, doubles, and hits?

That is a valley.

While his valleys may not be as low as a Jorge Fabregas valley, it's still a valley in comparison to the other months.

peaks and valleys for batting average, absolutely....

2007-08-02T10:30:00.000-05:00

peaks and valleys for batting average, absolutely. he still had 12 homers and 35 RBI in those two months, which means his two worst months average out to a 36-homer, 105-RBI season. that's not much of a valley.

You must have missed when he hit .235 in May and ....

2007-08-02T10:13:00.000-05:00

You must have missed when he hit .235 in May and .206 for the month of July. He sandwiched those with a .355 april and a .402 May. I'd say that's pretty much the model of peaks and valleys, no?

jack -- true, but a-rod's season has been one big ...

2007-08-02T10:09:00.000-05:00

jack -- true, but a-rod's season has been one big peak until recently. i don't consider it a coincidence.

shooter -- do you eat pieces of shit for breakfast? sorry. but to answer your question, yes, pressure only happens with the yankees, because they are the most renowned sports franchise in the world, and it's the only team in baseball where winning is most important. that's what i hear, anyway.

I caught the Oriole game on Sunday. They spent mos...

2007-08-02T10:02:00.000-05:00

I caught the Oriole game on Sunday. They spent most of the game throwing balls that bounced on their way to the plate to him. The best way to get a guy into a funk is to just give him nothing to hit for a while, then watch him press. Time-honored baseball tradition.

As for the man himself... I'm not a fan, per se, but the love he's going to get in 10 years when he hobbles out there to take Bonds out of the top spot in homers is going to boggle the imagination.

Look, the only reason this guy gets the heat he does is his contract. If he had stayed in his shoes, stayed away from Boras, and signed a run of the mill long-term deal to stay in Seattle, he'd have a much lower profile and more MVP awards.

He cashes the checks; he gets no sympathy from me. But before we bury him, anyone want to look up A-Rod's numbers when his Mariners were in a playoff hunt... or does the choking only happen in pinstripes?

I hear your pitch but i'm not buying it....the sea...

2007-08-02T09:46:00.000-05:00

I hear your pitch but i'm not buying it....the season is filled with peaks and valleys.