Was this a prototypical AROD Game or what?
Question:when the Yanks were behind he dropped a pop-up and whiffed with men in scoring position and gets booed. Then, with a 2-run lead, he hits a deep 2-run homer and comes out for a curtain call.
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Typical. I hate A rod and I love the Yanks, I just think he's over priced. I did however enjoy Jeter's contribution as well as Posada's and Giambi's.Go Yanks!!
What do u think the world series will be this year?
I don't believe that it should have been ruled as an error. Posada should have gotten it and since he didn't, A-Rod tried. Go Yankees!!Once again,Damn if he does and Damn if he doesn't,He just can't seem to do anything right with you,SO CALLED Yankee fans!!
What center fielder earned a total salary of $704,769 in 13 years with the Yankees?
"the relative importance of chance influences is seriously underestimated in many athletic contexts. Abelson (1985) asked baseball-wise psychologists to consider whether or not a major league batter would get a hit in a given turn at bat, and to estimate the proportion of variance in this event explained by differences in the skill of different batters, as opposed to chance factors affecting the success of a given batter. The median estimate was around 25%, but the true answer is less than one half of 1%! " (from a book chapter called "Making Claims With Statistics, by Abelson, R.P., 1995).In other words, we can't judge a player on each individual at-bat, as his ability accounts for less than one percent of the probability that he will get a hit!! No other player has each at-bat as heavily dissected as Alex Rodriguez. If you want a gauge of his ability, look at the statistics over many at-bats. Ever since A-Rod has been on the Yankees, he has ranked number 2 in the major leagues (behind Albert Pujols, ahead of...Derek Jeter AND David Ortiz) in game-tying/go-ahead RBI's. I could say more, but you can easily look up the stats on MLB.com. :-)
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Even A-Rod, arguably one of the top 3 players in the league right now, can't get a hit every time he has guys in scoring position. If it were that easy, you and I would be wearing the pinstripes. I don't understand why he chose to come out for a curtaincall, but he definitel didn't deserve to be booed for striking out. One things for sure, even the biggest A-Rod haters will eventually miss him when hes gone.How do you qualify as a rookie in major league baseball?
You forgot to mention that he singled, stole a base, and scored the winning run. It's game 1 of 162, get off the guys nuts already.More Questions & Answers...