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[OFFICIAL] ALCS: New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox!!! (pg. 30)
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| Shamez214 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Member of X
Mr. Clutch, Derek Jeter, hasn't been that clutch so far. The only guy I'm certain is clutch is Michael Jordan, and he can't swing the bat, although he tried miserably.
My point is the same, clutch is about execution, not effort. That means skill. You have more skillful players, you have more clutch players. See ball, hit ball.. some do better than others.
Put Barry Bonds on the Yanks and see what happens. Put Randy Johnson and see what happens. Talent = execution = clutch hits/pitching = win. I think the Red Sox and the Yanks are so evenly matched they play 26 innings in 2 days. Right?
The Yankees bad pitching obviously caught up to them so no sweep. Hey, slap me silly because I didn't foresee the Bo Sox coming back. They did, I can deal with it. It's not life or death to me. Believe me, my other sports teams have choked plenty, I know the feeling.
But a game 7 for the non yankee fan makes it so exciting. WOW.. being in New York for this is awesome. Can't you just feel the energy from everybody walking around... it's buzzing!
Pedro will definitely relieve tonight. So will El Duque I think.
I'm time warping Kevin Brown back to 1999. Wallah.... |
It's 'Voila.' French for "there it is." Heh
But it's definitely nice to see someone agreeing about the term 'clutch.' Robin Ventura has 18 career Grand Slams. Derek Jeter has 0. Who would you rather have at bat with the bases loaded? Most likely Derek Jeter. Because he is the better player. Unless Jeter is 1 - 75 with the bases loaded and Ventura is 36 for 46 with 18 hrs, Jeter is STILL the better player and I'd much rather have him at the plate than Ventura.
You can't just stick Joe McEwing or Enrique Wilson out there because they've gotten a few big hits in the past. I'd still feel better with a big bat who was 0-20 in the series than the little guy who has had some big basehits. But that's just me. |
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| kid nyce |
| quote: | Originally posted by Shamez214
And Brian, Members of X is right. The more tired a sinker baller is, the more the sinker sinks. So Lowe and Brown may both pitch great tonight because they are both on short rest.
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I didn't say he was absolutely wrong. I've pitched in d2 college and played ball for 13yrs of my life. I know about pitching and I know for a fact that with a tired arm, it doesn't necessarily mean a pitcher will have more "bite" on his pitch. In this terms a sinker ball pitcher having MORE movement downward on his pitch. I'm just saying that a pitcher's mechanics (delivery) will compensate for a tired/sore arm. It's just a fact of the matter, you begin to push with your legs more, the timing is off, the delivery will make up for the extra zip on the ball but you lose location. you will end up "trying" to throw it harder/higher. This is the same if the pitcher's mechanics aren't compensating and his arm/elbow is up and he is throwing regular sinkers. With a tired arm and proper mechanics, a sinker ball pitcher is effective. |
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| Sunshine79 |
i can't wait for 8pm!!!
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| AY STAR |
i hope arron boone throws out the first pitch 2nite:haha: :stongue: :haha:
nah but the yanks have hit lowe all year excpet for the last start
and the red sox have hit brown all season so who knows its the playoffs game 7
its gonna come down to being clutch and takeing chances and by the way i seen that guy dave roberts on the red sox by time square today and i told him hes going down 2nite he dident say lol
LETS GO YANKEES!!!!! |
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| partyhopper |
Who here wasn't able to concentrate at work or school (or whatever) earlier today ?
And for those outside of the NYC area, who is pulling for the Yankees? |
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| pvd420 |
game 7....no other words need to be said. in all of sports there is no greater thing than a game 7.
good luck to both teams. regardless of the result, i am proud to say that i will have witnessed a game amazing as this (in this rivalry) not once, but two years in a row.
go sox!!! |
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| partyhopper |
dumb play by Damon
but Ortiz makes up for it |
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| Vlad |
| They need to start intentionally walking Ortiz. |
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| partyhopper |
| 2nd inning and the pitching coach has already come out |
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| partyhopper |
| pitching change already |
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| partyhopper |
Grand slam Johnny Damon! Off Vasquez's first pitch of the night!
what a time to come out of his slump
definitely makes up for his play in the first inning
6-0 Sox |
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| Busy Child |
| yanks bout to get pwned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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