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Originally Posted by gales0678
no not every time he strikes out
i haven't watched all the games to be honest
and if this was against the brewers in milwaukee on a friday night in april i probably would not have had the same reaction as i did
the bottom line is the ny yankee fan has been consumed with winning the world series, beating the mets and beating the red sox
even though faliures of other teamates led to the 10th inning , you're sitting there watching this guy come up , men on base , chance to undo what rivera just blew a 1/2 inning earlier - going against the top rival in the al east over the last 15 yrs going against theire Rivera - you have a shot to be a difference maker , you have a shot in that spot to tell everyone in NY you are a $20 mm man and i can handle the big spot - i'm sitting there watching it and watching it closely and scuds was dead on - tex didn't get it done , he failed in his 1st big spot that night - i see it as black and white joey , plain and simple he failed
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And like the vast majority of Yankee fans you fail to understand baseball. A player is worth what they produce over a 162 game schedule + the playoffs if applicable. That production includes defense as well as hitting. Beating the Red Sox only counts as one win. There are no polls or strength of schedules in baseball. "Handling a big spot" is much easier against pitchers other than Papplebon. Once again, the Yankees have far more issues than they or their fans care to admit but 1st base isnt one of them.