tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post118399706731308087..comments2023-10-28T08:31:25.462-04:00Comments on Subway Squawkers - A Yankees-Mets Rivalry Blog: Shocker! Tom Verducci slams CC Sabathia, A-Rod, and the Yankees - againSubway Squawkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04156896665605326549noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-27051129991071877392009-10-22T17:47:40.272-04:002009-10-22T17:47:40.272-04:00Alejandro, why bring up "in seven games in wh...Alejandro, why bring up "in seven games in which a victory would have put them in the World Series, their teams are 0-7" in the very first graf if Verducci really thinks it's unfair? And please, show me the exact quotes where Verducci thinks CC and A-Rod got a bad rap. Thanks. (BTW, if he really thinks that, he would have to rewrite The Yankee Years, because he blames A-Rod repeatedly there for the playoff failures.)<br /><br />Oh, and Verducci is whining - again - in today's column about West Coast baseball teams suffering due to cold weather, blah blah blah.<br /><br />http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_verducci/10/22/five.cuts/1.html<br /><br />Again, do you think it might have a little something to do with the financial interests he has in burnishing the reputation of a certain West Coast manager? I sure do. Put it this way - it's the day after his buddy's team was humiliated in the playoffs, and whining about East Coast teams winning is the only time he mentions the Dodgers. Gee, I wonder why.Lisa Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909220094978054349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-68587766763637455032009-10-22T13:41:17.529-04:002009-10-22T13:41:17.529-04:00Well, it's either blatantly dishonest or compl...Well, it's either blatantly dishonest or completely idiotic. Your pick, I guess. The main thrust of the Verducci column is precisely the opposite of what you claim. He establishes that Sabathia and Rodriguez' teams are 0-7 in elimination games so that he can show how they're shedding those reputations that they unfairly acquired due to team performances that they had little to nothing to do with. I'm starting to think you may not actually have read the column you're slamming.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06656743743521576806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-56045518713900298652009-10-22T12:22:44.378-04:002009-10-22T12:22:44.378-04:00This is why I call Verducci, Verdouchey.This is why I call Verducci, Verdouchey.StaceGotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762391136888563920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-58007900731113723522009-10-21T17:30:55.362-04:002009-10-21T17:30:55.362-04:00Robert,
Why, then is the very first thing that Ve...Robert,<br /><br />Why, then is the very first thing that Verducci writes about A-Rod and CC is how "in seven games in which a victory would have put them in the World Series, their teams are 0-7." Tell me that's not a slam. Especially when the very next sentence is this: "Along the way, both players gained unflattering reputations for how they handled the pressure of October."<br /><br />Yes, Verducci does write, after discussing how much money they make, that "they have been historically great." Big whoop. <br /><br />And Dale,<br /><br />As for the Game 1 of the ALCS, I don't understand what that has have to do with the point about their teams going 0-7 in World Series-clinching games. <br /><br />And anon, right on. According to Verducci, all the good times are Joe. The bad times are A-Rod!<br /><br />LisaSubway Squawkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156896665605326549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-71103272287341785352009-10-21T16:34:41.326-04:002009-10-21T16:34:41.326-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Subway Squawkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156896665605326549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-82126678132340006342009-10-21T16:06:23.725-04:002009-10-21T16:06:23.725-04:00uhhh...then how about Game 1 of the ALCS in which ...uhhh...then how about Game 1 of the ALCS in which Sabathia gave up 8 runs in 4.1 innings? Is it really too much to ask people to remember events of two years ago?Dale Samsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-18981581374427307362009-10-21T14:57:13.011-04:002009-10-21T14:57:13.011-04:00How can you be so blatantly dishonest? The article...How can you be so blatantly dishonest? The article praises both A-Rod and Sabathia. It does not blame either for their team's failures, clearly stating that the team failed and not indicting these two players for those failures. <br /><br />Not only that, but the next bullet point is a lengthy discussion of A-Rod's great play with not a hint of criticism.Robert Rittnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861796761524996440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-37237445739253706252009-10-21T13:59:15.331-04:002009-10-21T13:59:15.331-04:00one question. is it when the Yankees won its was T...one question. is it when the Yankees won its was Torre's but in 2004 when the TEAM lost four straight to the Red Sox it's "A-Rod's" Yankees?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com