Monday, August 25, 2008

For his career, ARod hits .303 with the bases empty and .303 with runners in scoring position.

"It even extends to Alex Rodriguez, whose numbers don't look all that disappointing. A-Rod actually possesses the AL's second best OPS at .992 (to Milton Bradley's 1.029) but has come up limp in the clutch.

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Club higherups are concerned enough about A-Rod that they are even wondering aloud whether his off-field distractions are affecting his play."


Unfortunately, ESPN does not provide those particular splits: Pre-Madonna and Post-Madonna breakdowns.

Maybe it's because they couldn't keep track of all the pro athletes who've slept with Madonna.

Ba dum bum. Ahem. Is this mic working? Attention K-Mart shoppers.


ARod's divorce was announced in early July and his post-All-Star stats exceed his pre-All-Star stats. Not by a whole lot; they're almost identical. But that's kind of my point.

Do we have to go through this hand-wringing every time ARod has a bad two weeks? Or a bad 50 at-bats? Or strikes out with the bases loaded?

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