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10/18: Joe Buck Has Spoken!!!

Posted by: Jason

Joe Buck, who styles himself as a working man's Bob Costas (he does Budweiser ads), made his official pronouncement on Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees last evening:

During last night's Mets/Cards game, Joe proclaimed that "it's time for the Yankees and Alex Rodriguez to move on." He went on to opine that the split would be in the best interests of both parties.

Do you get the feeling that Joe, and many other media types, actually want Rodriguez to be traded? I wonder why...another season with the Yankees would make the media's job easier by providing ample "grist for the mill."

Comments

Sox Spot wrote:

Personally, as a Red Sox fan i'd love to see A-Rod stay in NY. He's no joke in ability, but there is no one better that us Sox fans can love-to-hate at the moment.

AndA-Rod does indeed keep providing "grist for the mill" to Sox fans, Yanks fans and the media alike.

One thing is for sure, when the game is on the line I'd rather see A-Rod at the plate (for team opposing the Red Sox) than Jeter, Damon, Giambi, Bernie, Posada, Cano, and even Melky Cabrera.

Even if A-Rod gets a hit, maybe he'd do something silly, like slap at the ball, to reverse the play.

10/18 16:45:06

Mike A. wrote:

I hate Joe Buck. I would rather listen to water drip.

10/18 17:57:09

Paul Barry wrote:

I agree with Joe Buck. If I have to go through another season of A-Rod hitting 3-run homers in 8-0 games against the D-Rays, hitting into douple plays in key situations, and listening to the media talk about it every day, I'll have to kill myself. Trade him to the Cubs straight up for Zambrano and be done with it.

10/20 17:12:43

Patrick wrote:

Thanks for the comment, Mr. Barry. Would you be willing to run some numbers on that? I'd be curious as to how many home runs (let's not limit it to 3 run) A-Rod hit when the score was 8 (or greater) to 0 during his time with the Yankees (let's go all 3 years rather than just this last one and let's not limit it to just the Devil Rays) and in those games where he hit a home run, I'd also be curious to see how many of the 8 (or greater) runs A-Rod drove in. If you are capable, that'd be awesome. Thanks.

10/20 17:23:50

Richard A. Holland wrote:

Mike A. was being just a little bit harsh on Joe Buck. To prove it, I conducted a very fair test.

Even though it was difficult to tell one drip from the other, it was in the end, indeed better to listen to the dripping water.

P.S.
Keep A-Rod. After all is said and done, difficult if not impossable to receive equal value in a trade and the same goes for his bat production.

10/21 04:02:57

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