Things in sports we can pretty much always count on in October
- Playoff talk in college football
- A couple of over-hyped NFL teams
- The Colts are undefeated
- No one to even know what the President's Cup is? huh
- NBA Live vs. NBA 2k10?
- And A-Rod defining "Epic Fail"
Check, check, check, check, check and wait wait? Alex Rodriguez has finally figured out that a baseball is the same size in June as it is in October!? O.k while he has only played 3 games so far in the playoffs, albeit mostly because of his "clutchness", he has done something worth noting. No, it's not that he finally figured out how to hit in October, it's that he got the media to notice it. I have been so tired of the bi-polar media exaggerating and reporting on emotion rather than objectivity. The facts are there, ARod has struggled as of late in October; Most notably against the Angels in 05' and the Tigers in 06' where he batted significantly below the Mendoza line at .133 and .071 respectively (and yes, he had 0 RBI's in those 9 games). Now no one took notice that ARod still had a .435 OBP during that Angels series, which can only indicate one thing; ARod was not getting anything to hit but felt the need to still press and swing at bad pitches because people expect RBI's and game changing moments from someone getting paid 25 million a year (back then). I'm not ready to pronounce Arod the new Mr. October, like ESPN has after years of calling him a playoff failure (In 04' he posted up very similar numbers against the twins in the ALDS; Playoff Stats). I am and will be very interested to see how the 30 million dollar man holds up against a much stronger angels starting rotation; and much stronger support from the media. They love him after 11 at bats but will they still love him after 25? I wouldn't kiss myself just yet if I were you Mr. Rodriguez, because this bi-polar media has a serious never takes it medicine.
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