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11-16-2007, 12:23 PM | #36 | |||
Herf Meister
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And why only use the past three years? It's pretty convenient to exclude 2004, when he hit .320/.414/.600 in the post season because that doesn't jibe with your point. Yet according to you, it should fall in the same category since it is four continuous years. But the truth is that 24 games is STILL a small sample size. In his career, he has hit .279/.373/.483 in the postseason, not "best player in the world" but far from horrible. That was in 39 games - still a somewhat small sample size, but better than 13 games. That fact is that judging a player on 13 games, 44 at bats is pretty silly. That's like saying when someone start the beginning of the year and is on pace to hit 120 home runs after 13 games, he is the best player ever. It is a miniscule sample size, and shouldn't be used to judge a player. Don't get me wrong, I am glad he isn't with the Red Sox. I am in now way an Arod apologist - I think he brings discontent with him where ever he goes, and I think he is a phony. I don't want him on my team because I think he disrupts everything. But the fact is that he is one of, if not THE, best player we have ever seen, and judging him, or any player, on 13 selected games is just silly. Chris
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