Posted By:
Ryan ChristoffJeff,
I can't go so far as to say A-Rod hasn't choked this postseason. It's just that many Yankees have choked much worse. He did strike out in some key situations, but he hasn't even been up in more than one or two key situations so far. Plus, it honestly looked to me like he faced some particularly nasty pitches that I'm not sure anyone could have hit. Matsui has also been consisently awful in the postseason since that absurd game at Fenway Park that shifted the world off its axis and led to the worst of all possible outcomes, the Red Sox winning the World Series.
A-Rod could strike out 10 more times this series and all of them together would not come close to adding up to Posada's choke with the bases loaded, down by one run, 3-0 count, swinging (and missing) at ball four three times in a row.
All of the Yankee hitters are choking to some degree, many of them worse than A-Rod. This year, at least so far, it actually is not A-Rod's fault that the Yankees are losing. How refreshing!
-Ryan