A-men to this

i'm done. I'm pissed. i mean really. are people seriously retarded? whats got me this time is that people have been for a while and continually say that a-rod is the best player in baseball. give me an effing break. im sick of it. i dont want to here it ever again. the guy is so over-rated it kills me to even see him do something good. hes more over-rated than- plug in any britney spears joke here. its not even arod himself, hes obviously a good player, but the way people perceive his astronomical contract and the way hes automatically posted at the top of every player ranking drives me nuts. its not about the numbers and its not about "clutchness". ok, maybe it is about "clutchness". but there are a couple of other guys that, to me, are truly deserving of the tag "best in the game". one quick note on albert pujols: listen carefully- Albert Pujols' worst statistical year in his entire 8 year major league career was the 2007 season when he hit .327, 32 hrs, 103 rbi, ops of .997, 38 2Bs', and finished with yet another top ten mvp voting. that was his worst year ever. let that roll around a bit. done? ok. again its more than the stats. to me i watch albert pujols and he looks like he rarely gets beat, rarely gets fooled. arod on the other hand does not strike fear in opposing pitchers that a 275 million dollar man should. he strikes out a ton. any decent scouting report and pitch execution will get him out, especially in a big spot, and i stress especially bec i honestly believe he becomes a worse hitter in clutch situations. he tightens up, he clearly tries too hard. all good relief pitchers throw it high and tight early on in the count, to set up the slider or offspeed low and away to send this flake packing. i have seen him swing and miss on this exact sequence more times than paula abdul would do in the same scenario. with this man its entirely mental and psychological. its well known that he frequents a sports psychologist which i dont mind at all bec im sure the grind of the season and the pressures of being arod is alot to handle, but with this dude you get the feeling that he is extremely weak on the inside. hes a physical specimen no doubt but i would love to get inside of him. oh shit! did that come out totally gay? but y'all know i mean i wonder what hes thinking sometimes. honestly, i know you agree with me, hes just a weird dude. the whole homo-erotic relationship he has going with jeter the last 13 years is a little fruity. his rumored relationships off the field, such as modanna and the toronto stripper are disconcerting. not that its any of my business, truly i dont care who he hangs out with but if you ask me to do a phsyco-analysis and i study his past history including reactions, friendships, decisions, etc, i think it would be all connected. he seems vulnerable, demure, easily intimidated, and insecure. to be clear i wanna say i dont think all this makes him a bad guy in the slightest, but is he the ultimate warrior athlete that you can count on in any situation? i say not. another thing, hes not even a leader on the yankees. the man has 3 mvp's almost 600 beans, countless rbi's, 14 years experience and hes not considered one of the primary leaders on his team????. i know they have jeter and its his team, and mo is there and posada and moose, but seriously it seems with his personality he wouldnt be the leader on the nationals. at the plate he can disappear for days at a time. in front of reporters he seems like hes always thinking how his tan is coming through on camera. if you are to be considered the best in the world at anything you need to be immersed, to be a pitbull, to be a heartless soldier. hhoooooo! (sigh of relief) just had to get that all off my chest, i feel better now. back to pujols for a sec. he is the unquestioned leader of his club, he plays gold glove defense at first (something arod does not do at third), plays hurt, hits monster , legendary home runs in the playoffs( ahem! brad lidge) and he has something that arod will never have. Kiss the ring bitch.

jimmy sports