Besides Jeter, who has had a bigger impact on the New York Yankees than Reginald Martinez Jackson in the last 30 years?

The next time ARod does anything of significance in New York will be the first.

Banging Madge is immaterial.

6 playoffs
.198 average
1 Home Run
8 RBIs

Note: The last two stats are TOTAL over those 6…

Just some more stuff to help answer the buster question!

It is no secret that AROD has struggled in post-season lately, but that is only the last three years in short series. Playoffs that never would have happened without his tremendous bat. His seattle playoff career and first Yankees post-season is impressive. In 2000 post-season he had 7 RBI and in 2004 he had 8 RBI. Perhaps you were referring to “series”. (BTW, I don’t see why the RBI/SO metric is greater than say, batting average…)

T3, Besides his incredible 2002 post-season performance, Barry Bonds sucked balls the rest of his playoff career in virtually every year. In fact, take away 2002, and he never had more than TWO RBIS in any post-season. So the question is: “Is Barry Bonds a buster?” I await your reply with bated breath

Mizz, Reggie Jackson? Mr. October is a great misnomer. He is actually Mr. “Late October”. Reggie usually sucked WORSE than AROD in the pre-WS playoffs — including 1977! Consider his .227 average in 11 playoffs. He only hit well in 75 and 78. Or better put, he batted .188 in 9 of his 11 playoff appearances almost never exceeding 2 RBIs. Yet, in those 9 seasons, his team made the World Series 5 times despite his pitiful performances.

The difference? — his teammates would give Reggie a second chance in a 7-game set. If Reggie’s teammates played like AROD’s in the first round, both of you guys would be calling Reggie a buster!

In any case, I’ll take you guys out and pay for a couple of rounds of drinks just to pay homage to the knowledge that both of you guys regularly provide!

But THIS round — you guys are buying!

When you play for the Yankees, the regular season means nothing. I don’t care if he hits 73 homers a season for the next 5 years. Do it on the grand stage. Reggie spoiled me.

Runner on 1st and third with one out and the Yanks down one?

Double play ball crushed to short or third. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen that. In that instance I’d actually be happier with a backwards K.

Soriano couldn’t play a lick of defense at second, but he sure as hell came through in the clutch when he was in NY. I was sad to so him go and I hope one day he returns because he was a Yankee.

K’s vs. hits is a fairer metric. Nonetheless, you can see he’s struggled with that as well.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rodrial01.shtml

It’s all good.

I’m nothing if not fair.

Howza ’bout we do it this way, when A-Rod has more than 5 RBIs in a postseason, you can call me and tell me how he’s NOT a buster. Matter of fact, there has only been one postseason where he had more RBI’s than STRIKEOUTS. If he does that again, call me. I’ll buy the drinks.

BUT, if he does while hitting BEHIND or IN FRONT of one Manny Ramirez, you buy the drinks. Deal?

I drink Sapphire and Tonic, with lime. I know a few spots in Brooklyn that would love to serve me ALL NIGHT. I’ll be waiting and I won’t be bringing any money.

HAHA Temple…..said he cost the garden hose Madonna 90 mill.

LOL!!!!

And yes it would breathe some new life into the rivalry! I say go for it Hank.

I have little doubt that AROD will win with the Yanks… and if they get Manny I have less doubt that you will give manny all the credit and AROD will still be “a buster”!

I gotta say — I don’t think so. 1996 Yanks had 1 20 game winner (Pettitte). Key, Rodgers, Gooden and Cone won a handful of games for a 92 win team that A-Rod would have caused to be ushered out on their ass because he would’ve struck out at the first sign of Maddux, Smoltz and Glavine.

Please don’t make me work the rest of the decade. There is only 1 team that he might not have had the A-Rod Botched It Effect — and in that one, we’d only have to give up the World Series MVP. He’s more than we ever needed, and less than we ever expected.

The dude’s a buster. He cost the Yankees a 100-year old hex. He cost Madonna $90M (ride ‘em Cowgirl). He even alienated his boy Jeter. Like I said, he needs to get on a plane and commence to beggin’ Manny.

a little bit hard on AROD? AROD with the same pitching staff in the late ’90′s and he has some rings on his fingers… anyway

yes, mizzo, I could imagine manny very well. And coming to NY would be a nice homecoming. You may as well build the new stadium in Washington Heights. The added rivalry against the Sox would be delicious!

When the Yankees signed A-Rod, I said that they had reversed the Curse of the Bambino. We see what that signing has produced. Nothing, nothing, and more nothing. Boston is smiling and Alex is in Legacy Hell. He should write a book, “How to Come to the Apple and Show the World You’re Rotten: A Player’s Guide to Envy, Failure, and Divorce.” Jeter could write the foreword.