Shorty|*|RocK89
09-20-2006, 10:27 PM
In the story, Giambi is quoted telling Rodriguez, "We're all rooting for you and we're behind you 100 percent, but you've got to get the big hit."
Rodriguez, according to Giambi's SI quotes, responded, "What do you mean? I've had five hits in Boston."
Giambi retorted, "You [freaking] call those hits? You had two [freaking] dinkers to rightfield and a ball that bounced over the third baseman. Look at how many pitches you missed.
"When you hit three, four or five [in the order], you have to get the big hits, especially if they're going to walk Bobby [Abreu] and me. I'll help you out until you get going. I'll look to drive in runs when they pitch around me, go after that 3-and-1 pitch that might be a ball. But if they're going to walk Bobby and me, you're going to have to be the guy."
This is what I was expressing on my bashing of A-rod articles that with Giambi and Abreu being walked Alex is the man who needed to come through. There's no real harm here it just shows how much Giambi cares.
Giambi said last night, "What I remember is being in Boston and telling Alex that we really needed him, that if we were going to win the World Series we needed him."
We all know if Alex doesn't hit in October we will exit early. Again no knocking just the truth.
The only bad part here is this:
"Reggie hit .230 one year," Rodriguez told SI. "That's awful. He struck out 170-something times in a year. I don't care who you are, extremes are just part of the game. I was awful [in Anaheim], but Jeter was 0 for 32 [in 2004], Mo blew three games in one week [last year] ... Everybody goes through it.
"Mussina doesn't get hammered at all," Rodriguez said. "He's making a boatload of money. Giambi's making [$20.4 million], which is fine and dandy, but it seems those guys get a pass. When people write [bad things] about me, I don't know if it's [because] I'm good-looking, I'm biracial, I make the most money, I play on the most popular team ... "
A-rod is pissing me off talking like that he plays like shit and says well look at other players.He doesn't deserve what he is making and talking shit isn't going to make him look better.
Rodriguez, according to Giambi's SI quotes, responded, "What do you mean? I've had five hits in Boston."
Giambi retorted, "You [freaking] call those hits? You had two [freaking] dinkers to rightfield and a ball that bounced over the third baseman. Look at how many pitches you missed.
"When you hit three, four or five [in the order], you have to get the big hits, especially if they're going to walk Bobby [Abreu] and me. I'll help you out until you get going. I'll look to drive in runs when they pitch around me, go after that 3-and-1 pitch that might be a ball. But if they're going to walk Bobby and me, you're going to have to be the guy."
This is what I was expressing on my bashing of A-rod articles that with Giambi and Abreu being walked Alex is the man who needed to come through. There's no real harm here it just shows how much Giambi cares.
Giambi said last night, "What I remember is being in Boston and telling Alex that we really needed him, that if we were going to win the World Series we needed him."
We all know if Alex doesn't hit in October we will exit early. Again no knocking just the truth.
The only bad part here is this:
"Reggie hit .230 one year," Rodriguez told SI. "That's awful. He struck out 170-something times in a year. I don't care who you are, extremes are just part of the game. I was awful [in Anaheim], but Jeter was 0 for 32 [in 2004], Mo blew three games in one week [last year] ... Everybody goes through it.
"Mussina doesn't get hammered at all," Rodriguez said. "He's making a boatload of money. Giambi's making [$20.4 million], which is fine and dandy, but it seems those guys get a pass. When people write [bad things] about me, I don't know if it's [because] I'm good-looking, I'm biracial, I make the most money, I play on the most popular team ... "
A-rod is pissing me off talking like that he plays like shit and says well look at other players.He doesn't deserve what he is making and talking shit isn't going to make him look better.