GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARY

ALDS vs. Twins

Game 1 -- Yanks win 7-2. A-Rod: 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Game 2 -- Yanks win 4-3. A-Rod: 2-4, 3 RBIs, game-tying two-run, two-out homer in the bottom of the ninth.
Game 3 -- Yanks win 4-1. A-Rod 1-3, BB, RBI, game-tying solo shot in seventh.

ALCS vs. Angels

Game 1 -- Yanks win 4-1. A-Rod 1-2 with BB, RBI.
Game 2 -- Yanks win 4-3. A-Rod 1-6 with game-tying solo homer in bottom of 11th.
Game 3 -- Angels win 5-4. A-Rod 1-4 with solo homer, BB.
Game 4 -- Yanks win 10-1. A-Rod 3-4 with two-run homer, 3 runs, BB.
Game 5 -- Angels win 7-6. A-Rod 1-3, 2 BB.
Game 6 -- Yanks win 5-2. A-Rod 2-2, 3 BB.

World Series vs. Phillies

Game 1 -- Yanks lose 6-1. A-Rod 0-4, 3 Ks.
Game 2 -- Yanks win 3-1. A-Rod 0-4, 3 Ks.
Game 3 -- Yanks win 8-5. A-Rod 1-2 with two-run homer, BB.
Game 4 -- Yanks win 7-4. A-Rod 1-4 with double, RBI.
Game 5 -- Yanks lose 8-6. A-Rod 2-4, two doubles, 3 RBI.
Game 6 -- Yanks win series, score 7-3. A-Rod 1-2, 2 BB.

FINAL NUMBERS:

.365 average
.500 OBP
.808 SLG
1.308 OPS
6 HR
18 RBIS
15 runs
12 walks

CLUTCH RULES

1. You can't be clutch until after the 5th inning.
2. You can't be clutch if your team is up 3 or more runs (of course after the 5th inning), unless you're a pitcher and men are on base that you are not responsible for.
3. There are at least four degrees of clutchness -- CLUTCH, REALLY CLUTCH, ENORMOUSLY CLUTCH, CLUTCHEST EVER. These degrees are assigned based on considerations such as the closeness of the score, the inning of the game (later the better!), the count, the hit itself, and more.

GAME 1, ALDS, TWINS

First inning: comes up with two outs, Jeter on second. Goes down 0-2, battles back, lines out to rightfield. Verdict: choke.

Second inning: man on first, two outs, makes nice play on ball to his left, throws out runner at second, inning over. Verdict: near choke. He stumbled a bit; the play shouldn't have been as close as it was.

lines out?

Verdict?

Near choke. He stumbled a bit; the play shouldn't have been as close as it was.

Third inning: ball hit right to A-Rod, he fields, makes nice throw to second, Cano turns double play. Verdict: big deal.

Third inning: A-Rod strikes out. Verdict: chokes again.

Fifth inning: first-pitch single, Jeter scores from second, Yanks up 4-2. Later scores on Matsui's two-run homer. Verdict: sort of clutch.

Seventh inning: after Tex grounds into double play, and with Jeter still on third, A-Rod waits on breaking ball, hits the rightfield wall on a fly. Long single, Jeter scores. Verdict: makes the score 7-2, so we're out of clutch territory.

this thread...

This thread isn't very clutch.

GAME 1, ALDS, TWINS, FINAL: 7-2 YANKS WIN.

A-Rod: 2-4, 2 RBIs. Good, but not good enough to be impressive.

are you going to make a thread for Tex? 0-4 with 3 left on?!! worth every penny, amirite?

How long till he slaps the ball out of the glove of a fielder?

Tex isn't clutch, never has been. Plus he's not the best player in the history of the universe.

I'm trying to remember to express myself with words and not emoticons, but...

c_b, keep this thread up, please

Seriously?