Comments on: I hate having to defend Mark Teixeira, but… http://umpbump.com/press/2008/07/22/i-hate-having-to-defend-mark-teixeira-but/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Paul Moro http://umpbump.com/press/2008/07/22/i-hate-having-to-defend-mark-teixeira-but/comment-page-1/#comment-56286 Paul Moro Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:20:34 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2466#comment-56286 Nick, you just described Carlos Beltran. "He doesn't care". Of course he doesn't. He doesn't care so much that he's become the best centerfielder in the National League. "He's not clutch". OK. And didn't you people cream yourselves following the 2004 postseason because of what he did? "He's not a winner". Yes, this must be why the Mets aren't winning. Not because this guy is flanked by Endy Chavez and Fernando Tatis in the OF. Not because Brian Schneider is a back-up quality catcher. Not because the team can't stay healthy. It's because Beltran isn't a winner. Eureka. Nick, you just described Carlos Beltran. “He doesn’t care”. Of course he doesn’t. He doesn’t care so much that he’s become the best centerfielder in the National League. “He’s not clutch”. OK. And didn’t you people cream yourselves following the 2004 postseason because of what he did? “He’s not a winner”. Yes, this must be why the Mets aren’t winning. Not because this guy is flanked by Endy Chavez and Fernando Tatis in the OF. Not because Brian Schneider is a back-up quality catcher. Not because the team can’t stay healthy. It’s because Beltran isn’t a winner. Eureka.

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]]> By: Nick Kapur http://umpbump.com/press/2008/07/22/i-hate-having-to-defend-mark-teixeira-but/comment-page-1/#comment-56285 Nick Kapur Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:49:50 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2466#comment-56285 This probably means that Texeira is a somewhat quiet, introverted, and rather intelligent guy - those are the guys they media hates. This probably means that Texeira is a somewhat quiet, introverted, and rather intelligent guy – those are the guys they media hates.

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]]> By: Coley Ward http://umpbump.com/press/2008/07/22/i-hate-having-to-defend-mark-teixeira-but/comment-page-1/#comment-56284 Coley Ward Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:28:30 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2466#comment-56284 This is the second time in a week that an AJC writer has unfairly ripped Teixeira. Last year, shortly before Tex was traded, Dallas Morning-News writer Jean Jacques Taylor called Teixeira “the kind of guy who would complain about the greens at Augusta National or paying taxes after winning the lottery” and said Teixeira had to go — “the sooner, the better.” I'm getting the impression that Teixeira has a way of rubbing his teammates and the media the wrong way. I think that's why you see all these negative stories. Reporters want to call him a jerk. But they can't. So instead they call him things like unclutch. This is the second time in a week that an AJC writer has unfairly ripped Teixeira. Last year, shortly before Tex was traded, Dallas Morning-News writer Jean Jacques Taylor called Teixeira “the kind of guy who would complain about the greens at Augusta National or paying taxes after winning the lottery” and said Teixeira had to go — “the sooner, the better.” I’m getting the impression that Teixeira has a way of rubbing his teammates and the media the wrong way. I think that’s why you see all these negative stories. Reporters want to call him a jerk. But they can’t. So instead they call him things like unclutch.

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]]> By: Paul Moro http://umpbump.com/press/2008/07/22/i-hate-having-to-defend-mark-teixeira-but/comment-page-1/#comment-56283 Paul Moro Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:30:55 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2466#comment-56283 I always wonder how genuine writers are when they make claims like this. Are they just trying to get a story out and don't care about actual content? Do they actually think that their points are valid? It's not like Tex has this switch on the back of his head that he can just turn on when the situation needs him to. Like he sits in the clubhouse thinking to himself, "I think I'm going to set myself to "clutch" today." Hits come when they come. Sometimes, guys are lucky and their hits are game-winners. Other times, not so much and it's unrewarded. I always wonder how genuine writers are when they make claims like this. Are they just trying to get a story out and don’t care about actual content? Do they actually think that their points are valid?

It’s not like Tex has this switch on the back of his head that he can just turn on when the situation needs him to. Like he sits in the clubhouse thinking to himself, “I think I’m going to set myself to “clutch” today.” Hits come when they come. Sometimes, guys are lucky and their hits are game-winners. Other times, not so much and it’s unrewarded.

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]]> By: coley http://umpbump.com/press/2008/07/22/i-hate-having-to-defend-mark-teixeira-but/comment-page-1/#comment-56282 coley Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:18:49 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2466#comment-56282 O'Brien's problem with Tex seems to be that the Braves' 1B doesn't spread his production out evenly enough. He hits too much from June-July and not enough from April-May. Also, that too many of his RBI come in situations where the team is already up big or down big. O’Brien’s problem with Tex seems to be that the Braves’ 1B doesn’t spread his production out evenly enough. He hits too much from June-July and not enough from April-May. Also, that too many of his RBI come in situations where the team is already up big or down big.

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2008/07/22/i-hate-having-to-defend-mark-teixeira-but/comment-page-1/#comment-56281 Sarah Green Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:11:25 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2466#comment-56281 I don't see what the complaint is. Teixeira is tied for sixth in MLB in RBI with Lance Berkman and Justin Morneau. Are papers in Minnesota and Texas bitching them out? I don't think so. I wrote this week's Metro column about the similar bashing Manny is taking up here in Beantown. I'll post the link when I do our Hump Day reading. I don’t see what the complaint is. Teixeira is tied for sixth in MLB in RBI with Lance Berkman and Justin Morneau. Are papers in Minnesota and Texas bitching them out? I don’t think so.

I wrote this week’s Metro column about the similar bashing Manny is taking up here in Beantown. I’ll post the link when I do our Hump Day reading.

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