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    The Hunt For Mr. October

    Financial Scammer Robs NHL Players To Throw Raunchy Parties For MLB Greats (And Joe Morgan)

    Clearly, He's Not Called Mr. October Because Of Sukkot

    Mustache Love

    Reggie Jackson And Those Vultures

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    Image of Clarence Rosario Clarence Rosario
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Hunt For Mr. October
    Yeah, but some of those numbers Reggie put up in Oakland, so clearly they don't count.
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    Image of flapjaxx flapjaxx
    10/12/09

    In reply to The Hunt For Mr. October
    Those are cool, interesting, revealing stats, but it's awfully convenient to post them right after A-Rod has a MONSTER 3-game set against the lowly Twins. Factor out those at-bats and it's easy to see why A-Rod has understandably HAD a reputation as an awful postseason hitter. Moreover, factor out A-Rod's postseason at-bats from before he was a Yankee, and you'll see that as a YANKEE postseason hitter he still pales in comparison with Reggie. In other words, A-Rod JUST FINALLY had his first good spell in the postseason as a Yankee, and before now most of the positive postseason numbers he ever put up happened when he was in Seattle (where his postseason average was like .340). Also, don't forget that Reggie did most of his damage in more meaningful games (ALCS's and WS's). Just sayin'. Still, very interesting stat. It'll be interesting to see if A-Rod's batting average implodes the deeper into October he goes.
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    10/13/09

    @flapjaxx: Factor out a brain and you are still a fucking moron.
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    Image of MarkKelsosMigraine MarkKelsosMigraine
    10/12/09

    In reply to The Hunt For Mr. October
    We're pulling sports reporting off Village Voice blogs now?
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    Image of crazyjoedavola crazyjoedavola
    10/12/09

    @MarkKelsosMigraine: It's fabulous!
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    Image of MarkKelsosMigraine MarkKelsosMigraine
    10/12/09

    @crazyjoedavola: What's next? J. Hoberman writing impenetrable previews of Monday Night Football?
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    Image of crazyjoedavola crazyjoedavola
    10/12/09

    @MarkKelsosMigraine: Or some dude named Choire editing a sports blog?
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    10/12/09

    In reply to The Hunt For Mr. October
    Stochasticity indicates that more often than not, the moment we believe a certain athlete to be at his 'hottest', he is, in fact, statistically ice cold. Sports fans in particular have a penchant for cherry-picking certain stats while disregarding or ignoring the underlying the probabilities.

    Sorry, but there's really no such thing as "clutch" or "red-hotness" in sports. It's just us trying to put random events in an order that matches our desired conclusions.

    Also, yes, A-Rod is a huge douche. Reggie less so. And there's nothing random about that.
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    Image of Steve U Steve U
    10/12/09

    @bmoreDLJ: Synchronicity indicates that, more often than not, The Police were awesome.

    Also, I think Craggs' tone may have eluded you.
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    Image of AC_Greens_Virginity AC_Greens_Virginity
    10/12/09

    @bmoreDLJ: Disagree. Dimaggio's 56-game hit streak is a prime example of "red-hotness," striking even from a drab, statistical standpoint.

    I'd also argue there IS such thing as "clutch." Yeah, guys that are clutch will of course miss shots at the end of games, strike-out, what have you. But you can't deny some players are at their best in end of game situations (Jordan) while others are noticably worse (Webber, Malone) or that hitters have streaks and slumps. Over time, sure, it evens out, but those stretches are a reality as well.
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    Hit Bull Win Steak promoted this comment AC_Greens_Virginity was starred AC_Greens_Virginity was unstarred
    Image of Hit Bull Win Steak Hit Bull Win Steak
    10/12/09

    @AC_Greens_Virginity: Logical fallacy. Jordan was exemplary in every part of his game from minute one until the end. To pick out a handful of situations at the end of a game and conclude that he was somehow "better" towards the end of games when the outcome was still in doubt completely ignores the fact that he was just as good for the other 46 minutes a game. Most players who people deem to be "clutch" are usually, statistically speaking, just as competent at all other times.
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    Image of AC_Greens_Virginity AC_Greens_Virginity
    10/12/09

    @Hit Bull Win Steak: Those are fair points. I submit, for your approval, Robert Horry, in no way exemplary in every part of his game but who had a penchant for the big moment. He's definitely deemed "clutch," but, statistically speaking, is nowhere near Jordan's league. Hell, he's a mid-tier talent at best, yet I specifically remember four or five moments where he just buried teams at the end of the game.

    Anecdotal? Yeah, admittedly, a bit. But that's what those "clutch" moments are: anecdotal. They don't come around that often. And when a guy pulls a Big Shot Bob or a Kirk Gibson gimping homerun, it's so memorable that it's hard to not think of them as clutch. So it's a shot that Horry usually makes? Great. Point is he made it at the exact moment he needed to to win a game, at a moment with an absurd amount of added pressure. It's not "just another three pointer."
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    Image of Bobby Big Wheel Bobby Big Wheel
    10/12/09

    In reply to The Hunt For Mr. October
    You're not a True Yankee until you get slugged by Billy Martin.
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    Image of PenskeMaterial PenskeMaterial
    06/19/09

    In reply to Financial Scammer Robs NHL Players To Throw Raunchy Parties For MLB Greats (And Joe Morgan)
    Peca can afford it.


    /bitter Oilers fan

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    Image of Kid Canada Kid Canada
    06/19/09

    @PenskeMaterial:


    So can Dmitri Khristich.


    /as a Leaf: 80 games, 15 goals, 39 points, $5 million.

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    Image of TimCouchFanatic TimCouchFanatic
    06/19/09

    In reply to Financial Scammer Robs NHL Players To Throw Raunchy Parties For MLB Greats (And Joe Morgan)
    Th wnnrs? Th frnds wh gt sx-fgr n-shw cnstrctn jbs nd nyn wh lks t stck stff n Rgr Clmns' ss.


    Hw dd Brdy Qnn gt nvlvd n ll f ths?

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    06/19/09

    @TimCouchFanatic:


    LAME, HACK JOKE ERROR.


    GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER, WINGNUT.

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    Image of Hatey McLife Hatey McLife
    06/19/09

    In reply to Financial Scammer Robs NHL Players To Throw Raunchy Parties For MLB Greats (And Joe Morgan)
    You don't see jewel thieves breaking into trailer parks, do you?


    You forgot about the "CZ Bandit".

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    Image of Hit Bull Win Steak Hit Bull Win Steak
    06/19/09

    In reply to Financial Scammer Robs NHL Players To Throw Raunchy Parties For MLB Greats (And Joe Morgan)
    Joe Morgan doesnt have an opinion until he gets some stinky on his hang down...
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    Image of Milbury, Rolling the Dice Milbury, Rolling the Dice
    06/19/09

    In reply to Financial Scammer Robs NHL Players To Throw Raunchy Parties For MLB Greats (And Joe Morgan)
    Stealing from the Islanders? For shame!
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    Image of Carmen McFanzone Carmen McFanzone
    06/19/09

    In reply to Financial Scammer Robs NHL Players To Throw Raunchy Parties For MLB Greats (And Joe Morgan)
    "I never went to any of those parties, nor was I involved in any other activities"


    In other words, Joe wore the lampshade.

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    Image of ArkansasFred ArkansasFred
    06/19/09

    In reply to Financial Scammer Robs NHL Players To Throw Raunchy Parties For MLB Greats (And Joe Morgan)
    I never went to any of those parties, nor was I involved in any other activities."


    He was too busy catching Grover Cleveland Alexander's 45th no-hitter.

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    Image of Carmen McFanzone Carmen McFanzone
    06/19/09

    @ArkansasFred:


    /hat tip

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    Image of dont-forget-where-you-came-from-cheese mac dont-forget-where-you-came-from-cheese mac
    06/19/09

    In reply to Financial Scammer Robs NHL Players To Throw Raunchy Parties For MLB Greats (And Joe Morgan)
    I'm not the brightest bulb in the bunch, but I'm pretty sure Ken Jowdy is an anagram for Gary Bettman.
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    Image of Steve U Steve U
    06/19/09

    In reply to Financial Scammer Robs NHL Players To Throw Raunchy Parties For MLB Greats (And Joe Morgan)
    The losers in this scenario included many . . . Islanders


    Shocking.

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    Image of Bobby Big Wheel Bobby Big Wheel
    06/19/09

    In reply to Financial Scammer Robs NHL Players To Throw Raunchy Parties For MLB Greats (And Joe Morgan)
    An American swindling Canadians to pay for a fake resort in Mexico? This is all NAFTA's fault.
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    Image of Greek McPapadopoulos Greek McPapadopoulos
    06/19/09

    @Bobby Big Wheel: Can I finish? Can I finish? CanIfinishCanIfinishCanIfinish?
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