Who's more clutch: Jeter or ARod?

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Who's more clutch: Jeter or ARod?
Baseball Toaster found this 8/27/2008 on itsaboutthemoney.blogspot.com [flag]
A reader, dimitrios, suggested that Jeter is more "clutch" than ARod. I countered by saying I thought the perception of clutch-ness by Cap'n Jetes was overstated with the reality. I also thought, conversely, that ARod's lack of clutch-ness was also probably overstated. What better to do during lunch than go find out? Using CBS's Sportsline's stats called " Late Inning Pressure ", " LIP-Runners ... [link]

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Bronx Banter: Beating a Dead Horse
Published 8/27/2008 at Baseball Toaster
I'm as guilty as anyone of beating a dead horse as far as Alex Rodriguez is concerned. Course it ain't as bad as it was a few years ago, but since it is the theme of the day, here's one last link to ponder. From It's About the Money, Stupid , the question is asked: Who is more clutch: Alex Rodriguez or Derek Jeter? ...

How the Yankees are like cake: sometimes a sliver is just good enough
Published 8/29/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
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