Real Culprit For Yanks: Lack Of Clutch Hitting
- Tuesday, October 20, 2009 11:14 AM
- Written By: Yankees Diaries
While the headlines in New York read "Blame Joe" (Girardi) for his over-managing, the dirty little secret is this: the Yankees, other than Jeter and A-Rod, are not hitting in the clutch.
In fact, other than home runs, they're not hitting much -- clutch or otherwise.
The biggest culprits:
Mark Teixeira is 3 for 25 in 6 playoff games.
Nick Swisher is 3 for 22 in 6 playoff games.
Robinson Cano is 5 for 25 in 6 playoff games.
Melky Cabrera is 5 for 25 in 6 playoff games.
Blame Girardi if you want, but those numbers don't lie.
--- ICEMAN SCORETH
