2012 Mark Teixeira Performance Thread

[StaleMilk]

I'd trade him for Giambi now.

[awy]

mmm i would do it too. then get that cuban dude who hits like bonds

[SLURPEE]

Overrated.

2009 will be his last/best all around year.

[unfamous loser]

how is he overrated when a majority are steadily on his ass these days about not being what he was signed to be?

[snapple]

I still believe Tex is going to be fine. Just keep it in mind.

[peeps4iife]

hopefully adrian gonzalez continues to pull a teixeira for some solace.

[YankeeFan1421]

how is he overrated when a majority are steadily on his ass these days about not being what he was signed to be?

Read the posts. I got lambasted recently for saying he's only a slightly above average player. Personally, I think I was guilty of overrating him actually. But people jumped all over me for saying that he was only a little better than average.

[snapple]

I think it's because you're content beating the same drum over and over again, while the some of us look and say there are certainly worse than him. And he is above average.

But, tonight was the whole offense. His last ab (i think it was the K), that change up would have been a strike if he hadn't swung at it.

[awy]

Read the posts. I got lambasted recently for saying he's only a slightly above average player. Personally, I think I was guilty of overrating him actually. But people jumped all over me for saying that he was only a little better than average.

he's not slightly above average over his career. your argument is stupid.

whether the rest of the contract has value is a different question.

[unfamous loser]

Read the posts. I got lambasted recently for saying he's only a slightly above average player. Personally, I think I was guilty of overrating him actually. But people jumped all over me for saying that he was only a little better than average.

are you reading the posts?

almost no one is claiming he's some mega-stud and most are pissed that he's playing the way he is now.

just because some of those people step away from that frustration to occasionally defend him against unfair criticisms doesn't mean he's overrated, as they themselves really aren't rating him all that highly in the first place these days.

[snapple]

That last part is pretty fair. No one is exactly claiming he's the next messiah or anything. (well, I might be)

[YankeeFan1421]

he's not slightly above average over his career. your argument is stupid.

whether the rest of the contract has value is a different question.

I didn't say his career was slightly above average. the guy has over 300 home runs, so obviously it's not a slightly above average career. I said as a player now he is slightly above average. And you were among those who disagreed and were wrong.

[YankeeFan1421]

are you reading the posts?

almost no one is claiming he's some mega-stud and most are pissed that he's playing the way he is now.

just because some of those people step away from that frustration to occasionally defend him against unfair criticisms doesn't mean he's overrated, as they themselves really aren't rating him all that highly in the first place these days.

Okay, so how would you classify Mark Teixeira? Way above average? Do you REALLY believe that?

[snapple]

almost 40 bombs and elite defense? yeah, I'll say above average.

[awy]

I didn't say his career was slightly above average. the guy has over 300 home runs, so obviously it's not a slightly above average career. I said as a player now he is slightly above average. And you were among those who disagreed and were wrong.

when you say MARK TEIXIERA IS SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE you are talking about the entire ................ing player. the goalpost is right here.

[2JAY]

I could care less about his "classification." Rather, he occupies an important spot in the Yankee line-up and the Yankees need for him to get his HR/RBI bat going...period.

[YankeeFan1421]

when you say MARK TEIXIERA IS SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE you are talking about the entire ................ing player. the goalpost is right here.

I don't even know what this means.

[awy]

if you want to say mark teixiera right now is... you always append right now, unless the context is absolutely set up so that no one can misunderstand.

if you don't understand what this means then just stop posting

[snapple]

I could care less about his "classification." Rather, he occupies an important spot in the Yankee line-up and the Yankees need for him to get his HR/RBI bat going...period.

Agreed. I think Messer said something about needing a lineup change. While I'm not sure if he was joking, I agree.

[YankeeFan1421]

if you want to say mark teixiera right now is... you always append right now, unless the context is absolutely set up so that no one can misunderstand.

if you don't understand what this means then just stop posting

For the past two plus years, he's a slightly above average player. Does that work for you?

[2JAY]

For the past two plus years, he's a slightly above average player. Does that work for you?

He has been entrenched in the middle of the Yankee line-up ever since 09 and he has been a key HR/RBI bat every year. It's not like we are talking about Alvaro Espinoza here.

[YankeeFan1421]

He has been entrenched in the middle of the Yankee line-up ever since 09 and he has been a key HR/RBI bat every year. It's not like we are talking about Alvaro Espinoza here.

Yeah, he's entrenched all right.

And yes, he's better than Alvaro Espinoza by a long shot.

[snapple]

Apparently he's been battling bronchitis for a week. He wasn't making excuses, but I can't blame him. I just had a bout with that and I could barely do anything. Granted, I'm in nowhere near the shape he is in.

Let's hope he lights up against the Royals.

[YankeeFan1421]

Apparently he's been battling bronchitis for a week. He wasn't making excuses, but I can't blame him. I just had a bout with that and I could barely do anything. Granted, I'm in nowhere near the shape he is in.

Let's hope he lights up against the Royals.

There's always something. Now he's sick. In 2010 and 2011, he was said to simply be 'unlucky'.

He's a slow starter, or otherwise his numbers would be good. The postseason is too small a sample size. they put a shift on him. It's rainy a lot when he hits. It's cold. Global warming. Fibonacci patterns. the melting ice caps. Solar flares and asteroids coming close to the earth.

It's always SOMETHING.

[Mr.Muhozi]

Apparently he's been battling bronchitis for a week. He wasn't making excuses, but I can't blame him. I just had a bout with that and I could barely do anything. Granted, I'm in nowhere near the shape he is in.

Let's hope he lights up against the Royals.

Sauce? Makes some sense as a week ago or so he was playing very well.