I actually agree with the poster, Neo. I think you are very observant Neo. I noticed the gesture after Posada’s homer on Monday. He seemed unusually dejected, instead of Okay, let’s come back and get them.

I also thought his AB against Rivera was VERY unlike him. He usually attacks the ball in those situations. Instead he took a perfect pitch to hit and then with two strikes swung limply and an outside pitch and ground out weekly to first. He actually swung with one hand on that one. I know how angry I was about that half inning and I think you all shared my anger there (not just at Torri but at the whole team for not scoring there);

We did show grit and perserverance to come back and win that game. That was great, indeed. But like Neo said , Torri didn’t look or sound the same. In the post game interview clip I saw Hunter talked about it being one of the best games he’d ever experienced, as if he were a fan watching and not a key pivotal player in the game itself. It was strange.

I do not claim to know WHY Hunter is dejected. Despite some struggles in key RISP situations he has gotten a couple of hits in this series and does not appear to be completed out of sync. Maybe he is just pressing a little bit, wanting to succeed so badly that he is trying to hard.

One thing I can say is there is not a lack of desire on his part. I just know Torrii wants it as bad as anyone. And he is a true leader on this team. I have tremendous respect for Torrii as a baseball player and for what I know about him as a person. I don’t know exactly what is going on behind the scenes, but I DO AGREE with the Fan post that he appears somewhat dejected/down. He sounds like it to, if not in his words then in his tone of voice and timbre.

I saws the look on his face after that home run. He looked discouraged. They just fought back to take the lead only to give it up with one swing of the bat.

This mind set is what is killing the whole team.

I have not been able to figure out what is wrong with Torii this series.

He has popped off uncharacteristically about his own team and then followed it up with crap for his own performance. Put your money where your mouth is or just shut the hell up and play! Let your actions speak loudly…and thus far they have…unfortunately for us, he has sucked vs the Yankees.

I for one, have been rather disgusted with Torii’s actions since the Boston series ended. This is not the leader I have seen in the past. Buck up Torii, this thing ain’t over unless you keep playing like you have been…

I just heard a sound bite (apparently from last night) in which Torii praised A-Rod and added that “I wish he was on my team.” Well, we all know A-Rod is a great player, but we don’t need our team leader saying it in the press. He could think it but he shouldn’t be saying it.

Torii, I love you man, but that’s not good for our mojo. You also heaped praise on Sabathia prior to Game 1 when you should have been talking about how we were gonna get this guy, or at least said nothing at all. The time to praise your opponent is AFTER they have beaten you, not while the series is still going on. We as fans can do that, it’snot the same. But the players (and particularly our team leader) shouldn’t be doing that. It doesn’t send a good message. It sounds like he (and correspondingly, the team as a whole) is already defeated when he says that stuff.

Come on Torii, snap out of it.

game 1, alds

dude has shriveled up in every risp chance he’s had since then, been making horrible throws, booting balls, and making baserunning mistakes.

i’d be sad too.

Not to mention, his locker mate is getting benched again, despite out hitting everyone in the post season, for maicer “error” izturis, while the nothings of figgins, abreu, rivera, hunter, and morales all get to play uninterrupted – despite howie outhitting them all in the second half of the season.

YEEEHAAAAAW

the reason for his sadness is he has played like shit except for game 1 of the ALDS. He wants to put the team on his back and carry them, and he has not been able to do it.

He will snap out of it and get it rolling the next three games of this series and carry this team.

I believe that we can take the next two games and we will beat CC in game 7. We are going to have the chance to see him 3 times in 10 days.

This thing aint over. Lackey will come up huge tomorrow and our outfield will wake the fuck up and start producing. We can easily beat Pettite in game 6 and game 7 anything can and will happen.

YES WE CAN, the fun is about to begin.

The Yankees offense hasn’t been doing much either, save this last game against Palmer.
Teixiera is more likely to wake up than Rivera, Hunter, Figgins, Abreu,

Are you saying that your fanposts are disingenuous and your comments are merely posturing?

Clarification please.

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Smiling after he scored in the 7th.