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Dunno what to make of the deal. Middlebrooks looks good so far, and Youk was being made into a cancer. Nomar or Trot type. We shall see how it works...
Really? Pretty sure DiMaggio, Ruth, Gerhig and Mantle are still ahead of him on the greatest Yankees ever list.
And as for this season, the Yankees are like 4 games better than the Mets so let's not act like the two teams are a world apart.
Dickey getting out of that bases loaded jam was huge, but he isn't controlling his knuckle ball right now. Not good.
I can agree with everything you said in some point, Jeter is like all 4 of them combined. Run like Joe D, beloved like the Babe, captain like Gehrig, and resilient like Mantle, the guy just wants to win and play ball.
An attribute that no other player in the history of baseball has possessed.
I had no idea he was still playing until I went to the Brewers game last Monday and he was starting at 2nd for Toronto. Not sure why he didn't retire in like 2007, it's probably hurting his HOF chances.
I had no idea he was still playing until I went to the Brewers game last Monday and he was starting at 2nd for Toronto. Not sure why he didn't retire in like 2007, it's probably hurting his HOF chances.
I dunno, maybe he's trying to make a miracle run for 3,000 hits? He's like 150 away, which would take him...3 more seasons or so to do.
I don't think he's hurting his HOF chances, because his HOF case is built with his glove and not a bat, but his still playing is definitely not helping his case. It's still pretty remarkable that at 45 he's still playing.
I had no idea he was still playing until I went to the Brewers game last Monday and he was starting at 2nd for Toronto. Not sure why he didn't retire in like 2007, it's probably hurting his HOF chances.
I dunno, maybe he's trying to make a miracle run for 3,000 hits? He's like 150 away, which would take him...3 more seasons or so to do.
I don't think he's hurting his HOF chances, because his HOF case is built with his glove and not a bat, but his still playing is definitely not helping his case. It's still pretty remarkable that at 45 he's still playing.
On the one hand, it's impressive he can still play at this age. On the other hand, he has been a bad baseball player for the past 5 seasons. I guess I don't care too much about longevity if the player sucks now.
Granted, he had some good seasons in his late 30's, which is certainly impressive.
I dunno, maybe he's trying to make a miracle run for 3,000 hits? He's like 150 away, which would take him...3 more seasons or so to do.
I don't think he's hurting his HOF chances, because his HOF case is built with his glove and not a bat, but his still playing is definitely not helping his case. It's still pretty remarkable that at 45 he's still playing.
On the one hand, it's impressive he can still play at this age. On the other hand, he has been a bad baseball player for the past 5 seasons. I guess I don't care too much about longevity if the player sucks now.
Granted, he had some good seasons in his late 30's, which is certainly impressive.
I think his measuring stick will be Ozzie Smith and surprisingly their lifetime stats are pretty similar. Not nearly as many AS appearances but when you're competing against A-Rod, Jeter and Nomar that's to be expected.
He did kind of get lost in the shuffle during his prime for a bit at SS.
Exactly. And players should be measured against their peers, not what someone who played the same position did decades ago.
Not that I'm disagreeing with quacker in that he'll be measured against Ozzie, just that I think it's silly to try to compare players from different eras. But for the sake of it, Ozzie's career War is 73 (baseball reference)/70.3(fangraphs) and Vizquel's is 40.8(baseball reference) 48 (fangraphs). Not that many members of the BBWAA will look at that, but whatever.
Flanzo, why were the Mets so mean to the Cubs yesterday? 17 - 1 is just unsportsmanlike.
It was only one game, your boys still won the series. And take joy in the fact that the Mets will now score 0, 1 or 2 runs in every game for the next 2 weeks. It happens every time they score a ton of runs like this.
Thank you RDK and NoD, for beating me a combined 19-2 in my two fantasy matchups. I will now pray nightly for the Cubs' team plane to crash into the Braves' team plane in midair somewhere over Philly, so the pieces of metal and burning flesh can pelt a Phillies batting practice and impale Cole Hamels in his temple.
Post by Longtime and Frequent Poster on Jul 7, 2012 11:44:35 GMT -5
Trout is just unbelievable. He really would have to be the AL MVP at this point.
I've been wondering if I'd be able to root for Lawrie if he was still with the Brewers. Usually I don't give two sh*ts about what a player is like off the field if he's good, but he's just SO much of an asshole that I don't know if I could justify rooting for him. I mean just look at this.
At least the worst thing about Braun is his terrible clothing line.
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