MyAimIsTrue January 7, 2015 Share January 7, 2015 From a year ago tomorrow when Maddux and Glavine were elected. I can't wait for Smoltzie to roast them during the induction ceremony this summer like they did him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gobOqy6d178 I saw an amazing stat where Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz are the only HoFers to start games one, two, and three of the same World Series. This happened in both 1995 and 1996. Link to comment
Crs97 January 7, 2015 Share January 7, 2015 All I can say regarding Craig Biggio is that it is about time! Definitely deserved! 2 Link to comment
MarkHB January 7, 2015 Share January 7, 2015 So, really - who were the almost 9% of voters who did NOT think that Pedro was Hall-worthy? We can start with the two guys who voted for Aaron Boone. :) 3 Link to comment
King of Birds January 7, 2015 Share January 7, 2015 (edited) re: The Pedro 9% : I was thinking "Karim Garcia and a bunch of Rays players got to some of the voters." Pedro perhaps is not popular in parts of Tampa. Edited January 7, 2015 by King of Birds Link to comment
xaxat January 7, 2015 Share January 7, 2015 I also wonder if some writers are doing for Don Zimmer. Link to comment
MyAimIsTrue January 7, 2015 Share January 7, 2015 I enjoyed an MLBN interview yesterday with Randy Johnson. His current passion is photography and he completely stepped away from the baseball world for the past few years, and while he jokingly intimidated the hell out of Sean Casey in the studio he came across as much less intense and much more personable than I expected him to be. Link to comment
JTMacc99 January 7, 2015 Share January 7, 2015 So, really - who were the almost 9% of voters who did NOT think that Pedro was Hall-worthy? I'm sure most of them are in the "So and so is a hall of fame player, but I think he's a second ballot guy" camp. It's old-school baseball stuff, and I doubt it will ever go away. Link to comment
MyAimIsTrue January 8, 2015 Share January 8, 2015 Randy Johnson is stumping for Edgar Martinez. He'd get my vote as well. Link to comment
attica January 8, 2015 Share January 8, 2015 To quote the last line of this article, Curt Schilling is dumb as hell. Fer cryin' in the mud. 2 Link to comment
shoregirl January 8, 2015 Share January 8, 2015 The former Phillies GM Ed Wade once ,when talking about Schilling, said something along the lines of when he pitches Schilling is a horse every other day he's a horse's ass. Schilling is ridiculous. I wonder if next he'll say that he didn't get in as retaliation for sayING what he did this year. Link to comment
MyAimIsTrue January 8, 2015 Share January 8, 2015 I hate Schilling. Strong word, yes, but he's such a delusional ass. 1 Link to comment
ratgirlagogo January 8, 2015 Share January 8, 2015 So I'm the only one who's upset about Don Mattingly????? Link to comment
mojoween January 8, 2015 Share January 8, 2015 I am very sad Donny Baseball has not made it into the Hall but I've resigned myself that it probably won't happen. I'm going to create my own Hall of Fame and its sole members will be Mattingly and Phil Simms. 1 Link to comment
King of Birds January 9, 2015 Share January 9, 2015 So I'm the only one who's upset about Don Mattingly????? Looks like it's just you and mojoween - LOL on the MattingSimms LIbrary! Maybe merge with the Jack Morris HOF group? Link to comment
attica January 9, 2015 Share January 9, 2015 Also long-resigned about Donnie. His good/great years were too few amidst all the injuries. An erstwhile roommate of mine once spent a few hours sitting on Phil Simms's lap in a bar. He was married at the time, but that didn't seem to bother either of them. I think he's in her HoF, for what that's worth... :) 3 Link to comment
MarkHB January 9, 2015 Share January 9, 2015 About Mattingly, I have to wonder if the fact that he was a career Yankee and doesn't have a single World Series ring (and only one playoff series, which the Yankees lost) to show for it counted against him. It's one thing for top players from other, title-starved teams (Ted Williams, Yaz, Ernie Banks) to make it in without rings; it's another when you played in the Bronx. At this point, though, he's off the BBWAA ballot and it's up to the "whatever its name is this month" Committee. Link to comment
MyAimIsTrue January 9, 2015 Share January 9, 2015 I'd put Mattingly in my Hall of Very Good along with the likes of Dale Murphy but not in the Hall of Fame. Sorry. 1 Link to comment
ratgirlagogo January 10, 2015 Share January 10, 2015 the fact that he was a career Yankee and doesn't have a single World Series ring The year of the players' strike (1994) the Yankees would absolutely have gone to the Series. I've always admired Mattingly for backing the players even though he knew it meant it was going to cost him the ring. At this point I also kind of wonder if his support of the players has cost him a place in the HoF. To me he is very much like Ernie Banks - a good player on a bad team, and a gentleman on a team run by assholes. 1 Link to comment
Rick Kitchen January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 Did Wade Boggs actually drink 107 beers in one day? Link to comment
xaxat January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 107 twelve ounce beers is over nine gallons of liquid and the equivalent of almost two 1.75 liter bottles of hard alcohol. I'm gonna guess no on that. Link to comment
King of Birds January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 I'm feeling very X-Files about the Wade Boggs drinking legacy: "I want to believe!" 2 Link to comment
Mittengirl January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 I would imagine that if someone drank 107 beers in one day, they would be in no condition to count that high. Nor to remember the day. Assuming they survived it. 1 Link to comment
ketchuplover January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 Apparently the next two All-Star games will be in Cincinnati & San Diego. Please plan accordingly. Thank you. 1 Link to comment
MyAimIsTrue January 16, 2015 Share January 16, 2015 I would imagine that if someone drank 107 beers in one day, they would be in no condition to count that high. Nor to remember the day. Assuming they survived it. Yeah, I'm putting Boggs' claim right up there in the disbelieve file along with Wilt Chamberlain stating he slept with 3,493,568 women, or whatever that alleged figure was. Link to comment
bosawks January 17, 2015 Share January 17, 2015 I'm curious whether he ate chicken as his pre-beer meal and if he started drinking at exactly 17 minutes after the hour. 1 Link to comment
MyAimIsTrue January 19, 2015 Share January 19, 2015 Scherzer to the Nationals? Holy shit, I didn't see that one coming. Link to comment
Rick Kitchen January 20, 2015 Share January 20, 2015 So the Nats signing Scherzer automatically makes them a lock for the World Series, huh? smdh 1 Link to comment
MyAimIsTrue January 20, 2015 Share January 20, 2015 Because it worked so well for the Tigers? 1 Link to comment
Rick Kitchen January 20, 2015 Share January 20, 2015 (edited) Bovada Sportsbook has the Cubs rated tied for third most likely team to win the World Series. http://sports.bovada.lv/sports-betting/baseball-futures.jsp Edited January 20, 2015 by Rick Kitchen Link to comment
King of Birds January 20, 2015 Share January 20, 2015 If the Cubs win in 2015, I look forward to hoverboards and the flying cars in our near future. 5 Link to comment
againstthewind January 20, 2015 Share January 20, 2015 As a Nationals fan, I hate the Scherzer signing. Our rotation was tops in the NL last year - we didn't need to improve it. We couldn't hit our way out of a paper bag in the playoffs. How's that going to help us? Also, I'm doubly pissed if this prevents us from re-signing Desmond next year. 1 Link to comment
MyAimIsTrue January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 The adage good pitching beats good hitting is true but you still need hitting to score runs so I see your point, one I'd not thought of before. 1 Link to comment
againstthewind January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 The adage good pitching beats good hitting is true but you still need hitting to score runs so I see your point, one I'd not thought of before. I'd typically agree with you, and if I had to choose I'd rather have good pitching. Our big guns with the exception of Harper and Rendon were so embarrassing in that series. Bumgarner was possessed, but for real - from Rick Snider: Outfielder Denard Span, who set a team single-season record with 184 hits, batted .105 against the Giants. LaRoche was .056, outfielder Jayson Werth was .059, catcher Wilson Ramos was .118 and shortstop Ian Desmond was .167. So, so, so, so bad. This is ignoring Drew Storen's implosion, though. BUT STILL. VERY BAD. Link to comment
smittykins January 23, 2015 Author Share January 23, 2015 I'm actually kind of surprised that James Shields is still out there. Link to comment
Rick Kitchen January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 The Giants re-signed Ryan Vogelsong. Yay! Link to comment
MyAimIsTrue January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 Ichiro to the Marlins just sounds so weird to me. 1 Link to comment
King of Birds January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 I'm actually kind of surprised that James Shields is still out there. He's asking way more than what he's worth. ( Well, his agent is) Link to comment
shoregirl January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 Ernie Banks has passed away. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/01/23/breaking-ernie-banks-mr-cub-has-died/ Link to comment
mojoween January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 Ichiro to the Marlins just sounds so weird to me. Wait what? Aww I love him and wanted him to end as a Yank. Good thing I already have his number t-shirt. The news about Ernie Banks I did hear. Sad. Link to comment
prican58 January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 (edited) I rooted for The Cubs in1969 as a NYer who hated the Mets for daring to beat the Cubbies. Ernie's passing is sad and I am actually crying as I write. You just know the Cubs are going to do something special to honor him this season and I hope they make a playoff push. A true icon. Must be a sad day in Chicago. Edited January 24, 2015 by prican58 1 Link to comment
Rick Kitchen January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 Even people who are not Cubs fans are going to be saddened over this news. :( 3 Link to comment
ratgirlagogo January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 (edited) Even people who are not Cubs fans are going to be saddened over this news. :( This Mets fan, for one. I loved him. Edited January 24, 2015 by ratgirlagogo 1 Link to comment
MyAimIsTrue January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 Even people who are not Cubs fans are going to be saddened over this news. :( I started crying as soon as I heard and stopping the tears was difficult. Ernie was such a great ambassador for the game and oh how I loved his smile, his enthusiasm, and his all around happiness. 1 Link to comment
prican58 January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 What is interesting is that today we generally see Cal Jr as the guy who changed the type of guy who played SS. Cal, A Rod are pretty big guys who could muscle the ball and be very athletic at the same time. That's true but really Ernie's stats measure up quite well against Ripkin's. Cal had 431 HR, 1695 RBI, 3184 Hits, BA .276 20 seasons Ernie 512 HR, 1636 RBI, 2583 Hits, BA .274 19 seasons Really, my recollection of most SS's back in the day were short guys like Rizzuto and Reese. Then we got the long and lanky type like Ernie who paved the way for the Belangers and Gene Michaels of the world. Then came big guys like Cal, A Rod and even Jeter. Ernie really was a great player and man and while I only saw him at the end of his career he was still legendary at the time. Still teary eyed, 1 Link to comment
prican58 January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 (edited) http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1969/08/03/page/56/article/sincerely-ernie-banks See the Sincerely, Ernie Banks in this archive. Newspapers aren't the same anymore. This Sports page is bursting with box scores from baseball and football. Also the little advertisements scattered about. One could really see how the rival teams were doing. Edited January 24, 2015 by prican58 3 Link to comment
mojoween January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 The Royals have won the bobblehead game. 3 Link to comment
attica January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 My sister is a huge baseball fan, but one who has a deep phobia of bobbleheads. It's an easy way to torture her. :) Link to comment
MyAimIsTrue January 29, 2015 Share January 29, 2015 The Royals have won the bobblehead game. Would somebody please get me the Lorenzo Cain bobblehead? Pleeeeeeeease???? Link to comment
mojoween January 29, 2015 Share January 29, 2015 Aim if I were going to be anywhere near Kansas City on June 6, I would go to a Royals game and give you mine. 1 Link to comment
MyAimIsTrue January 29, 2015 Share January 29, 2015 I've been thinking about going to Kansas City for a number of years now, mostly to visit the Negro League Museum but I'd also take in a Royals game. Maybe I can convince the boyfriend to go with me this summer. Link to comment
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