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Post by inger on Mar 5, 2024 16:02:35 GMT -5
Odeette Darr has dropped in with a limited time offer. Boy, is she right! Even more limited than she knows. As soon as Kaybli spots spam he erases it. Hurry folks! Limited time…
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Post by inger on Mar 5, 2024 22:04:54 GMT -5
In 1937, eight HOF players retired: Rogers Hornsby, Pie Traynor, Mickey Cochrane, Jim Bottomley, Frankie Frisch, Judy Johnson, Chick Hafey and Jesse Haines. Or 1945 when we lost another eight: Jimmie Foxx, Jud Wilson, Lloyd Waner, Turkey Stearnes, Martín Dihigo, Ray Brown, Paul Waner and Joe Cronin.
There have been 45 years with three or more HOF players retiring and the average season sees 2.1 HOF retirees. You have wait quite awhile before you know how ma t are retiring in a given season, and sometimes the veteran’s committee steps on and changes those numbers.
1968 saw the retirement of two players that had hit 50+ HR in the same season with Mantle and Maris both going out, and Mantke was joined by Eddie Matthews as a HOF that season, so only 2 HOF players. Below average…
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Post by inger on Mar 6, 2024 10:17:19 GMT -5
Just thinking but, in 1927 Lou Gehrig drove in 173 runs despite Babe Ruth clearing the bases 60 times in front of him… Ruth did walk a lot, but still…when Ruth didn’t clear those bases, Gehrig did. Are we in for a similar treat with Soto/Judge in 2024?…
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Post by inger on Mar 6, 2024 10:25:13 GMT -5
Willie Stargell only played 838 of his 2,360 games at first base…The rest were in the outfield. It’s hard to remember him that way…
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Post by chiyankee on Mar 6, 2024 10:55:27 GMT -5
Willie Stargell only played 838 of his 2,360 games at first base…The rest were in the outfield. It’s hard to remember him that way… I don't even remember Pops as an OF. By the time I was old enough to watch baseball, he was a first baseman. |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Mar 6, 2024 11:50:27 GMT -5
Willie Stargell only played 838 of his 2,360 games at first base…The rest were in the outfield. It’s hard to remember him that way… I don't even remember Pops as an OF. By the time I was old enough to watch baseball, he was a first baseman. Stargell didn't become the everyday 1B until 1975, 12 years after being any everyday player. Willie is one of my all-time favorite players. I've always been a Yankee fan first, but I was a Pirates fan second. Wille, Parker, Oliver, Sanguillen, Zisk, and Bill Robinson was a pretty formidable lineup. Rotation of The Candy Man, Jerry Reuss, Bruce Kison, and former Yankee Doc Medich, with underhand pitcher Kent Tekulve in the pen. |
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Post by inger on Mar 6, 2024 12:47:14 GMT -5
I don't even remember Pops as an OF. By the time I was old enough to watch baseball, he was a first baseman. Stargell didn't become the everyday 1B until 1975, 12 years after being any everyday player. Willie is one of my all-time favorite players. I've always been a Yankee fan first, but I was a Pirates fan second. Wille, Parker, Oliver, Sanguillen, Zisk, and Bill Robinson was a pretty formidable lineup. Rotation of The Candy Man, Jerry Reuss, Bruce Kison, and former Yankee Doc Medich, with underhand pitcher Kent Tekulve in the pen. k This is a big part of why I like to post these. It gets into people’s nostalgia bank. The baseball card guys. I don’t go heavy into the major facts like career totals, etc. I like to throw things out that are maybe not well known… like Chi not recalling Stargell in the OF (he was pretty brutal out there)… |
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Post by chiyankee on Mar 6, 2024 13:00:41 GMT -5
I don't even remember Pops as an OF. By the time I was old enough to watch baseball, he was a first baseman. Stargell didn't become the everyday 1B until 1975, 12 years after being any everyday player. Willie is one of my all-time favorite players. I've always been a Yankee fan first, but I was a Pirates fan second. Wille, Parker, Oliver, Sanguillen, Zisk, and Bill Robinson was a pretty formidable lineup. Rotation of The Candy Man, Jerry Reuss, Bruce Kison, and former Yankee Doc Medich, with underhand pitcher Kent Tekulve in the pen. You sound like me, but I'm guessing your slightly older than me. I grew up in northeast PA, watching those late 70's Yankees and Pirates teams, the Yankees were my favorite but the Pirates were my favorite NL team. (You could do that back before inter-league play) It's was pretty cool that the Yanks won it all in 77 & 78 and the Pirates in 79. The third team from area, the Phillies won it 80. The 4th team, the Mets? They stunk.  |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Mar 6, 2024 14:35:46 GMT -5
Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth took part in 15 double steals as Yankee players.
Former Yankee Outfielder Kenny Lofton played college basketball at University of Arizona, because he went to school on a full basketball scholarship.
He would play college baseball in his Jr year, after basketball season had ended. He would be signed by the Cleveland Indians in his Sr. year.
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Post by Max on Mar 6, 2024 15:01:06 GMT -5
Odeette Darr has dropped in with a limited time offer. Boy, is she right! Even more limited than she knows. As soon as Kaybli spots spam he erases it. Hurry folks! Limited time… Every once in awhile I enjoy eating Spam and eggs. |
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Post by Max on Mar 6, 2024 15:04:20 GMT -5
I don't even remember Pops as an OF. By the time I was old enough to watch baseball, he was a first baseman. Stargell didn't become the everyday 1B until 1975, 12 years after being any everyday player. Willie is one of my all-time favorite players. I've always been a Yankee fan first, but I was a Pirates fan second. Wille, Parker, Oliver, Sanguillen, Zisk, and Bill Robinson was a pretty formidable lineup. Rotation of The Candy Man, Jerry Reuss, Bruce Kison, and former Yankee Doc Medich, with underhand pitcher Kent Tekulve in the pen. In my opinion, the Pirates also had an underrated player named Richie Hebner. |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Mar 6, 2024 15:58:53 GMT -5
Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth took part in 15 double steals as Yankee players. Former Yankee Outfielder Kenny Lofton played college basketball at University of Arizona, because he went to school on a full basketball scholarship. He would play college baseball in his Jr year, after basketball season had ended. He would be signed by the Cleveland Indians in his Sr. year. Lofton was a great player for a few years and then he kind of fell off. Anyone recall why? Did he get injured? |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Mar 6, 2024 16:01:09 GMT -5
Stargell didn't become the everyday 1B until 1975, 12 years after being any everyday player. Willie is one of my all-time favorite players. I've always been a Yankee fan first, but I was a Pirates fan second. Wille, Parker, Oliver, Sanguillen, Zisk, and Bill Robinson was a pretty formidable lineup. Rotation of The Candy Man, Jerry Reuss, Bruce Kison, and former Yankee Doc Medich, with underhand pitcher Kent Tekulve in the pen. In my opinion, the Pirates also had an underrated player named Richie Hebner. Yep, I should have included Hebner. And Ronnie Stennet and Frank Taveras were a pretty decent DP combo. |
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Post by inger on Mar 6, 2024 16:02:02 GMT -5
Stargell didn't become the everyday 1B until 1975, 12 years after being any everyday player. Willie is one of my all-time favorite players. I've always been a Yankee fan first, but I was a Pirates fan second. Wille, Parker, Oliver, Sanguillen, Zisk, and Bill Robinson was a pretty formidable lineup. Rotation of The Candy Man, Jerry Reuss, Bruce Kison, and former Yankee Doc Medich, with underhand pitcher Kent Tekulve in the pen. In my opinion, the Pirates also had an underrated player named Richie Hebner. Grave Digger… |
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Post by inger on Mar 6, 2024 16:06:29 GMT -5
Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth took part in 15 double steals as Yankee players. Former Yankee Outfielder Kenny Lofton played college basketball at University of Arizona, because he went to school on a full basketball scholarship. He would play college baseball in his Jr year, after basketball season had ended. He would be signed by the Cleveland Indians in his Sr. year. Lofton was a great player for a few years and then he kind of fell off. Anyone recall why? Did he get injured? I think he simply played well past his prime… But even then he was at the least still “pretty decent”… |
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