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Post by bomberhojoe on Oct 25, 2024 11:44:49 GMT -5
You're absolutely right about both Bell and Rodriguez. Aurelio even played for the Yanks, briefly, near the end of his career. Yep, I remember an excellent play that he made while he was with the Yankees. A player put down what looked to me like a perfect bunt. Aurelio Rodríguez fielded the ball with his glove instead of bare-handing it. I thought to myself that he would never get the out at 1B, but he did because of his excellent arm. All 3 were excellent fielders. But like an earlier poster wrote about Brooks Robinson and the 1970 World Series, there are few if any performances that outshine Nettles in the '78 Series!! Love that Mel Allen is doing the commentary! |
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Post by inger on Oct 25, 2024 12:02:49 GMT -5
That seems likely, bomberhojoe; Nettles "metrics" such as they were, in the early 70's, pretty much prove he was the best in the AL in that era. He might well have deserved every, or nearly every, AL Gold Glove at 3rd from 1971 through 1978. But Brooks' unbelievable performance in the 1970 World Series cemented his reputation as the greatest defensive 3rd baseman ever, and without metrics to challenge that reputation, got Brooks the Gold from 1971 through 1975. Yep, Nettles was excellent. Buddy Bell was a good fielder too. So was Aurelio Rodríguez. In my opinion, Aurelio Rodríguez had the best arm of any 3Bman that I can remember. Rodriguez, with his trademark black glove. Robinson was aided by being ambidextrous and double-jointed. Sometimes he looked like he could quickly disassemble and reassemble himself to make plays… |
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Post by ypaterson on Oct 25, 2024 12:06:10 GMT -5
What about ME?!?!?!   Hard to understand how Tramel and Morris got into the HOF and not that Whitaker. |
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Post by inger on Oct 25, 2024 13:59:27 GMT -5
I hope I haven't killed this thread with the too-long analysis and answer. No. But I will delay further submissions until after the World Series. Why not? …Don’t wanna over load the Kwik…or the Dead for that matter… |
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