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Post by rizzuto on Jan 22, 2024 14:59:41 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Jan 22, 2024 16:20:50 GMT -5
Lol. Before I opened the link I was expecting maybe a guy running in a chicken suit or something… |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 22, 2024 16:25:50 GMT -5
Just when you think you've seen it all.  I've seen runners take a shot of whiskey during a marathon but chain smoking? |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 22, 2024 16:26:56 GMT -5
Lol. Before I opened the link I was expecting maybe a guy running in a chicken suit or something… lol, I've seen that too. |
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Post by rizzuto on Jan 23, 2024 19:42:18 GMT -5
Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Post by posadafan24 on Jan 23, 2024 19:44:14 GMT -5
Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. I know i will get flack and hate for this but mauer in the hof and posada isnt , makes little to no sense to me |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 23, 2024 19:48:02 GMT -5
Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. Glad to see Helton wasn't penalized for playing at Coors... |
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Post by inger on Jan 23, 2024 19:50:52 GMT -5
Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. Glad to see Helton wasn't penalized for playing at Coors... Coors field isn’t going to get you to the HOF I’d yiu’re a schlep. Helton is a deserving member of the HOF. I think if he had played in YS he would have been a different kind of hitter. More HR’s, fewer doubles. But he’d have still been a big time star… |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 23, 2024 20:45:08 GMT -5
Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. I know i will get flack and hate for this but mauer in the hof and posada isnt , makes little to no sense to me I was thinking more of Mattingly. Mauer is a first ballot HOF but Donnie still can't get in? The had similar careers in where their greatness was cut short. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 24, 2024 0:56:58 GMT -5
I know i will get flack and hate for this but mauer in the hof and posada isnt , makes little to no sense to me I was thinking more of Mattingly. Mauer is a first ballot HOF but Donnie still can't get in? The had similar careers in where their greatness was cut short. I agree Mauer was a no-brainer for the HOF. You knew it when you watched him, as you did with the other two first-ballot catchers Bench and Pudge. And all three of Mauer's batting titles came as a catcher. But I thought it was interesting that Thurman actually played 357 more games at catcher than Mauer. I buy the short-career argument with him less and less. Same with Mattingly. If you're among the top handful of position players in the game over a five or six year period, you should definitely get more consideration than Donnie has. And how were Yogi Berra, Bill Dickey and Roy Campanella not first ballot entries? Mickey Cochrane I sort of understand because when he first became eligible it was in the early days of the Hall and there was a huge backlog and for much of the 1940s they weren't even voting. Although he was probably the greatest catcher in the history of the game when he retired (and still on the short list by any standard.) . |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Jan 24, 2024 11:52:09 GMT -5
I know i will get flack and hate for this but mauer in the hof and posada isnt , makes little to no sense to me I was thinking more of Mattingly. Mauer is a first ballot HOF but Donnie still can't get in? The had similar careers in where their greatness was cut short. I never bought the short career argument with Mattingly. When Oliva was put in the HOF, I did a comparison of their stats and they were almost identical, including games played and abs. IIRC, Donnie actually played more games. |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Jan 24, 2024 13:36:16 GMT -5
I was thinking more of Mattingly. Mauer is a first ballot HOF but Donnie still can't get in? The had similar careers in where their greatness was cut short. I agree Mauer was a no-brainer for the HOF. You knew it when you watched him, as you did with the other two first-ballot catchers Bench and Pudge. And all three of Mauer's batting titles came as a catcher. But I thought it was interesting that Thurman actually played 357 more games at catcher than Mauer. I buy the short-career argument with him less and less. Same with Mattingly. If you're among the top handful of position players in the game over a five or six year period, you should definitely get more consideration than Donnie has. And how were Yogi Berra, Bill Dickey and Roy Campanella not first ballot entries? Mickey Cochrane I sort of understand because when he first became eligible it was in the early days of the Hall and there was a huge backlog and for much of the 1940s they weren't even voting. Although he was probably the greatest catcher in the history of the game when he retired (and still on the short list by any standard.) . That's always been my argument with both Munson and Mattingly, too. They were 2 of the best all around players in baseball for several years, and in Mattingly's case, he was the best. They should both be in the HoF. Let's add Guidry to the discussion. Top 7 among Cy Young candidates 6 times. Top 3, 3 times. Top 20 in all-time winning percentage for pitchers with over 150 wins. |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Jan 24, 2024 13:52:19 GMT -5
Guidry averaged 7.1 innings per start and had 95 career complete games.
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Post by Max on Jan 24, 2024 15:01:43 GMT -5
I know i will get flack and hate for this but mauer in the hof and posada isnt , makes little to no sense to me I was thinking more of Mattingly. Mauer is a first ballot HOF but Donnie still can't get in? The had similar careers in where their greatness was cut short. In my opinion, Mauer was always the Mattingly of Catchers. Great hitting and great defense. |
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Post by Max on Jan 24, 2024 15:02:48 GMT -5
I agree Mauer was a no-brainer for the HOF. You knew it when you watched him, as you did with the other two first-ballot catchers Bench and Pudge. And all three of Mauer's batting titles came as a catcher. But I thought it was interesting that Thurman actually played 357 more games at catcher than Mauer. I buy the short-career argument with him less and less. Same with Mattingly. If you're among the top handful of position players in the game over a five or six year period, you should definitely get more consideration than Donnie has. And how were Yogi Berra, Bill Dickey and Roy Campanella not first ballot entries? Mickey Cochrane I sort of understand because when he first became eligible it was in the early days of the Hall and there was a huge backlog and for much of the 1940s they weren't even voting. Although he was probably the greatest catcher in the history of the game when he retired (and still on the short list by any standard.) . That's always been my argument with both Munson and Mattingly, too. They were 2 of the best all around players in baseball for several years, and in Mattingly's case, he was the best. They should both be in the HoF. Let's add Guidry to the discussion. Top 7 among Cy Young candidates 6 times. Top 3, 3 times. Top 20 in all-time winning percentage for pitchers with over 150 wins.
Well said, my friend. |
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I've seen runners take a shot of whiskey during a marathon but chain smoking? 
