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July 26th, 2012, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by kmoney
VC, and anyone, who is your favorite player?
Mine is Willie Mays.
George Brett, a Royal, is probably 2nd.
Sandy Koufax, 3rd.
Maybe Ty Cobb for 4th.
Some of my favorites are Honus Wagner, Eric Davis , Will Clark, Willie Mays, Greg Maddux, and many others. Honus Wagner is a forgotten great from the Dead Ball Era.
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July 26th, 2012, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by kmoney
VC, and anyone, who is your favorite player?
Mine is Willie Mays.
George Brett, a Royal, is probably 2nd.
Sandy Koufax, 3rd.
Maybe Ty Cobb for 4th.
This is difficult for me to say. I don't have one single favorite.
I am a big GHR fan, without question. He will probably always be my favorite, despite his faults and the controversy that surrounds just how great he really was.
I really admire Lou Gehrig. He wasn't perfect by any means, but he was a great example of good sportsmanship.
Jackie Robinson, Cy Young, Sandy Koufax...it's hard to pick.
Ted Williams.
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July 26th, 2012, 04:28 PM
I really like reading about the early game. The team names were great.
One noteworthy minor league team was the Walla Walla Walla Wallas back in 1891.
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The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.
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July 26th, 2012, 04:39 PM
One of the truly forgotten greats is Oscar Charleston. According to Buck O'Neil, Charleston was the greatest ballplayer he ever saw, even greater than Willie Mays. O'Neil was a career "baseball man", played in the Negro Leagues was a teammate of Satchel Paige, and went on to be a major league scout and major league coach. He was involved in baseball for over 70 years. To the end of his life O'Neil (who died in 2006) swore that Charleston would have been even greater than Willie Mays if Charleston had played in the majors. Charleston was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.
Your problem is not technology. The problem is YOU. You lack the will to change...You treat this planet as you treat each other. - Klaatu
What are you talking about? There is no such thing as the "Mafia"......it doesn't exist. Just a bunch of lies told to defame honest hardworking Italians like myself. - TomO
I will do you, let's see, goofy, wacky, and to the left side of the bell curve. -Ktoyou
I'm white. I'm not black. I can't convert to being black. It doesn't matter how much I want to become black. I could listen to rap and date fat white women all day; for all that, I'll still remain white.- Traditio
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July 26th, 2012, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by The Berean
One of the truly forgotten greats is Oscar Charleston. According to Buck O'Neil, Charleston was the greatest ballplayer he ever saw, even greater than Willie Mays. O'Neil was a career "baseball man", played in the Negro Leagues was a teammate of Satchel Paige, and went on to be a major league scout and major league coach. He was involved in baseball for over 70 years. To the end of his life O'Neil (who died in 2006) swore that Charleston would have been even greater than Willie Mays if Charleston had played in the majors. Charleston was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.
I JUST read an article about him. Pretty amazing fellow.
The Lord bless you and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.
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July 26th, 2012, 06:23 PM
This guy was an AMAZING hitter. Check this out. Over six seasons (1920-25) he averaged: .397/.467/.666!!
Over five seasons (1921-25) he averaged: .402/.474/.690. Let me say it gain. Over five seasons Rogers Hornsby had a .402 batting average!
Your problem is not technology. The problem is YOU. You lack the will to change...You treat this planet as you treat each other. - Klaatu
What are you talking about? There is no such thing as the "Mafia"......it doesn't exist. Just a bunch of lies told to defame honest hardworking Italians like myself. - TomO
I will do you, let's see, goofy, wacky, and to the left side of the bell curve. -Ktoyou
I'm white. I'm not black. I can't convert to being black. It doesn't matter how much I want to become black. I could listen to rap and date fat white women all day; for all that, I'll still remain white.- Traditio
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Success is a journey, not a destination. So stop running.
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July 26th, 2012, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by The Berean
The "Lineup Protection" idea has been studied by sabermetricians for years now and the general consensus from the data is that lineup protection doesn't really exist.
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July 26th, 2012, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by The Berean
Some of my favorites are Honus Wagner, Eric Davis , Will Clark, Willie Mays, Greg Maddux, and many others. Honus Wagner is a forgotten great from the Dead Ball Era.
Honus is a good one.
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Originally Posted by The Berean
This guy was an AMAZING hitter. Check this out. Over six seasons (1920-25) he averaged: .397/.467/.666!!
Over five seasons (1921-25) he averaged: .402/.474/.690. Let me say it gain. Over five seasons Rogers Hornsby had a .402 batting average!
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July 26th, 2012, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by vegascowboy
This is difficult for me to say. I don't have one single favorite.
I am a big GHR fan, without question. He will probably always be my favorite, despite his faults and the controversy that surrounds just how great he really was.
I really admire Lou Gehrig. He wasn't perfect by any means, but he was a great example of good sportsmanship.
Jackie Robinson, Cy Young, Sandy Koufax...it's hard to pick.
- TomO
-Ktoyou
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