lardin – Jul 1, 2012 at 8:59 PM
Ten Years from now,
Me with my two boys walking through the Hall of fame:
Dad: Boys, over there is the All time home run exhibit. Babe Ruth held the record the longest and it was broken by Hank Aaron in the 1970’s I watched as Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez eventually broke Aaron’s Record. On the Other wall his Rafael Palmiero He is one of a handful of players with 3000 hits and 500 Home Runs. Back in the far corner is an exhibit on Roger Clemens hes one the best pitchers ever saw, right there with Greg Maddux and Pedro. Upstairs, we’ll check out the exhibit on Pete Rose. arguably the greatest hitter of all time.
Boy #1: Dad, if these guys are so great why didnt we see them in the room with all the plaques?
Boy#2: Yeah dad, they stink.
Dad: Well boys, they did things that baseball did not like. Pete Rose Gambled on baseball and was band for life.
Boy#1. But A-rod isnt banned for life, we saw him at Yankee Stadium last week?
Dad: I know, Arod, Bonds, Palmiero, and Clemens took drugs to make themselves bigger stronger and faster.
Boy #2: So they cheated?
Dad: Yes they did.
Boy#2: So why are they in the Hall of Fame?
Dad: The Hall of fame is a museum. It tells the history of baseball and all the great things that have happened in the game. These men did great things and deserve to have their accomplishments remembered in the Hall of fame. But they are not Hall of famers, like Derek Jeter or Ken Griffey Jr, who as far as we know never cheated.
Boy#1: I dont understand Dad
Dad: Boys, there is a difference between being in the Hall of fame and being a Hall of Famer. All these great players are in the Hall of fame. Their accomplishments demand that much. But, when the writers vote for induction, Integrity counts. The writers believed those guys had no integrity because they cheated, therefore they are not Hall of FAMERS.
Average OPS+ (or wRC+) is slightly less than 0 (-5 so far this year in the NL). Wells has a career 26 OPS+ and a 14 wRC+, not including today’s double, so he’s been above average (given the sample size). His minor league hitting numbers are relatively good, too: .191/.265/.292. He’s no Zambrano, but he’s probably above average.
Chicago White Sox’s third baseman this year have produced a collective line of .168/.243/.224, ranking dead last in the majors in every offensive statistic.
Dee Gordon’s line is .225/.276/.277 and whatever Fangraphs uses for defense doesn’t like Gordon either.
With year long interleague play starting next season, I had a feeling the NL would be getting the DH within 5 years, but some “purists” will point to how pitchers are hitting better than the White Sox 3rd basemen and the Dodger’s starting SS as part of why pitchers should hit. Over the last 2 or 3 seasons, between Aaron Miles, Miguel Tejada, and Dee Gordon, I wonder if Colletti & Sabean had a bet on who could win the most games while giving the worst hitters tons of PAs.
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Ha! But since we’re 3 games into the 60-game win streak, I’ll side with Beer Gut Guy.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ pinetar:
(dying laughing) he’s horrible. He might be the worst fielding pitcher I’ve ever seen.
mb21Quote Reply
(dying laughing) well done, Josh.
mb21Quote Reply
Slight revision. I do that sometimes. That’s the OCD.
joshQuote Reply
I’m a big fan of the third base coach in this gif.
GBTSQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
Facepalm worthy.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
Is that a spring training game or something? I’m pretty sure that’s Ricky Weeks at bat.
joshQuote Reply
GBTS wrote:
3B coach definitely knows what’s up.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ josh:
That was today’s Brewers win at Miller Park.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
Really? I guess the advertising in the outfield looked more minor leaguish to me or something.
joshQuote Reply
You don’t see a lot of walkoff stolen base errors.
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
Usually the defense isn’t incompetent.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ josh:
I thought so too, but I was the M on the scoreboard. Who the hell is wearing green uniforms?
mb21Quote Reply
That’s the Brewers? I see Weeks at the plate now that I know it’s them, but green?
mb21Quote Reply
@ mb21:
The uniforms were part of it too. If not for Weeks’s hair I would have assumed it was a minor league or college game.
joshQuote Reply
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=22767277&c_id=mlb&topic_id=vtp_star_of_the_game
The CF probably should’ve hung on to the ball.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
Especially with the game on the line.
joshQuote Reply
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/01/joe-torre-says-roger-clemens-belongs-in-hall-of-fame/
The following is a recent comment I enjoyed:
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat wrote:
Chicago White Sox’s third baseman this year have produced a collective line of .168/.243/.224, ranking dead last in the majors in every offensive statistic.
Dee Gordon’s line is .225/.276/.277 and whatever Fangraphs uses for defense doesn’t like Gordon either.
With year long interleague play starting next season, I had a feeling the NL would be getting the DH within 5 years, but some “purists” will point to how pitchers are hitting better than the White Sox 3rd basemen and the Dodger’s starting SS as part of why pitchers should hit. Over the last 2 or 3 seasons, between Aaron Miles, Miguel Tejada, and Dee Gordon, I wonder if Colletti & Sabean had a bet on who could win the most games while giving the worst hitters tons of PAs.
BubbaBiscuitQuote Reply
Rice Cube wrote:
(dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
On a team full of baserunning fails I thought this play needed to be applauded:
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=22755919&c_id=mlb
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Belgium I am in you
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ Berselius:
Makes a change from the other way around, eh?
(assuming you drink Duvel at home)
Suburban kidQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
It’s like a reverse TOOTBLAN.
SO CONFUSED!>!?
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
A SOTBLAG?
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Given what the Dodgers were going to give the Astros for Carlos Lee, I hope Jed had Coletti’s phone blowing up.
Recalcitrant Blogger NateQuote Reply
RE: All Star Game selections and fans watching
mb21 wrote:
Two words: Dan Uggla
SVBQuote Reply
@ SVB:
One word two syllables: onion
joshQuote Reply
One word three syllables and a space: Cellar door.
Magical.
joshQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
Sweetness on the basepaths like a gangsta?
Mobile RiceQuote Reply
Vogelbach went bananas last night including a triple
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
@ bubblesdachimp:
Did he survive the night?
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
He’s still trying to catch his breath.
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
Nobody better smoke over there due to all the oxygen he had to use…
I see minor league shit is up so I shall migrate.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Havent seen an update that he died.
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