Gwynn, Ripken Will Fall Short of Perfect

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

Kiev Wrote:

Jack Morris belongs in the HOF - dude just dominated in his prime.

yeah, one of the best big game pitchers i've ever witnessed.

game 7 of 1991 world series. 'nuff said.

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

crutches of destruction Wrote:

jewels santana Wrote:

i don't know if i'd call lifetime .380 horrible OBP, or even anywhere near bad.

I was being facetious, & just carrying over an argument made against Ichiro. Statisticians go on about how the OBP should be higher, since his average by itself is already so high. Anything under 410 or 420 for OBP seems ridiculously low, to them.

That said, I'd take a guy who almost always puts the ball in play, over a swing-&-miss specialist. Better things will happen due the former.

i agree, as a phillies fan i know all to well how strike outs can kill momentum.

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:58 pm

jewels santana Wrote:

crutches of destruction Wrote:

jewels santana Wrote:

i don't know if i'd call lifetime .380 horrible OBP, or even anywhere near bad.

I was being facetious, & just carrying over an argument made against Ichiro. Statisticians go on about how the OBP should be higher, since his average by itself is already so high. Anything under 410 or 420 for OBP seems ridiculously low, to them.

That said, I'd take a guy who almost always puts the ball in play, over a swing-&-miss specialist. Better things will happen due the former.

i agree, as a phillies fan i know all to well how strike outs can kill momentum.

But his name is... PAT THE BAT!!!

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

crutches of destruction Wrote:

jewels santana Wrote:

crutches of destruction Wrote:

jewels santana Wrote:

i don't know if i'd call lifetime .380 horrible OBP, or even anywhere near bad.

I was being facetious, & just carrying over an argument made against Ichiro. Statisticians go on about how the OBP should be higher, since his average by itself is already so high. Anything under 410 or 420 for OBP seems ridiculously low, to them.

That said, I'd take a guy who almost always puts the ball in play, over a swing-&-miss specialist. Better things will happen due the former.

i agree, as a phillies fan i know all to well how strike outs can kill momentum.

But his name is... PAT THE BAT!!!

haha, ah the power of rhyming.
he has more strikeouts in three years than Gwynn had in his whole career.

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