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| Author: | badrogue17 [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Joe Maurer retires, HOF’er ?? |
Retired today . I say NOT a HOF’er. |
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:31 am ] |
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Sure is. |
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| Author: | Cashman [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:49 am ] |
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No shot, twinkle toes. |
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| Author: | HawaiiYou [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:51 am ] |
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No |
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| Author: | Godfella [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Joe Maurer retires, HOF’er ?? |
| 15 years loyalty to the same team. #Respect |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Joe Maurer retires, HOF’er ?? |
Hall of very good. |
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| Author: | KDdidit [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 12:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Joe Maurer retires, HOF’er ?? |
Can't believe those suckers passed on Prior! |
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| Author: | Regular Reader [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 12:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Joe Maurer retires, HOF’er ?? |
MVP, best at his position for almost a decade, decent guy & teammate, in. |
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| Author: | Chet Coppock's Fur Coat [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 12:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Joe Maurer retires, HOF’er ?? |
Hall of the Very Good. Not a HOF. |
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| Author: | Urlacher's missing neck [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 1:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Joe Maurer retires, HOF’er ?? |
I wonder what would have happened if he decided to be the QB at FSU. |
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| Author: | Caller Bob [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 1:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Joe Maurer retires, HOF’er ?? |
Did not even play catcher the last half of his career. He was a light hitting Mark Grace. Hall of Good. HOF, no way. |
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| Author: | Caller Bob [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 1:59 pm ] |
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Urlacher's missing neck wrote: I wonder what would have happened if he decided to be the QB at FSU. Drafted for sure by Kenny Williams. |
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| Author: | Jaw Breaker [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 2:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Joe Maurer retires, HOF’er ?? |
Part of me feels anyone with three batting titles is an automatic, but I have to lean a bit toward no with Mauer. |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 2:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Joe Maurer retires, HOF’er ?? |
The case from baseball-reference: https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... jo01.shtml MVP 6x All-Star 3x Gold Glove 5x Silver Slugger 3x Batting Title HOFers Craig Biggio, Mickey Cochrane (catcher of those great 1930s Philadelphia A's! I guess!), and Alan Trammell turn up in his similarity scores, but they're dominated by Hall of Pretty Good for a Long Timers like Michael Young, Ray Durham, and Benito Santiago. He's well short on all the Hall trackers: 15 in Black Ink (league-leading season stats) when he'd need 27, and a mere 43 in Gray Ink when he needs 144. By the numbers, he's a no, but he's a hometown franchise player who got the Twins good enough to get a replacement for the Metrodome. I'd say keep him in your back pocket if you need an induction in a slow year, but not first-ballot. |
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:09 pm ] |
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No. As others have said he's in the Hall of Very Good. |
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| Author: | tommy [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 10:02 pm ] |
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Terry's Peeps wrote: No. As others have said he's in the Hall of Very Good. Much closer to it than Mark Prior |
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| Author: | Don Tiny [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 10:07 pm ] |
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Terry's Peeps wrote: No. As others have said he's in the Hall of Very Good. Correct. |
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| Author: | Nardi [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 10:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Joe Maurer retires, HOF’er ?? |
Surefire if he could hit some dingers. But he didn't, so no. HOF catcher/1B need dingers. |
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| Author: | newper [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 10:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Joe Maurer retires, HOF’er ?? |
Sideburns are in, but he isn't. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9H8ZudKo3M |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:10 pm ] |
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Not first ballot, but yes. |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Joe Maurer retires, HOF’er ?? |
Similar to Craig Biggio, so yes he will eventually be in the HOF. |
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| Author: | newper [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:17 pm ] |
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 "If the person making your HOF thread can't even spell your name, you might not be a HOFer." |
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| Author: | Nas [ Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:37 pm ] |
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Not Mark Prior but yes. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Joe Maurer retires, HOF’er ?? |
RFDC wrote: Similar to Craig Biggio, so yes he will eventually be in the HOF. If Craig Biggio was a first basemen in the second half of his career, he would not be HOF worthy either |
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| Author: | badrogue17 [ Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:58 am ] |
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good dolphin wrote: RFDC wrote: Similar to Craig Biggio, so yes he will eventually be in the HOF. If Craig Biggio was a first basemen in the second half of his career, he would not be HOF worthy either Ehhh, I think the 3000 hits gets him in regardless . Still hit almost 300 career HR’s as well. |
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| Author: | Chisox [ Mon Nov 12, 2018 1:02 pm ] |
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Mauer makes me want the Hall to be bigger. It's already getting to the point where some guys are in and you wonder why other guys are out...so why not let a lot more players in without it becoming Basketball or Football? We know who the best-of-the-best are anyway, so why not honor a lot more players that treated the game right and were awesome players as well. The Hall wouldn't be lesser with Mauer, Mattingly, Murphy, Whitaker, Bernie Williams, and many more guys that are considered borderline. Of course there will always be a borderline, but if the old standard was two HOF players per year, I'm ready for that to be four with a lot of players from the past getting in while they can enjoy it with their families. |
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| Author: | Warren Newson [ Mon Nov 12, 2018 1:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Joe Maurer retires, HOF’er ?? |
Jay Jaffe has him rated higher than the average catcher in JAWS and said he would vote for him if given the opportunity. |
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| Author: | Nardi [ Mon Nov 12, 2018 2:12 pm ] |
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Mauer DID get the shit kicked out of him being a catcher. And he was awesome during those years. The question is do we give him the Sandy Koufax pass? MANY knowledgeable fans and writers would. I wouldn't. I'm a prick, I guess. I think Koufax is iffy. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Mon Nov 12, 2018 2:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Joe Maurer retires, HOF’er ?? |
I know that barn door has been open for a long time but I think voters should start with the presumption against a player being HOF worthy when they begin their scrutiny. |
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| Author: | 312player [ Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:00 pm ] |
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Not a HOF player |
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