Ryno's Wife wrote:
Regular Reader wrote:
All-time - Sandberg.
What is wrong with you?
No range, stiff, slow footed, no range(again), not a team leader(nor a winner), no personality....just callin' them as I see 'em, Liddy
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| Author: | Walt Williams Neck [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:27 am ] |
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You know my Grady Sizemore love. |
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| Author: | Ryno's Wife [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:33 am ] |
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Joe Morgan. Oh, did you mean current player? Alfonso Soriano. |
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| Author: | spanky [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:39 am ] |
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Now? Jeter. 10 yeras ago? Nomar. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:05 pm ] |
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Kevin Youklis |
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| Author: | Regular Reader [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:10 pm ] |
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All-time - Sandberg. (Eckersley being a close second) Currently - Papelbon |
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| Author: | suckers playground [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:37 pm ] |
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good dolphin wrote: Kevin Youklis The way some people spin it, any BoSox to come up with a "clutch" hit ought to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame by the time he gets back to the dugout. That said, the guy can hit, nothing overrated about that. Also overrated: Jason Bay before he got to Boston. |
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| Author: | Douchebag [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:39 pm ] |
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Aaron Rowand |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:04 pm ] |
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Ryno's Wife wrote: Alfonso Soriano. Put down the meth pipe and slooooowly walk away. |
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| Author: | Ryno's Wife [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:33 pm ] |
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Regular Reader wrote: All-time - Sandberg. What is wrong with you? |
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| Author: | Regular Reader [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:56 pm ] |
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Ryno's Wife wrote: Regular Reader wrote: All-time - Sandberg. What is wrong with you? No range, stiff, slow footed, no range(again), not a team leader(nor a winner), no personality....just callin' them as I see 'em, Liddy
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| Author: | crosscheck [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:26 pm ] |
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anyone playing in New York or Boston |
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| Author: | hackwilson's ribbies [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:34 pm ] |
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crosscheck wrote: anyone playing in New York or Boston 
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| Author: | W_Z [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:38 pm ] |
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Micah Hoffpauir 
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:50 pm ] |
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MICKEY CHARLES MANTLE!! |
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| Author: | suckers playground [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:32 pm ] |
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Ted Williams, taking batting practice wrote: I'm Ted Fucking Williams! *crack*
I'm Ted Fucking Williams! *crack* I'm Ted Motherfucking Cocksucking Williams *crack* GODDAMNIT! |
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| Author: | newper [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:39 pm ] |
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Frank Coztansa wrote: MICKEY CHARLES MANTLE!!  +7 for that one Frank!
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Fri May 01, 2009 10:16 am ] |
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suckers playground wrote: Ted Williams, taking batting practice wrote: I'm Ted Fucking Williams! *crack* I'm Ted Fucking Williams! *crack* I'm Ted Motherfucking Cocksucking Williams *crack* GODDAMNIT! Ball Four. |
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| Author: | Ryno's Wife [ Fri May 01, 2009 10:53 am ] |
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Regular Reader wrote: Ryno's Wife wrote: Regular Reader wrote: All-time - Sandberg. What is wrong with you? No range, stiff, slow footed, no range(again), not a team leader(nor a winner), no personality....just callin' them as I see 'em, Liddy 
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| Author: | Douchebag [ Fri May 01, 2009 10:58 am ] |
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Regular Reader wrote: No range, stiff, slow footed, no range(again), not a team leader(nor a winner), no personality....just callin' them as I see 'em, Liddy I agree with the "no range" comment. Yes, he won 9 gold gloves, but there were many balls that made it through up the middle that he had no chane at coming close to (and those are not ruled as errors). I can't recall Sandberg ever making a diving play in the field. If you don't take many chances obviously the amount of errors you make will be much lower. I think he was a great player, but he might be one of the most overrated defensive stars ever. |
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| Author: | hackwilson's ribbies [ Fri May 01, 2009 11:27 am ] |
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Douchebag wrote: Regular Reader wrote: No range, stiff, slow footed, no range(again), not a team leader(nor a winner), no personality....just callin' them as I see 'em, Liddy I agree with the "no range" comment. Yes, he won 9 gold gloves, but there were many balls that made it through up the middle that he had no chane at coming close to (and those are not ruled as errors). I can't recall Sandberg ever making a diving play in the field. If you don't take many chances obviously the amount of errors you make will be much lower. I think he was a great player, but he might be one of the most overrated defensive stars ever. Okay, I'm not gonna compare memory recollection with you  but I most definitely remember Sandberg making diving grabs. If we're judging one's fielding prowess by attempts, then I think a very strong case can be made for ol' Ryno. I thought I'd compare the attempt numbers and fielding percentage between Sandberg and the guy who was widely regarded as the best fielder of that era, Ozzie Smith, who apparently made it into the Hall on the merit of fielding ALONE, and they're somewhat comparable, especially seeing as the shortstop position typically sees a bit more action than 2nd base...http://www.baseball-reference.com/playe ... oz01.shtml http://www.baseball-reference.com/playe ... ry01.shtml |
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| Author: | hackwilson's ribbies [ Fri May 01, 2009 11:30 am ] |
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Regular Reader wrote: No range, stiff, slow footed, no range(again), not a team leader(nor a winner), no personality....just callin' them as I see 'em, Liddy I'm not thinking that is part of the equation in establishing someone's baseball skills, sorry 
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| Author: | man of few opinions [ Fri May 01, 2009 11:57 am ] |
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Douchebag wrote: I can't recall Sandberg ever making a diving play in the field. either your memory is bad, or you didnt watch a lot of games during his career. he had decent but not great range. he had no problem diving for balls to either side. |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Fri May 01, 2009 12:04 pm ] |
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man of few opinions wrote: Douchebag wrote: I can't recall Sandberg ever making a diving play in the field. either your memory is bad, or you didnt watch a lot of games during his career. he had decent but not great range. he had no problem diving for balls to either side. Yeah what he said! Sandberg made a TON of diving plays in his career. |
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| Author: | Ryno's Wife [ Fri May 01, 2009 2:36 pm ] |
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hackwilson's ribbies wrote: Regular Reader wrote: No range, stiff, slow footed, no range(again), not a team leader(nor a winner), no personality....just callin' them as I see 'em, Liddy I'm not thinking that is part of the equation in establishing someone's baseball skills, sorry Sandberg has said that he was overwhelmed and embarrased by all the attention fixated on him during his early years in the MLB. He was a quiet kid from Spokane who just came to Chicago (by way of Philly) to play ball and had no clue how to handle all the attention. Not everyone who plays the game is a ball-buster and jokester like Ryan Dempster or Reed Johnson, or a media-savvy self-promoter like Joe freaking Morgan. He's by far one of the best, if not the best, second baseman of the modern era. And he's much cuter than you
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| Author: | Regular Reader [ Fri May 01, 2009 3:59 pm ] |
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Ryno's Wife wrote: Sandberg has said that he was overwhelmed and embarrased by all the attention fixated on him during his early years in the MLB. He was a quiet kid from Spokane who just came to Chicago (by way of Philly) to play ball and had no clue how to handle all the attention. Not everyone who plays the game is a ball-buster and jokester like Ryan Dempster or Reed Johnson, or a truly great second baseman like Joe freaking Morgan. He's a good to great second baseman, that's all. Fixed Care to continue with the Ryno life story? I know you have that in you, dying to come out.
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| Author: | Ryno's Wife [ Fri May 01, 2009 4:20 pm ] |
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Regular Reader wrote: Care to continue with the Ryno life story? I know you have that in you, dying to come out.  okay okay, point taken...
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