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Suggesting Abrue is better than Frank Thomas
That didn't happen here, remedial Bob. Jorr said he would take Abreu over Frank Thomas if he were starting a team. He also said that Big Frank is undoubtedly the best player in Sox history.

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Suggesting Abrue is better than Frank Thomas
That didn't happen here, remedial Bob. Jorr said he would take Abreu over Frank Thomas if he were starting a team. He also said that Big Frank is undoubtedly the best player in Sox history.


Ok, saying you would take Abrue over Frank Thomas is top 5 worst sports take in the history of this board....
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This is baseball. There's no "building around a player" like in basketball and football.


That's why most teams lose. Because the dopes putting them together look at numbers and come to the conclusion that A-Rod is better than Jeter.

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Nardi wrote:
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This is baseball. There's no "building around a player" like in basketball and football. It's basically a 1v1 matchup between the hitter and pitcher, with defense having a small impact on it obviously. You need a lot of really good players to win, but you don't need to build a team specifically around a player.

The 1994 team was built to win. Frank had an OPS north of 1.200 that year. 38 homers in 113 games. The guy was an absolute machine that year. Frank would be the 1st baseman on every damn team in the league during some of his prime years if they could choose. I can't believe we're talking about a 2 time MVP as a guy you "wouldn't build around".

If Frank didn't swing, it was a ball. Rightly or wrongly.



Early on that was true. In the latter part of his career he developed a habit of jumping back from the inside strike and then pouting.

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Nardi wrote:
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This is baseball. There's no "building around a player" like in basketball and football. It's basically a 1v1 matchup between the hitter and pitcher, with defense having a small impact on it obviously. You need a lot of really good players to win, but you don't need to build a team specifically around a player.

The 1994 team was built to win. Frank had an OPS north of 1.200 that year. 38 homers in 113 games. The guy was an absolute machine that year. Frank would be the 1st baseman on every damn team in the league during some of his prime years if they could choose. I can't believe we're talking about a 2 time MVP as a guy you "wouldn't build around".

If Frank didn't swing, it was a ball. Rightly or wrongly.



Early on that was true. In the latter part of his career he developed a habit of jumping back from the inside strike and then pouting.

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Suggesting Abrue is better than Frank Thomas might be a top 5 worst sports take in the history of this board....

The difference being BBs. I'm not downplaying Frank. He didn't swing at garbage. And not swinging at garbage helps immensely.
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I know we joke about it but I'm not sure Abreu is better than Rizzo. I think they are comparable over their careers.


They're really not though. Even on the numbers we have Abreu is better and that's with losing about four prime seasons.

And I like Rizzo. I think he was the most important Cub during their run.

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Nardi wrote:
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Suggesting Abrue is better than Frank Thomas might be a top 5 worst sports take in the history of this board....

The difference being BBs. I'm not downplaying Frank. He didn't swing at garbage. And not swinging at garbage helps immensely.


I'll say again. Thomas is the greatest White Sox player by the things we can measure. After that it gets into opinions. No, I'm not claiming Abreu is a better hitter than Frank. I'm not even claiming he's much better defensively. I'm saying I'd rather have him on my team. Just like I'd take Jeter over A-Rod without thinking twice about it.

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I'd want my team to be in your division.


As long as I could come up with some pitching, you'd finish second at best.

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Caller Bob wrote:
Suggesting Abrue is better than Frank Thomas might be a top 5 worst sports take in the history of this board....

Jorr has a lot of those. A lot. I can think of 3 of the top 5 off the top of my head.

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Darkside wrote:
Caller Bob wrote:
Suggesting Abrue is better than Frank Thomas might be a top 5 worst sports take in the history of this board....

Jorr has a lot of those. A lot. I can think of 3 of the top 5 off the top of my head.


Yeah, like that Quintana and Samardzija were bums. Oh shit, I was right about that.

Beyond that I never suggested the thing that dipshit says I suggested in the post you quoted. And not just because he's so fucking dumb he can't spell a five letter name properly even with his strong opinion about the guy.

I know what I'm talking about when it comes to baseball.

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:lol: Everyone gets one wrong once in awhile.

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Darkside wrote:
Caller Bob wrote:
Suggesting Abrue is better than Frank Thomas might be a top 5 worst sports take in the history of this board....

Jorr has a lot of those. A lot. I can think of 3 of the top 5 off the top of my head.
Not as many as Bob.

I could probably find 5 of 6 threads that Bob has started with based on his moronic sports thoughts.

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Suggesting Abrue is better than Frank Thomas might be a top 5 worst sports take in the history of this board....

The difference being BBs. I'm not downplaying Frank. He didn't swing at garbage. And not swinging at garbage helps immensely.


I'll say again. Thomas is the greatest White Sox player by the things we can measure. After that it gets into opinions. No, I'm not claiming Abreu is a better hitter than Frank. I'm not even claiming he's much better defensively. I'm saying I'd rather have him on my team. Just like I'd take Jeter over A-Rod without thinking twice about it.

I get it. There's a love of the game aspect and all that entails that's undervalued. There's no argument that all through the '90's, Frank was about Frank. And when the strike zone changed, he lost the dominance that he had. But to be fair, he was also on the back side of his prime.

All I can say is Abreu at 34 is better than Frank at 34. It is a shame that Jose didn't get the chance to grow at 22 instead of 27.
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
Beyond that I never suggested the thing that dipshit says I suggested in the post you quoted.


Caller Bob wrote:
Ok, saying you would take Abrue over Frank Thomas is top 5 worst sports take in the history of this board....


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if I were putting together a team I'd take Abreu over Frank every time.


Every time! You really double down with that stupidity. EVERY TIME, huh?


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Darkside wrote:
Caller Bob wrote:
Suggesting Abrue is better than Frank Thomas might be a top 5 worst sports take in the history of this board....

Jorr has a lot of those. A lot. I can think of 3 of the top 5 off the top of my head.


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Caller Bob wrote:
Suggesting Abrue is better than Frank Thomas might be a top 5 worst sports take in the history of this board....

Jorr has a lot of those. A lot. I can think of 3 of the top 5 off the top of my head.


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and weren't cubbie fans saying he was probably older than his listed age.

he is doing remarkable things for a 40 year old

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Still no real timetable. I don't have a good feeling about getting anything from either this year. Engel returning is more encouraging. It will hopefully remove the black hole of Garcia from the lineup. Engel and Hamilton should be able to run about anything down.

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It will hopefully remove the black hole of Garcia from the lineup

If wishes were trees....

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I read that as "Jerry does not want to add any new pieces."

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I read that as "Jerry does not want to add any new pieces."



Well said JB! :lol:

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Eloy is already swinging. You can tell by Spaulding's increased interest.

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He rehabs in 4 weeks, figure 2 week rehab assignment and he is back with the club before the trade deadline

The White Sox have won the 2021 trade deadline without giving up a single piece

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