WHOA! Somebody is forgetting a certain Mr. Mickey Mantle.
And I'd also put Pete Rose ahead of Murray or Alomar.
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In other news, Mark Teixeira has turned on beast mode
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Also I may even move him up over Eddie Murray and Alomar on my switch hitter all time ranking if he keeps it up.
WHOA! Somebody is forgetting a certain Mr. Mickey Mantle.
Shane first player in the bigs to record a quadruple double this year -- double figures in doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases.
This puts him in some great Phillies company: Jimmy Rollins (five times), Juan Samuel (four times), Dick Allen (three times), Bobby Abreu (two times), Mike Schmidt, Bake McBride and Johnny Callison.
Anyone surprised at Dick Allen being on that list? You shouldn't be. Anyway, the old Connie Mack Stadium, which preceded the old Vet and was located in scenic North Philly, was something of a triples haven. In the sixties, guys like Tony Gonzalez, Tony Taylor, Callison, Allen and others all regularly hit 10 or more triples in a season.
I also like to tip my cap to Bake McBride, a base-stealing, lifetime .299 hitter who was a vastly underrated, gold glove caliber defender on a team chock full of gold glove winners -- in various years, Bob Boone at catcher, Larry Bowa at SS, Manny Trillo at 2nd, Mike Schmidt at 3rd (9 in a row, 10 overall), and the Secretary of Defense, Garry Maddox in center (7 in a row, 8 overall).
Harry Kalas said of Maddox, ""Two-thirds of the Earth is covered by water, the other one-third is covered by Garry Maddox."
Bowa only won two, but that's only because he regularly finished a very close second to Dave Concepcion, who was a tad "flashier."
Manny Trillo (3 GG's ) had THE BEST arm I have ever seen on any second baseman, ever.
Bob Boone won 7 gold gloves, but only two before he was traded away by the Phillies.
Talk about being strong up the middle! :thumbsup:
Wow, nice quote from Harry the K. I also didn't know Maddox's nick was Secretary of Defense, awesome.
Juan Samuel! Would have never guessed him (or Allen). He had geri curls like they were going outta style.
Samuel became the first player in Major League history to reach double-figures in home runs, triples, doubles and stolen bases in each of his first four seasons.
He led the league in triples twice, in 1984 (19) and 1987 (15).
Best Year 1987: .272/.335/.502, 28 HR, 100 RBI, 113 R, 35 SB
looks like arods gambling habits may bite him on the ass http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/...ar-Alex-Rodriguez-for-illegal-gambling-080311
It certainly has high entertainment value, as did the whole game, but I'm not sure that's the kind of stuff MLB wants to promote. Oh well.
I liked the trade. Looking forward to seeing Fister tonight. He's the type of guy I thought we needed, a solid #3/#4 starter. Love the fact that he's cost controlled and not eligible for arbitration until 2014 or 2015, I forget. And the same is true of Pauley, who I also like.What is your take on the trade that brought your Tigers Doug Fister? I am an M's fan, and really liked Fister. However, at the time of the trade I thought it was okay as the M's need offense in the worst way.
Watching the M's vs. A's right now, Furbush pitched 5 solid innings, only allowing one run and had a perfect game through 4. Casper Wells has an RBI today so far, giving him 4 RBI's in 4 games.
Don't let Fister's record fool you, with even an average offense he could have 10 wins by now. Plus, he has a great attitude and mental makeup on the mound from what I can see.
Best of luck to your Tigers.
Casper's a hard guy not to like, [...] I don't think he'll ever be an All-Star or anything, but he's a solid fourth outfielder at worst, and in that current Mariners lineup I'm sure he looks great (no offense).
Light 'em up Lidge closing out of necessity and 2/3rds of the way there in ninth, Grid willing.
And he got his 100th save as a Phillie!
Fixed that for you... He sure is painful to watch pitch now. All sliders with an incredible fastball.
I liked the trade. Looking forward to seeing Fister tonight. He's the type of guy I thought we needed, a solid #3/#4 starter. Love the fact that he's cost controlled and not eligible for arbitration until 2014 or 2015, I forget. And the same is true of Pauley, who I also like.
As for what the Mariners got...I like them all, but I don't think any of them will be stars. Martinez has the highest ceiling, but it's highly unlikely that he can stick at 3rd base, and that will hurt his value. He's also almost entirely prospect with no production in AA so far, although he's very young for his age.
Casper's a hard guy not to like, and he's definitely the only one that I would really consider major-league ready. He can play all 3 outfield positions and has a bit of power. I don't think he'll ever be an All-Star or anything, but he's a solid fourth outfielder at worst, and in that current Mariners lineup I'm sure he looks great (no offense). I hope he can stick in Seattle, he was kind of a fan favorite here since he's a Michigan native and is a real likeable guy.
I think Furbush will end up in a middle-relief/spot starter role. He came up real quickly through the minors out of nowhere about a year ago, but I'm sure he has the stuff to really start up here. Nice line today, but we'll see how he does against lineups better than Oakland. I think he needs some time to AAA to develop a bit more.
The PTBNL is reportedly Chance Ruffin, a pretty good prospect but a guy whose ceiling is probably as a closer. Drafted him last year but he has a pretty major-league ready arm.
Anyways, I think it was a good trade for both clubs and I think Fister and Pauley will be more than enough to win the AL Central. The fact that our rotation is pretty much set for the next 3 years now is awesome, and I love the fact that Fister is probably the worst pitcher of the bunch (in a good way).
All I remember is that he was a short-lived swing man who sucked at both starting and relieving.
I just got home and didn't get to watch, although I caught some on the radio. Can't ask for much more than 7IP/2ER against the Rangers.
Howard just went yard against the Rockies, another beastly blast just left of center. That's 4 ribbies on a 2 run double and a 2 run dinger today for "I'm not cryin" Ryan, giving him the NL lead in RBI.
I don't remember you being such a raggedy-ass troll.
Your little bro' finally figure out your AT login password is "unusedpenis," or what?
Troll? You call him Light 'em Up Lidge... You gotta admit he's not the same pitcher he was in '08. If being a realist makes me a troll, so be it.