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I think we let the pick stand. Are we really going to exclude Josh Gibson again?This is a rules clarification - if it’s MLB that is different then a colloquial “major leaguer”
Id leave this to @timschochet to clarify
I think we let the pick stand. Are we really going to exclude Josh Gibson again?This is a rules clarification - if it’s MLB that is different then a colloquial “major leaguer”
Id leave this to @timschochet to clarify
Certainly up to @timschochet to make a ruling on this one. And I'll follow the call he makes. I wanted to chime in and share my thoughts as they may help (who knows)This is a rules clarification - if it’s MLB that is different then a colloquial “major leaguer”
Id leave this to @timschochet to clarify
I'm all right with it out of the spirit of the pick...I think we let the pick stand. Are we really going to exclude Josh Gibson again?
I think it's you. Getzlaf picked Coach K at 8.07. That's the last pick I see.Where are we on this thing? Who is up?
I did steer away from Negro League only guys because the category is MLB. However, I don't have any issue letting them in. I just wanted clarification.dont believe for a second that anyone held off from picking Gibson cuz he wasnt MLB-brand, but i dont want things held up til there's a ruling. keep on keepin on, folks -
my favorite Joe D stat:8.11 - Joe DiMaggio - Greatest Outfielder
Wish I could have seen him play. Definitely want him on my team. May end up changing him to greatest player depending on who I pick later.
From wiki:
13× All-Star (1936–1942, 1946–1951)
9× World Series champion (1936–1939, 1941, 1947, 1949–1951)
3× AL MVP (1939, 1941, 1947)
2× AL batting champion (1939, 1940)
2× AL home run leader (1937, 1948)
2× AL RBI leader (1941, 1948)
MLB record 56-game hitting streak
Just kind of a weird sports position where offensive production is often not expected and there's only 1 playing per team. Infield has 4, outfield has 3 and most of them are expected to add value as a hitter. You find a catcher who hold the defensive side and can rake, that's gold. I assume that is what everyone was thinking here.Holy run on catchers Batman
Pick coming up guys ...
Ok. Just don't snipe me@Gally - I'm ready with my pick as long as tuffnutt doesn't snipe me. Just a heads up.
good question.This is a rules clarification - if it’s MLB that is different then a colloquial “major leaguer”
Id leave this to @timschochet to clarify
my favorite Joe D stat:
361 career HRs, 367 career strikeouts
insane plate discipline/eye - hell, Suarez from the Reds struck out 190 times last year alone ... Adam Dunn (ChiSox) whiffed 222 times in 2012, and so on and so on.
Reggie struck out 2,557 times, the career "leader"
Big fan of the 70's Yankee teams, so Brett is someone I both hated and respected immensely. Great, great hitter.8.13 George Brett- Greatest MLB infielder (5)
I was 11 years old boy from Kansas in 1985 and baseball was my religion and George Brett was the Messiah. He is on the short list of Greatest ever for me.
13-time All-Star (1976-88), MVP ('80), three Silver Sluggers ('80, '85, '88), Gold Glove ('85), Hall of Fame ('99) He was the first player in Major League history to win batting titles in three decades (1976, 1980 and 1990)His 88.4 offense-only WAR ranks fourth all time.
he has a career stat line of .305/.369/.487, OPS -- .857, Hits -- 3,154, HRs - 317, RBIs -- 1,596
He is One of four players ever to rack up 3,000 hits, 300 homers and a career .300 batting average. The others: Stan Musial, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron.
@AAABatteries
Had I not gotten Jackie Robinson in best MLB moments that would have been my pick!Big fan of the 70's Yankee teams, so Brett is someone I both hated and respected immensely. Great, great hitter.
Plus, he had the best reaction ever to getting called out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbEHAsZxRYo
you really think the pine tar game is greater than Aaron breaking Ruth's record? or at least a dozen others that i won't spotlight?Had I not gotten Jackie Robinson in best MLB moments that would have been my pick!
of course not. but being a huge royals fan I would have punted the category and picked the pine tar game for kicks.
you really think the pine tar game is greater than Aaron breaking Ruth's record? or at least a dozen others that i won't spotlight?
WOW
yeah, no.
fair enuff.of course not. but being a huge royals fan I would have punted the category and picked the pine tar game for kicks.
Do it!Making a couple of quality-of-life changes to the spreadsheet. Hope that's alright.
seems arbitraryMaking a couple of quality-of-life changes to the spreadsheet. Hope that's alright.
This was a tough call. Without the steroid cloud, he's a top 3 player ever. He had probably the best season ever (walked multiple times with the bases loaded!). Probably the best batting eye ever. And he could field.Ok, let me start by saying I don't want to make this pick but I feel almost obligated at this point. I don't like the guy - never really did but to me despite the controversy he's a top-10 player all-time.
8.14 Barry Bonds - MLB - Greatest Outfielder (6)
1st in Home Runs
4th in all-time WAR
6th in RBIs
Agree and that's why everyone stayed away but I feel confident in saying that even if we dock him points for steroids he's in the top 125 athletes all-time.This was a tough call. Without the steroid cloud, he's a top 3 player ever. He had probably the best season ever (walked multiple times with the bases loaded!). Probably the best batting eye ever. And he could field.
But, you know, steroids.
Did the steroids make him a jerk or was it his jerkness that drove him to the juice? Inquiring minds want to know!8.14 Barry Bonds - MLB - Greatest Outfielder (6)
I was more inclined to stay away from him because he was a jerk than the steroids. Steroids doesn't really help you hit a baseball.Did the steroids make him a jerk or was it his jerkness that drove him to the juice? Inquiring minds want to know!
But he could sure jack them outta da park.
wow8.15 - Curt Flood forcing free agency - Greatest Baseball Moment (Category #9)
From wikipedia:
In a letter to Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, Flood demanded that the commissioner declare him a free agent:
December 24, 1969
After twelve years in the major leagues, I do not feel I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes. I believe that any system which produces that result violates my basic rights as a citizen and is inconsistent with the laws of the United States and of the several States.
It is my desire to play baseball in 1970, and I am capable of playing. I have received a contract offer from the Philadelphia club, but I believe I have the right to consider offers from other clubs before making any decision. I, therefore, request that you make known to all Major League clubs my feelings in this matter, and advise them of my availability for the 1970 season.[6][14]
Without this players would not be able to get the free agent contracts and money currently being awarded. This was a major moment that changed the game forever.
Marvin Miller got this done - Flood put his neck out, yes ... but MM was the key player.8.15 - Curt Flood forcing free agency - Greatest Baseball Moment (Category #9)
From wikipedia:
In a letter to Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, Flood demanded that the commissioner declare him a free agent:
December 24, 1969
After twelve years in the major leagues, I do not feel I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes. I believe that any system which produces that result violates my basic rights as a citizen and is inconsistent with the laws of the United States and of the several States.
It is my desire to play baseball in 1970, and I am capable of playing. I have received a contract offer from the Philadelphia club, but I believe I have the right to consider offers from other clubs before making any decision. I, therefore, request that you make known to all Major League clubs my feelings in this matter, and advise them of my availability for the 1970 season.[6][14]
Without this players would not be able to get the free agent contracts and money currently being awarded. This was a major moment that changed the game forever.
ETA: other than breaking the color barrier I cannot think of a more important moment for the players and MLB.
No, but it does help one recover so much better so that he can hit the ball at 100% every time.I was more inclined to stay away from him because he was a jerk than the steroids. Steroids doesn't really help you hit a baseball.
Without Flood v. Kuhn the Seitz Decision never would have happened. Every other North American team sport modeled their contracts on baseball’s Reserve Clause. After Flood the NBA, NFL and NHL could no longer hide behind it.Marvin Miller got this done - Flood put his neck out, yes ... but MM was the key player.
In Flood v. Kuhn the Supreme Court established that the reserve clause was a legitimate basis for negotiation in collective bargainingbetween players and owners, and that the historic baseball antitrust exemption was valid for baseball only and not applicable to any other sport. Although the Court ruled in baseball's favor 5–3, it admitted the original grounds for the antitrust exemption were tenuous at best, that baseball was indeed interstate commerce for purposes of the act and the exemption was an "anomaly" it had explicitly refused to extend to other professional sports or entertainment.