Prediction: Mets vs Red Sox in World Series; Buckner will be invited to throw first pitch
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From: Pearly Soames on 16 Jul 2010 00:21 Jr. wrote: > > > "Tomasz Radko" <trad(a)interia.pl> wrote in message > news:i1nubi$aul$2(a)usenet.news.interia.pl... >> W dniu 2010-07-15 22:42, The Gnorkmeister pisze: >> >>> It is pathetic that any basball fan would say Buckner belongs in the >>> Hall of Fame. He is so far away from belonging that he shouldn't have >>> even got one vote. >>> >>> Career numbers: .289 .321 .408 >>> >>> Examine those. You have a good batting averaage, a BELOW average OBP >>> and a mediocre SLG. he was a mediocre player for 22 years. >> >> Yeah, but he is famous, isn't he? > > Yeah, him and Bartman Who? -- OK, who�s got the kibble?
From: Ronald Emerson on 23 Jul 2010 02:58
On Jul 15, 4:42 pm, The Gnorkmeister <gn...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Jul 15, 8:34 am, "O'Neill's Faggy Prostrate - I Gotta Lotta GAS, > these FARTS are BAD!!!" <accoun...(a)rocketmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > I will go out on a limb and predict this: > > The Mets take the NL East. > > The Red Sox win the AL WildCard. > > Both teams will surge in the second half, especially the Red Sox when > > all are healthy. > > Look for the Mets to beat the Braves in 7 games in an exciting NLCS. > > Look for the Red Sox to beat the Yankees in 5 games in the ALCS, where > > their pitching will be too much for the Yankees to handle. > > > And that sets up a rematch of the 1986 World Series: > > Bill Buckner, who really had a stellar career, and should be in the > > hall of fame, is called upon to throw out the first pitch. The Boston > > faithful go wild as Bill returns to the World Series. > > > And the winner, in 7 games, is ..... > > > (stay tuned!) > > It is pathetic that any basball fan would say Buckner belongs in the > Hall of Fame. He is so far away from belonging that he shouldn't have > even got one vote. > > Career numbers: .289 .321 .408 > > Examine those. You have a good batting averaage, a BELOW average OBP > and a mediocre SLG. he was a mediocre player for 22 years. His 2715 > hits are not enough. His 450 walks over 10,033 PAs are pathetic. > Interestingly his career high in walks was 40 for the 86 Red Sox. But > he had 681 PAs. His career season high in OBP was a mere .353 set in > 1980 when he led the NL in BA at .324. > > The kicker is his career OPS + is 99. An average player for a long > time does not belong in the HoF. His peripherals sucked.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - We all agree that Dan Kolb belongs in the Hall of fame! He can pitch for the Braves when the Braves sweep the Rangers in October.Ronald Emerson. |