Sun August 02, 2020 3:42 am
Sun August 02, 2020 1:12 pm
philpritchard wrote:Molina's tough for me... I think all catchers are, though. But did he have a better career than his contemporaries? Mauer? McCann? Martin? They're all on basically the same level, and I don't know the answer to any of them.
Tue August 04, 2020 3:39 pm
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:philpritchard wrote:Molina's tough for me... I think all catchers are, though. But did he have a better career than his contemporaries? Mauer? McCann? Martin? They're all on basically the same level, and I don't know the answer to any of them.
my gut says no on the latter three
i actually don't want molina to get in now that i think about it...last year i went to a cardinals game and he hit a hard line drive foul ball behind me...had i realized where it would land and reacted pretty quickly i could have made a play on it
Thu August 06, 2020 11:16 pm
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:greinke? i love him, but unless he puts together some great late career seasons my gut is he's not getting in
Thu August 06, 2020 11:38 pm
Mickey wrote:lennytheweedwhacker wrote:greinke? i love him, but unless he puts together some great late career seasons my gut is he's not getting in
I don't think so. Three top-5 Cy Young finishes over a 17 year career, led the league in ERA just twice--those are similar numbers to David Price, not Kershaw or Scherzer. He was a dominant pitcher when he was on (he's so-so now) but I can't imagine him getting the call.
Fri August 07, 2020 1:48 am
Fri August 07, 2020 1:50 am
Fri August 07, 2020 1:56 am
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:what do you think degrom will have to do?
Fri August 07, 2020 1:57 am
Simple Torture wrote:lennytheweedwhacker wrote:what do you think degrom will have to do?
If he wins the Cy Young this year, he's probably in. 3 in a row? C'mon. I believe only Randy Johnson has done that before. It's too bad he plays for the Mets, he has really good postseason stats the one time they got in with him.
Fri August 07, 2020 10:17 am
Simple Torture wrote:lennytheweedwhacker wrote:what do you think degrom will have to do?
If he wins the Cy Young this year, he's probably in. 3 in a row? C'mon. I believe only Randy Johnson has done that before. It's too bad he plays for the Mets, he has really good postseason stats the one time they got in with him.
Fri August 07, 2020 12:12 pm
philpritchard wrote:Simple Torture wrote:lennytheweedwhacker wrote:what do you think degrom will have to do?
If he wins the Cy Young this year, he's probably in. 3 in a row? C'mon. I believe only Randy Johnson has done that before. It's too bad he plays for the Mets, he has really good postseason stats the one time they got in with him.
deGrom is in a tough spot because he didn't make his debut until he was 26, so despite a ridiculous peak, he still has to put together a bunch of good seasons into his late 30s to have a chance.
He's like the pitching equivalent to Donaldson or Bautista.
Fri August 07, 2020 3:33 pm
philpritchard wrote:Molina's tough for me... I think all catchers are, though. But did he have a better career than his contemporaries? Mauer? McCann? Martin? They're all on basically the same level, and I don't know the answer to any of them.
Fri August 07, 2020 3:35 pm
Fri August 07, 2020 3:51 pm
Monkey_Driven wrote:Does Molina get additional consideration because of his importance to one of the best teams of the 2005-2020 era?
Fri August 07, 2020 4:17 pm
numbers wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:Does Molina get additional consideration because of his importance to one of the best teams of the 2005-2020 era?
For me, the baseball HOF should only be people who are unquestionably the greatest players to ever play the game. I think every case is different and unique, and things like that should be considered, but I don’t think Molina rises to my standard. That’s just me, though.
Fri August 07, 2020 5:50 pm
Monkey_Driven wrote:numbers wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:Does Molina get additional consideration because of his importance to one of the best teams of the 2005-2020 era?
For me, the baseball HOF should only be people who are unquestionably the greatest players to ever play the game. I think every case is different and unique, and things like that should be considered, but I don’t think Molina rises to my standard. That’s just me, though.
I agree with you, though I don't pay attention much to the voting since they refuse to vote in steroid users.
Sat August 08, 2020 2:14 am
Sat August 08, 2020 2:15 am
Sat August 08, 2020 2:19 am
Simple Torture wrote:Are you smoking crack today, lenny?
Sat August 08, 2020 2:24 am