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Baseball misses Barry Bonds
Shallow:
--- Quote from: Javier on September 10, 2010, 09:41:22 AM ---I'm not saying James Loney is even an average player though, I really don't even want him on the team. My point with Loney is that he's one of dozens of players every year that are on top of scouts lists as pitchers and hitters but only get to do one. Even with the 95+ and HR power example, a team would rather see the player concentrate on one thing to maximize the talent.
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I agree with that. Ruth was brought up as a pitcher. His one recorded year in the minors was pretty average for a hitter. It was while he was in Boston where someone saw him, I guess during practice, slug the fuck out of the ball. In 1915 with 92 ABs Ruth had 4 HRs. Broggo Roth lead the league with 7 HRs that year and he had over 350 ABs. The Sox knew that as a batting pitcher he was top notch and after a while they gave him a full batting schedule. New York saw what he did and said that's our guy.
What happened to Ruth could happen today. If an NL pitcher with under 100 ABs was tied for 3rd in HRs and bat over 300 that team would look to switch him over. At the very least rotate him.
Chamillitary Click:
--- Quote from: Shallow on September 10, 2010, 04:28:57 PM ---
--- Quote from: Javier on September 10, 2010, 09:41:22 AM ---I'm not saying James Loney is even an average player though, I really don't even want him on the team. My point with Loney is that he's one of dozens of players every year that are on top of scouts lists as pitchers and hitters but only get to do one. Even with the 95+ and HR power example, a team would rather see the player concentrate on one thing to maximize the talent.
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I agree with that. Ruth was brought up as a pitcher. His one recorded year in the minors was pretty average for a hitter. It was while he was in Boston where someone saw him, I guess during practice, slug the fuck out of the ball. In 1915 with 92 ABs Ruth had 4 HRs. Broggo Roth lead the league with 7 HRs that year and he had over 350 ABs. The Sox knew that as a batting pitcher he was top notch and after a while they gave him a full batting schedule. New York saw what he did and said that's our guy.
What happened to Ruth could happen today. If an NL pitcher with under 100 ABs was tied for 3rd in HRs and bat over 300 that team would look to switch him over. At the very least rotate him.
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The only difference is Adam Wainwright has to face a fresh pitcher; not a guy in his 16th inning of work in the second game of a double header lol.
Shallow:
--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on September 10, 2010, 04:37:23 PM ---
--- Quote from: Shallow on September 10, 2010, 04:28:57 PM ---
--- Quote from: Javier on September 10, 2010, 09:41:22 AM ---I'm not saying James Loney is even an average player though, I really don't even want him on the team. My point with Loney is that he's one of dozens of players every year that are on top of scouts lists as pitchers and hitters but only get to do one. Even with the 95+ and HR power example, a team would rather see the player concentrate on one thing to maximize the talent.
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I agree with that. Ruth was brought up as a pitcher. His one recorded year in the minors was pretty average for a hitter. It was while he was in Boston where someone saw him, I guess during practice, slug the fuck out of the ball. In 1915 with 92 ABs Ruth had 4 HRs. Broggo Roth lead the league with 7 HRs that year and he had over 350 ABs. The Sox knew that as a batting pitcher he was top notch and after a while they gave him a full batting schedule. New York saw what he did and said that's our guy.
What happened to Ruth could happen today. If an NL pitcher with under 100 ABs was tied for 3rd in HRs and bat over 300 that team would look to switch him over. At the very least rotate him.
--- End quote ---
The only difference is Adam Wainwright has to face a fresh pitcher; not a guy in his 16th inning of work in the second game of a double header lol.
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So that means when Ruth was throwing 23 win seasons with 41 CGs with a 1.75 ERA and 9 shut out games a years he was really just throwing 18 straight innings a day? Shit, he must have been the best pitcher ever.
I don't get you. I really don't. When Ruth smashes HRs he does so because the pitchers back then sucked. And when he has blow away knock out pitching seasons he does so because the batters back then sucked. So the MLB in the teens and 20s was just one big high school league and Babe Ruth was the only guy that would have make the league in the modern game, and if he tries really hard he might get to start a game or two.
Chamillitary Click:
--- Quote from: Shallow on September 10, 2010, 09:50:24 PM ---
--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on September 10, 2010, 04:37:23 PM ---
--- Quote from: Shallow on September 10, 2010, 04:28:57 PM ---
--- Quote from: Javier on September 10, 2010, 09:41:22 AM ---I'm not saying James Loney is even an average player though, I really don't even want him on the team. My point with Loney is that he's one of dozens of players every year that are on top of scouts lists as pitchers and hitters but only get to do one. Even with the 95+ and HR power example, a team would rather see the player concentrate on one thing to maximize the talent.
--- End quote ---
I agree with that. Ruth was brought up as a pitcher. His one recorded year in the minors was pretty average for a hitter. It was while he was in Boston where someone saw him, I guess during practice, slug the fuck out of the ball. In 1915 with 92 ABs Ruth had 4 HRs. Broggo Roth lead the league with 7 HRs that year and he had over 350 ABs. The Sox knew that as a batting pitcher he was top notch and after a while they gave him a full batting schedule. New York saw what he did and said that's our guy.
What happened to Ruth could happen today. If an NL pitcher with under 100 ABs was tied for 3rd in HRs and bat over 300 that team would look to switch him over. At the very least rotate him.
--- End quote ---
The only difference is Adam Wainwright has to face a fresh pitcher; not a guy in his 16th inning of work in the second game of a double header lol.
--- End quote ---
So that means when Ruth was throwing 23 win seasons with 41 CGs with a 1.75 ERA and 9 shut out games a years he was really just throwing 18 straight innings a day? Shit, he must have been the best pitcher ever.
I don't get you. I really don't. When Ruth smashes HRs he does so because the pitchers back then sucked. And when he has blow away knock out pitching seasons he does so because the batters back then sucked. So the MLB in the teens and 20s was just one big high school league and Babe Ruth was the only guy that would have make the league in the modern game, and if he tries really hard he might get to start a game or two.
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No, what are you talking about? You get me lol.
Shallow:
--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on September 10, 2010, 09:58:50 PM ---
--- Quote from: Shallow on September 10, 2010, 09:50:24 PM ---
--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on September 10, 2010, 04:37:23 PM ---
--- Quote from: Shallow on September 10, 2010, 04:28:57 PM ---
--- Quote from: Javier on September 10, 2010, 09:41:22 AM ---I'm not saying James Loney is even an average player though, I really don't even want him on the team. My point with Loney is that he's one of dozens of players every year that are on top of scouts lists as pitchers and hitters but only get to do one. Even with the 95+ and HR power example, a team would rather see the player concentrate on one thing to maximize the talent.
--- End quote ---
I agree with that. Ruth was brought up as a pitcher. His one recorded year in the minors was pretty average for a hitter. It was while he was in Boston where someone saw him, I guess during practice, slug the fuck out of the ball. In 1915 with 92 ABs Ruth had 4 HRs. Broggo Roth lead the league with 7 HRs that year and he had over 350 ABs. The Sox knew that as a batting pitcher he was top notch and after a while they gave him a full batting schedule. New York saw what he did and said that's our guy.
What happened to Ruth could happen today. If an NL pitcher with under 100 ABs was tied for 3rd in HRs and bat over 300 that team would look to switch him over. At the very least rotate him.
--- End quote ---
The only difference is Adam Wainwright has to face a fresh pitcher; not a guy in his 16th inning of work in the second game of a double header lol.
--- End quote ---
So that means when Ruth was throwing 23 win seasons with 41 CGs with a 1.75 ERA and 9 shut out games a years he was really just throwing 18 straight innings a day? Shit, he must have been the best pitcher ever.
I don't get you. I really don't. When Ruth smashes HRs he does so because the pitchers back then sucked. And when he has blow away knock out pitching seasons he does so because the batters back then sucked. So the MLB in the teens and 20s was just one big high school league and Babe Ruth was the only guy that would have make the league in the modern game, and if he tries really hard he might get to start a game or two.
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No, what are you talking about? You get me lol.
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I'll never get you, but I will envy you for the next 4 years, but I'd kill to re-do 18-22 in my life. Enjoy these years my friend. Because you never get them back, but you spend a lot of years thinking about them.
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