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Remedy360:
--- Quote from: Iveus on June 26, 2013, 09:45:46 PM ---Torre also called A-Rod, "A-Fraud" if I'm not mistaken. Makes me really appreciate Girardi and how he keeps a lot of things to himself. Much to the chagrin of the NY media.
As for Jeter, apparently I have to consider him as Jesus Christ because I'm a Yankees fan. While I love the guy (no homo), he's far from my favorite player though. My all time favorite player is and forever will be Jorge Posada.
BTW, who would you pick? A-Rod, Jeter or Garciaparra (throwback!). And yes, in their prime.
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Yeah, the "A-Fraud" comment is what I remember most. But, A-Rod deifnitely, Nomar second, and Jeter third. Jeter is certainly a model of consistency, he just never put up the absolute freak-show numbers those guys did in their prime.
Edit: After looking at the numbers he's closer to Nomar than I thought initially but I'd still take A-Rod in his prime in a heartbeat.
MistaNova:
Which departure was more heartbreaking to M's fans? The departure of Griffey, Johnson or A-Rod?
Remedy360:
--- Quote from: Iveus on June 27, 2013, 08:16:33 PM ---Which departure was more heartbreaking to M's fans? The departure of Griffey, Johnson or A-Rod?
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Griffey, by far. Seattle was always a Sonics/Seahawks town but the Mariners always sucked ass and never had much of a following, image, or anything. Griffey was really the first legit "face of our franchise" and dude was everywhere. The most famous Mariners image of all time is him smiling on the bottom of the pile after we beat the Yanks in the division series in what was known as the season that saved baseball in Seattle (funny thing is A-Rod is right next to him). Outside of Michael Jordan, he was arguably the most marketed athlete period during his hey-day. He was the type of guy that people who didn't give a fuck about baseball wanted to pay to watch, and as amazing as Johnson and A-Rod were they never hit that level, or even came close IMO. The backwards hat, sweet swing, home run trot, jaw-dropping catches, etc were things that set him apart, dude struck a chord with the city in a way that I'd argue that no other athlete has. Those two leaving sucked, no doubt, but I think people reacted more like "fuck them" as opposed to the devastation of Griffey leaving.
MistaNova:
Okay then how many people committed suicide in Seattle after Griffey left? Over or under 60?
MistaNova:
Play of the year.
http://youtube.com/v/KfFrHM8uP9g
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