Red Mosquito

I used a five-year window around his debut using HOF eligibility as a benchmark, but it sort of an arbitrary number--if you go one more year back to 1995, you get Rivera's debut, who doesn't have the WAR but does have a positional dominance that's unmatched, so a case could be made there. However, I just don't think anyone would consider them the same generation, even with how much their careers overlapped--Rivera already had 4 WS wins before Pujols debuted.

Simple Torture wrote:I used a five-year window around his debut using HOF eligibility as a benchmark, but it sort of an arbitrary number--if you go one more year back to 1995, you get Rivera's debut, who doesn't have the WAR but does have a positional dominance that's unmatched, so a case could be made there. However, I just don't think anyone would consider them the same generation, even with how much their careers overlapped--Rivera already had 4 WS wins before Pujols debuted.

even though pujols is probably older than him?

Lou Whitaker has a 75.1 career WAR and still can't sniff the hall. *sigh*

Chris_H_2 wrote:Lou Whitaker has a 75.1 career WAR and still can't sniff the hall. *sigh*

Trammel is already in right? It seems like the veterans committee would correct this oversight.

Chris_H_2 wrote:Lou Whitaker has a 75.1 career WAR and still can't sniff the hall. *sigh*

Did a quick search, and it looks like there are only 4 position player HOFers with a Black Ink score of 1, and I only recognize one of them as a player (Carlton Fisk) and one as a team owner (Charles Comiskey). Tough hill to climb.

Electromatic wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:Lou Whitaker has a 75.1 career WAR and still can't sniff the hall. *sigh*

Trammel is already in right? It seems like the veterans committee would correct this oversight.

I have absolutely no confidence in the group that elected Harold Baines coming in and fixing mistakes.

philpritchard wrote:

Electromatic wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:Lou Whitaker has a 75.1 career WAR and still can't sniff the hall. *sigh*

Trammel is already in right? It seems like the veterans committee would correct this oversight.

I have absolutely no confidence in the group that elected Harold Baines coming in and fixing mistakes.

Ha! Damn good point.

I miss the fox sports music so much!

Toronto is going to mash this year:

i love their former players’ sons narrative...and George Springer

Simple Torture wrote:Toronto is going to mash this year:

Dingers are back baby!

so here i am, sitting on my couch in los angeles and i can't watch the dodgers/rockies game..i don't have spectrum and i stream hulu and even though its on espn now its blacked out....eat sh*t MLB or whoever is responsible for this..

lol you suck

doug rr wrote:so here i am, sitting on my couch in los angeles and i can't watch the dodgers/rockies game..i don't have spectrum and i stream hulu and even though its on espn now its blacked out....eat sh*t MLB or whoever is responsible for this..

this is my pain whenever the brewers play the cubs.

it was magnified last season because they played the cubs and white sox A LOT due to covid.

Brew Crew!!!

doug rr wrote:so here i am, sitting on my couch in los angeles and i can't watch the dodgers/rockies game..i don't have spectrum and i stream hulu and even though its on espn now its blacked out....eat sh*t MLB or whoever is responsible for this..

My dad was saying that the Rays game is blacked out in Tampa, even though they're playing in Miami? Absurd.

it sucks...although for the NFL i get weekly charger games where you can maybe spot 3 fans in the crowd while everyone else supports the other team...

MLB tried really hard to push fans away from the game.

Norris wrote:MLB tried really hard to push fans away from the game.

it worked...kids in the neighborhood hate baseball