Red Mosquito

Posted: **Wed August 27, 2014 5:43 pm**

doug rr wrote:
BigRedLedbetter wrote:I'm 33 and will be 34 in October. I grew up in a family that ddin't really dig baseball too much. More so football in Nebraska which I like but nothing like baseball. My Mom will watch playoffs but that was about it. I found it on tv when I was young (I wanna say like summer 1987?) and was hooked so my first vivid memories started in 1988 when I was like 7 so I can go either way in this tournament. I remember the 1988 World Series very well and bits and parts of the 87 Series. I played baseball (like most kids) and loved Bo Jackson (one of my favorite athletes ever), Nolan Ryan, Tony Gwynn, Will Clark, Kirby Puckett (shame he never won an MVP and one of the most underrated players of all time), Andre Dawson, Cal Ripken JR, Tim Raines (Get this dude in the Hall of fame please!!), Wade Boggs, Orel Hershiser, George Brett, Ozzie Smith, Rickey Henderson, Eric Davis, Dave Winfield, Don Mattingly, Paul Molitor, Robin Yount, Alan Trammell, David Cone, Doc Gooden, etc. The relationship I have with baseball and music is an intense one. After my child they are my biggest loves and I can't imagine my life without them. Corny I know.

I didn't have a team until 1990 when I became a Texas Rangers fan. My sister moved to Dallas in 1989. Summer of 1990 I started going there in the summers and watched games on tv. Fell in love with Ruben Sierra, Ryan, Raffy, Kevin Brown, Harold Baines, Julio Franco, Gary Pettis, Steve Buechele, Kenny Rogers, a young Jamie Moyer lol, etc etc. I have a ball signed by the full 1996 Rangers team. I was 15 and will always remember that summer. Good times.

I'm down with 1980-present or 1990-present. I'm Switzerland on that. Totally neutral.
I was born in nebraska into a st louis cardinal fanatic family..we would sit in the car every night after dinner to listen to the games on the radio because we couldnt get good reception in the house..that was in the early 70s

As much as I have intense hatred for the Cardinals (again....Rangers fan) that is an awesome story. I have a few friends who are Cards fans. Being from Nebraska they are all over. I do love the way they run their franchise.

I have MLB extra innings and watch probably 125-130 Rangers regular season games a year.

Posted: **Wed August 27, 2014 5:46 pm**

The Argonaut wrote:I'll play if there's room for me. I have a working knowledge of baseball like '96 to present, but any time period would be fine to me.

Dude, I'm really curious who the players are in the create the lineup thread!

Posted: **Wed August 27, 2014 6:37 pm**

BigRedLedbetter wrote:
The Argonaut wrote:I'll play if there's room for me. I have a working knowledge of baseball like '96 to present, but any time period would be fine to me.
Dude, I'm really curious who the players are in the create the lineup thread!

They're not anyone. They're hypothetical players.

Posted: **Wed August 27, 2014 6:46 pm**

philpritchard wrote:
BigRedLedbetter wrote:
The Argonaut wrote:I'll play if there's room for me. I have a working knowledge of baseball like '96 to present, but any time period would be fine to me.
Dude, I'm really curious who the players are in the create the lineup thread!
They're not anyone. They're hypothetical players.

Ooooooooooooooooo. Makes sense.

Posted: **Wed August 27, 2014 8:09 pm**

Actually, they are all Jim Thome.

Posted: **Wed August 27, 2014 8:23 pm**

The Argonaut wrote:Actually, they are all Jim Thome.

Nooooooooooo. The OBP would be way higher.

Question for my fellow baseball nerds...........Hall of famer or not for Thome?

Posted: **Wed August 27, 2014 8:32 pm**

BigRedLedbetter wrote:
The Argonaut wrote:Actually, they are all Jim Thome.
Nooooooooooo. The OBP would be way higher.

Question for my fellow baseball nerds...........Hall of famer or not for Thome?

I would say... probably, yeah. His peak was pretty outstanding, and he even provided value into his 40's. I think his homerun total and lack of PED connection (that I can remember) will make him a slam-dunk for the voters, but I have no issue with him getting in. He's like Frank Thomas with a slightly lower peak.

Posted: **Wed August 27, 2014 8:54 pm**

Alright, looks like we're up to six; phil, 4/5, BRL, Kaius, Argo, and me.

You want in, doug or lenny? We can make the time period start earlier for you if you'd like in, doug.

Posted: **Wed August 27, 2014 10:52 pm**

philpritchard wrote:
BigRedLedbetter wrote:
The Argonaut wrote:Actually, they are all Jim Thome.
Nooooooooooo. The OBP would be way higher.

Question for my fellow baseball nerds...........Hall of famer or not for Thome?
I would say... probably, yeah. His peak was pretty outstanding, and he even provided value into his 40's. I think his homerun total and lack of PED connection (that I can remember) will make him a slam-dunk for the voters, but I have no issue with him getting in. He's like Frank Thomas with a slightly lower peak.

When I look at Thome I don't really see Hall of Famer but with his stats it's tough to say no. Only finished in the top 5 of MVP voting once. Pretty good WAR too. It'll probably take a few years.

Posted: **Wed August 27, 2014 11:07 pm**

BigRedLedbetter wrote:

Kaius wrote: I think we should let Red Sox fans in so that they can fight over who gets to draft which version of Mike Greenwell. They'll be their own demise.
Brilliant strategy haha.

The gator!

Posted: **Wed August 27, 2014 11:08 pm**

Oh, and in. But I'd rather not limit it, or push the limit back to say 1960.

Posted: **Thu August 28, 2014 12:25 am**

I would vote for (in this order):
1990-present
1980-present
1990-1999
1980-1999

since I'm not sure what other people are thinking. Basically, I just don't like chud('s idea).

Posted: **Thu August 28, 2014 12:30 am**

I have thought about how far back we should go and I thought this would be a good idea. We all go back to the year we vividly remember baseball. So mine would be 1988 and we find an average. So let's say there are ten of us and these are our years....

1960
1965
1975
1980
1985
1988
1990
1992
1993
1995

divide that by 10 you get 823 so lets say we go back to 1983? Just an idea.

Posted: **Thu August 28, 2014 12:31 am**

The Argonaut wrote:I would vote for (in this order):
1990-present
1980-present
1990-1999
1980-1999

I like 1980-present

The Argonaut wrote: since I'm not sure what other people are thinking. Basically, I just don't like chud('s idea).

He's the Barry Bonds of our board. Misunderstood. Much love for you, Chud. Anyone who loves baseball and music I get along with most days even if I disagree with them.

Posted: **Thu August 28, 2014 12:36 am**

Asher is my mortal enemy.

Posted: **Thu August 28, 2014 1:31 am**

Do you guys want to just do a 90s tournament to start with? And if it goes well we can do other decades?

Or we can do something like post-strike through today (1995-2013), and if that goes well maybe do other "eras" in that fashion, like the LCS-era (1969-1993), post-integration (1947-1968), live ball (1920-1946), dead ball (1901-1919). I would just rather not start with a huge chunk of time.

I guess my choices in order would be...

1990-2013
Post-strike
1980-2013
1990-1999

But I'm game with whatever the most participants want.

Posted: **Thu August 28, 2014 1:49 am**

post strike

Posted: **Thu August 28, 2014 1:51 am**

Lament wrote:

1990-2013

This would be my choice out of your options.

I really dig 80's baseball but if some don't wanna go back that far it's cool.

We should vote and junk.

Posted: **Thu August 28, 2014 1:58 am**

cutuphalfdead wrote:
BigRedLedbetter wrote:

Kaius wrote: I think we should let Red Sox fans in so that they can fight over who gets to draft which version of Mike Greenwell. They'll be their own demise.
Brilliant strategy haha.
The gator!

I didn't say that!

Posted: **Thu August 28, 2014 2:00 am**

Random Barry Bonds fact.....

Bonds finished in the top 5 in WAR 15 times. 15!! But 11 of those were before *73.

Red Mosquito

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