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Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 4:54 pm
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Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 7:26 pm
Robot umps!
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Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 7:41 pm
That's great. I love how accepting the kid was when the ump took the ball.
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Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 9:16 pm
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Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 9:30 pm
My god, how much pine tar did the pitcher have on his hand?
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Posted: Thu April 06, 2017 10:29 pm
It was probably on Yadis chest protector, so he can rub up a ball before he gives it to the pitcherChris_H_2 wrote:My god, how much pine tar did the pitcher have on his hand?
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Posted: Fri April 07, 2017 1:13 am
Ah yes, one of the Cheatin' Molinas
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Posted: Fri April 07, 2017 1:15 am
Yadier Molina is a god damned national treasure.
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Posted: Fri April 07, 2017 3:24 am
HOF'er? He's only a 33 WAR guy.
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Posted: Fri April 07, 2017 3:30 am
Who said he was a HOFer?
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Posted: Fri April 07, 2017 3:46 am
i hear it a lot actually. it came up earlier this week when he signed his extension. keith law also mentioned recently he wasn't a HOF'er and some people lost their shit.cutuphalfdead wrote:Who said he was a HOFer?
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Posted: Fri April 07, 2017 3:48 am
Yeah I know. I almost responded to my own post with "Buster Olney".Chris_H_2 wrote:i hear it a lot actually. it came up earlier this week when he signed his extension. keith law also mentioned recently he wasn't a HOF'er and some people lost their shit.cutuphalfdead wrote:Who said he was a HOFer?
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Posted: Fri April 07, 2017 4:09 am
I think I remember him saying Ian Kinsler was a HOFer at one point.cutuphalfdead wrote:Yeah I know. I almost responded to my own post with "Buster Olney".Chris_H_2 wrote:i hear it a lot actually. it came up earlier this week when he signed his extension. keith law also mentioned recently he wasn't a HOF'er and some people lost their shit.cutuphalfdead wrote:Who said he was a HOFer?
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Posted: Fri April 07, 2017 1:42 pm
Ah yes, one of the Cherished Cheatin' Molinascutuphalfdead wrote:Yadier Molina is a god damned national treasure.
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Posted: Fri April 07, 2017 1:57 pm
Kinsler's had a really underrated career. He's probably in the Pedroia/Cano category where he's surprisingly close but it'll still take a handful of good years (and maybe a couple milestones to cater to the old guys) to get in.Chris_H_2 wrote:I think I remember him saying Ian Kinsler was a HOFer at one point.cutuphalfdead wrote:Yeah I know. I almost responded to my own post with "Buster Olney".Chris_H_2 wrote:i hear it a lot actually. it came up earlier this week when he signed his extension. keith law also mentioned recently he wasn't a HOF'er and some people lost their shit.cutuphalfdead wrote:Who said he was a HOFer?
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Posted: Fri April 07, 2017 2:40 pm
For as much as I cant stand Molina, and I CANT, hes the heart and soul of that team and has been for years now. I don't know of any other player, who can rally a team like he does? Ortiz and Jeter come to mind, but I cant think of anyone else playing in the game today.
And you look at how good the Cards pitching has been over the years hes been the catcher, they give him a lot of the credit so... Hall of Fame? He might be one of those ones that gets in not from the back of his baseball card, but from the other stuff that sabermetrics cant measure.
And you look at how good the Cards pitching has been over the years hes been the catcher, they give him a lot of the credit so... Hall of Fame? He might be one of those ones that gets in not from the back of his baseball card, but from the other stuff that sabermetrics cant measure.
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Posted: Fri April 07, 2017 4:02 pm
He absolutely should get extra credit for things that can't yet be measured like game-calling, pitch-framing, and other aspects of catcher defense, but there still has to be some kind of statistical performance baseline to get into the Hall of Fame.MadTIGERmaN wrote:For as much as I cant stand Molina, and I CANT, hes the heart and soul of that team and has been for years now. I don't know of any other player, who can rally a team like he does? Ortiz and Jeter come to mind, but I cant think of anyone else playing in the game today.
And you look at how good the Cards pitching has been over the years hes been the catcher, they give him a lot of the credit so... Hall of Fame? He might be one of those ones that gets in not from the back of his baseball card, but from the other stuff that sabermetrics cant measure.
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Posted: Fri April 07, 2017 4:02 pm
I think Pedroia has a legitimate shot--not a first-balloter or anything like that, but I bet there will be a wave of sentiment about how he was a "hard-nosed" player, "played the game the right way," and stuff like that. A ROY, MVP, and 2 WS championships will also help. As will, I hope, this story:philpritchard wrote:Kinsler's had a really underrated career. He's probably in the Pedroia/Cano category where he's surprisingly close but it'll still take a handful of good years (and maybe a couple milestones to cater to the old guys) to get in.Chris_H_2 wrote:I think I remember him saying Ian Kinsler was a HOFer at one point.cutuphalfdead wrote:Yeah I know. I almost responded to my own post with "Buster Olney".Chris_H_2 wrote:i hear it a lot actually. it came up earlier this week when he signed his extension. keith law also mentioned recently he wasn't a HOF'er and some people lost their shit.cutuphalfdead wrote:Who said he was a HOFer?
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/b ... roia_N.htm[Pedroia] was stopped at the players' entrance at Coors Field in Denver during last year's World Series against the Colorado Rockies. The security guard didn't believe Pedroia was a player and shooed him away. Pedroia seethed. He produced his players' ID card, and the security guard questioned whether it was legitimate.
Pedroia, unable to contain his rage any longer, dropped a subtle reminder, much to the delight of Red Sox manager Terry Francona, who tells the story.
"He says, 'You don't know who I am? You don't know who I am?' " Francona says. " 'Ask Jeff fucking Francis who the fuck I am. I'm the guy who hit a bomb and just ended their fucking season."
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Posted: Fri April 07, 2017 7:22 pm
I think Pedroia has a shot but he needs to avoid injury for a few more productive, consecutive years.
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Posted: Fri April 07, 2017 7:26 pm
Guys, If Jim Rice can get in just for playing in Boston, Pedroia will get in.