tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post2702244050996540447..comments2023-08-10T11:13:40.712-04:00Comments on This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes: You Go Goose!Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08099918567255772685noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-24810239019610798712008-01-09T22:42:00.000-05:002008-01-09T22:42:00.000-05:00Can you guys please look at some actual numbers be...Can you guys please look at some actual numbers before declaring that your giving up if Jim Rice doesn't make it? <BR/>Career #'s:<BR/>OBP: .352- average<BR/>SLG: .502- Good, not HOF good, 86th all-time, behind guys like Ellis Burks, Scott Rolen and Marcus Giles<BR/>OPS+: 12-Again, solid, but not hall of fame worthy. Tied for 173rd all-time with guys like Tim Salmon, Ryan Klesko, and JD Drew, among many others<BR/>Besides his mediocre offensive stats, he was a very poor defender, and only played 140 or more games in 12 seasons.<BR/>If Jim Rice DOES make the HOF next year, I Quit.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518276144374792800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-53631230811651068352008-01-09T12:39:00.000-05:002008-01-09T12:39:00.000-05:00I like slow moths. They'e easy to catch when then ...I like slow moths. They'e easy to catch when then fly out of your clothes hanging in the closet!<BR/><BR/>Those fast moths are tricky to catch!<BR/><BR/>Rice in '09 for sure or I'm gi'in up baseball fa evaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-37287788321784259802008-01-09T05:44:00.000-05:002008-01-09T05:44:00.000-05:00I wuz just teasin' ya, Becca ;-) My keyboard skip...I wuz just teasin' ya, Becca ;-) My keyboard skips so much that I have gotten into the habit of proofing [almost] everything before sending =:-0<BR/><BR/>I loved when Goose would come into the game. He threw as hard as anyone, and looked fierce in addition. [I really dug Sparky Lyle, too, though]. What Bobby Murcer sang, really [we all felt that way!]Charles L. Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07962498097210327570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-69706021444570907952008-01-09T00:04:00.000-05:002008-01-09T00:04:00.000-05:00Jim Rice deserved to be in. If he doesn't get in ...Jim Rice deserved to be in. If he doesn't get in next year, it'll be a travesty. (there's a word that's not used enough)<BR/><BR/>Congratulations to Goose though!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04305378443941613289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-74729523907274854722008-01-08T20:06:00.000-05:002008-01-08T20:06:00.000-05:00Charles: Eeeps!!My computer's aging fast and some...Charles: Eeeps!!<BR/><BR/>My computer's aging fast and some of the keys take some extra pushing on to actually appear...Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099918567255772685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-62967051470982458262008-01-08T19:46:00.000-05:002008-01-08T19:46:00.000-05:00"You know, for a slow moth, as January is supposed..."You know, for a slow moth, as January is supposed to be, there's a whole lot going on...."<BR/><BR/>{Waiting patiently for the FAST 'moth'... heeheehee}Charles L. Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07962498097210327570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-16025069063317686212008-01-08T19:30:00.000-05:002008-01-08T19:30:00.000-05:00Something positive happened to the Yankees.Thats s...Something positive happened to the Yankees.Thats surpising.<BR/><BR/><BR/>But Glad Goose is finally in.I think Rice should have been also.I think next year is his last year to be inducted.McLovinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199370583047266417noreply@blogger.com