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Hall of Fame, Class 2007 Discussion
Your thoughts on Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn.
I've never hidden that Cal is my all time favorite player. This day is just awseome for me.
Cal's career stats.
3,184 Hits
431 Homeruns (8 Grand slams)
1,695 RBI's
1,647 Runs Scored
603 Doubles
44 Triples
11,551 At Bats
1,305 Strike Outs
.276 Career Batting Average
.340 Career On Base Percentage
.447 Career Slugging Percentage
.977 Career Fielding Percentage
21 Years as a Pro
1 Team Allegiance
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07-29-2007, 02:29 PM
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Man, does Tony Gwynn look like a fatass. He'll be dead in 10 years if he's not careful.
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07-29-2007, 02:30 PM
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.276 Career Batting Average
.340 Career On Base Percentage
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How do those numbers compare with other HOF? Because they appear rather mediocre... |
07-29-2007, 03:21 PM
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I'm watching the inductions, and saw Gwynn and Ripken , 2 class acts.
I think one of the best things about them was the time with the teams they played for. Look how long The Ripken family was associated with Baltimore forever. Very few of todays players match up. I always thought that Tony and Cal were one of the best players ever to play the game
Congratulations to all the inductees.
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07-29-2007, 05:19 PM
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How do those numbers compare with other HOF? Because they appear rather mediocre...
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Overall numerically, Ripken is just behind Honus Wagner as far as Shortstops go.
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07-29-2007, 05:21 PM
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How do those numbers compare with other HOF? Because they appear rather mediocre...
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It's the over 3,100 hits and the 400 homers that people care about.....not to mention the 2632 consecutive games played streak....
I wish I could be that "mediocre" and you do too.....
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The 400 HRs are very impressive of course, but the 3000 hits aren't when it takes you a .276 average to get it. And his on-base percentage is pretty crappy as well, so you can't argue the "at least he walked a lot" angle.
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