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  • jetercanoturn2
    Banned
    • Apr 2007
    • 2881

    #91
    Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

    Albert Pujols "the Machine"

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    • kujoking7
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      • Nov 2007
      • 147

      #92
      Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

      Growing up as a big baseball fan BEFORE Pujols, I'd say Bonds...Even if he is juiced, all the steroids in the world can't help hand-eye coordination. He was the definition of a dominant player...

      Now, in the 21st century, it WILL be Pujols from now until 30 years from now when some other stud becomes a beast from the DR
      GT - Rocky Roeder

      “Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.”

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      • Knight165
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        • Feb 2003
        • 24964

        #93
        Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

        Originally posted by kujoking7
        Growing up as a big baseball fan BEFORE Pujols, I'd say Bonds...Even if he is juiced, all the steroids in the world can't help hand-eye coordination. He was the definition of a dominant player...

        Now, in the 21st century, it WILL be Pujols from now until 30 years from now when some other stud becomes a beast from the DR
        I don't know....the first 6 years of his career he was mediocre...not even close to being "dominant"...I don't think he cracked the top ten in BA for even the NL those first six seasons...maybe middle of the pack one or two for HRs...then suddenly......
        Just sayin'



        M.K.
        Knight165
        All gave some. Some gave all. 343

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        • TheLetterZ
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          • Jul 2002
          • 6752

          #94
          Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

          Originally posted by Knight165
          I don't know....the first 6 years of his career he was mediocre...not even close to being "dominant"...I don't think he cracked the top ten in BA for even the NL those first six seasons...maybe middle of the pack one or two for HRs...then suddenly......
          Just sayin'



          M.K.
          Knight165
          Mediocre? You can't be serious. He had 25 homers and 32 steals in his second season. How is that in any way mediocre?

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          • starship
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            • Sep 2003
            • 105

            #95
            Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

            Hank Aaron.

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            • Knight165
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              • Feb 2003
              • 24964

              #96
              Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

              Originally posted by TheLetterZ
              Mediocre? You can't be serious. He had 25 homers and 32 steals in his second season. How is that in any way mediocre?
              NL Batting Leaders
              Glossary
              Batting Average
              1. Gwynn (SDP) .370
              2. Guerrero (LAD) .338
              3. Raines (MON) .330
              4. Kruk (SDP) .313
              5. James (ATL) .312
              6. Clark (SFG) .308
              7. Galarraga (MON) .305
              8. Smith (STL) .303
              9. Thompson (PHI) .302
              10. Bonilla (PIT) .300

              Home Runs s c a p y
              1. Dawson (CHC) 49
              2. Murphy (ATL) 44
              3. Strawberry (NYM) 39
              4. Davis (CIN) 37
              5. Johnson (NYM) 36
              6. Clark (STL) 35
              Clark (SFG) 35
              Schmidt (PHI) 35
              9. McReynolds (NYM) 29
              10. Samuel (PHI) 28


              ....and since you brought up SB's...

              Stolen Bases s c a p y
              1. Coleman (STL) 109
              2. Gwynn (SDP) 56
              3. Hatcher (HOU) 53
              4. Raines (MON) 50
              Davis (CIN) 50
              6. Thompson (PHI) 46
              7. Smith (STL) 43
              8. Perry (ATL) 42
              9. Sax (LAD) 37
              10. Strawberry (NYM) 36


              Notice anything missing from the top 10 of the NATIONAL LEAGUE(not even the entire MLB, which I would say if you want to say DOMINANT...you'd have to include both)...yeah that's it.... BONDS.

              He batted .261 with 25 homers.....is that a dominating performance as the guy that I was quoting referred to?

              Heck....even in the best season(1990) of those first seven years I mentioned he was not even close to leading the MLB in BA or Homers(his claim to fame in his actual dominating years).....so yes I'm very serious.

              JUAN SAMUEL had more homers than Bonds in '87!!

              M.K.
              Knight165
              All gave some. Some gave all. 343

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              • TheLetterZ
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                • Jul 2002
                • 6752

                #97
                Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

                You're not allowed to change your words now. It doesn't work like that. You didn't only say that he wasn't dominant. You said, "He was mediocre." There's a huge difference between not being dominant, and being mediocre.

                And for his first six seasons? That's preposterous. He was the best player in the National League in 1990 and 1991.

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                • Knight165
                  *ll St*r
                  • Feb 2003
                  • 24964

                  #98
                  Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

                  Originally posted by TheLetterZ
                  You're not allowed to change your words now. It doesn't work like that. You didn't only say that he wasn't dominant. You said, "He was mediocre." There's a huge difference between not being dominant, and being mediocre.

                  And for his first six seasons? That's preposterous. He was the best player in the National League in 1990 and 1991.

                  I'm not changing anything.
                  I was responding to someone who said he was dominant even "without" the steroids.
                  He was nowhere near that. He was a middle of the road player early in his career as I showed you.
                  Yeah...in 90 he won the MVP.....Sandberg was only ONE of the players who should have gotten it ahead of him. He was not the best player either of those years.....greatly improved? Yeah...but...
                  Funny how that decade began his meteoric rise.
                  You can continue to stick your head in the sand if you like and ignore it......but please, don't ask me to.

                  M.K.
                  Knight165
                  All gave some. Some gave all. 343

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                  • TheLetterZ
                    All Star
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 6752

                    #99
                    Re: who do you consider the greatest baseball player of your generation

                    Originally posted by Knight165
                    the first 6 years of his career he was mediocre
                    You can't pretend you didn't say it.

                    And not dominant? He led the league in OPS both years, stole 52 bags in 1990 and another 43 in 1991, and won a pair of Gold Gloves. What more could he possibly have done?

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