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Baseball Discussion Aug 6-12 The Dog Days

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  1. kellykip kellykip is online now The Chosen One

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    Aug 13th, 2012 (8/13/2012 4:36am) in reply to krs33

     
    Originally Posted by krs33 View Post

    Man Chipper is just awesome. His line since he turned 35: .304/.402/.506. He's gonna waltz into the HOF.

    Oh no doubt about HOF. I just think he's a little too good to retire yet, and can't see how he isn't having serious 2nd thoughts at this point.
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    Aug 13th, 2012 (8/13/2012 4:56am) in reply to kellykip

     
    Originally Posted by kellykip View Post

    Oh no doubt about HOF. I just think he's a little too good to retire yet, and can't see how he isn't having serious 2nd thoughts at this point.

    I mean he can hardly walk. No way he doesn't retire.
  3. TheWacoKidd TheWacoKidd is offline haters gonna hate

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    Aug 13th, 2012 (8/13/2012 6:40am) in reply to gillabong

    he has 4 kids he wants to spend time with. he was pretty adamant that he is done, and Chipper isn't a bullshitter
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    Aug 13th, 2012 (8/13/2012 12:07pm) in reply to TheWacoKidd

    The only thing that is going to hold Chipper from the HOF (and I 100% disagree with this) is that he's never really led the league in anything. The HOF favors people who dominated a single statistic over people who are very good at everything.

    With that being said, he should be first ballot
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    Aug 13th, 2012 (8/13/2012 12:46pm) in reply to DaVols

    as you guys pointed out. the guy was just good. he was never dominate.

    1 mvp and only 1 other top 5 finish.
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    Aug 13th, 2012 (8/13/2012 1:16pm) in reply to cchan

     
    Originally Posted by cchan View Post

    as you guys pointed out. the guy was just good. he was never dominate.

    1 mvp and only 1 other top 5 finish.

    Compared to other 3rd baseman of his era, Chipper is head and shoulders above any of them. I'm looking at his Fangraphs page right now, it's pretty absurd. 8 seasons of 6+ WAR, plus another 3 of at least 4 WAR. He was better than good, he was a superstar. I know I overlook him at times only because he was overshadowed by the absurd pitching talent the Braves had. Plus, alot of his success came before the days of when you could get every MLB game through various platforms. The only Braves games you could watch were on TBS. I'm not a Braves fan so I ratrely watched them play, looking back in retrospect, I wish I would've watched more of them.
    Edited By: Xmas32 Aug 13th, 2012 at 01:21 PM
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    Aug 13th, 2012 (8/13/2012 8:17pm) in reply to kellykip

    Home runs from Dodgers left fielders in 2012: Juan Rivera on May 6, Bobby Abreu on June 2, Elian Herrera on July 5, Jerry Hairston Jr. on July 7. That's it. -- Jon Weisman: Dodger Thoughts
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    Aug 13th, 2012 (8/13/2012 8:28pm) in reply to Sandman_Good

    Hes a top 5 third basemen of all time. Guaranteed first ballot IMO.

    Mike Schmidt
    Brooks Robinson
    George Brett
    Eddie Mathews
    Chipper Jones

    In no particular order
  9. TheWacoKidd TheWacoKidd is offline haters gonna hate

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    Aug 13th, 2012 (8/13/2012 8:57pm) in reply to DaVols

     
    Originally Posted by DaVols View Post

    The only thing that is going to hold Chipper from the HOF (and I 100% disagree with this) is that he's never really led the league in anything. The HOF favors people who dominated a single statistic over people who are very good at everything.

    With that being said, he should be first ballot

    uhh, he WILL be first ballot. 100%

    best 3B of his era ainec
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  10. LarsonLarsen LarsonLarsen is offline CAUTION - Still owes $100 from FBB Expert League in 2011!

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    Aug 13th, 2012 (8/13/2012 9:29pm) in reply to TheWacoKidd

    Best 1st overall pick(so far)?
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    Aug 13th, 2012 (8/13/2012 9:49pm) in reply to LarsonLarsen

     
    Originally Posted by LarsonLarsen View Post

    Best 1st overall pick(so far)?

    A-Rod and Ken Griffey Jr tho.
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    Aug 13th, 2012 (8/13/2012 10:18pm) in reply to TMLMS13

    What r u talking about da vols he's one of the best switch hitters of all time and a former MVP. Must be a level
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    Aug 14th, 2012 (8/14/2012 1:09am) in reply to Sandman_Good

     
    Originally Posted by Sandman_Good View Post

    Home runs from Dodgers left fielders in 2012: Juan Rivera on May 6, Bobby Abreu on June 2, Elian Herrera on July 5, Jerry Hairston Jr. on July 7. That's it. -- Jon Weisman: Dodger Thoughts

    James Loney, starting first baseman, has fewer home runs this year than Manny Machado.
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