tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post5301631650860158558..comments2024-03-28T19:45:50.194-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Ortiz Makes It Official: "Time Is Up, So Let's Enjoy Next Season" allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-21476313769689535452015-11-26T19:17:05.822-08:002015-11-26T19:17:05.822-08:00Maybe Ocflober?Maybe Ocflober?Jerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448619048422750447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-59102946240163183122015-11-24T09:21:23.128-08:002015-11-24T09:21:23.128-08:00Allan ,
your Thank You David Ortiz post only has...Allan , <br /><br />your Thank You David Ortiz post only has to have a " handful " of words ........ <br /><br />Flo let his Actions speak for themselves & most unforgettably of ALL ....... Mr Floctober ....... did it when it MATTERED ........ NUF CED<br /><br />PaulPaul Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00144667244809443144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-2298734924367833142015-11-18T19:02:05.866-08:002015-11-18T19:02:05.866-08:00I should probably start writing my Thank You, Davi...I should probably start writing my Thank You, David Ortiz post now. <br />It may take all season to get it just right.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-21063146964155401542015-11-18T19:01:14.775-08:002015-11-18T19:01:14.775-08:00ESPN:
"Only 10 position players in Red Sox hi...ESPN:<br />"Only 10 position players in Red Sox history have played past their 40th birthday, and only three have played in as many as 100 games past that age: Yastrzemski, who played 446 games; Williams, 216; and Bing Miller, 109."allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-22935565608832169222015-11-18T11:40:52.110-08:002015-11-18T11:40:52.110-08:00The only other question is: what will each team gi...The only other question is: what will each team give Papi when he visits each ballpark for the last time in 2016? They should be practiced after back-to-back seasons with Fruitbat and CI's retirement tours, respectively. FenFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07093124081174881768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-44847342557638525832015-11-18T11:38:23.412-08:002015-11-18T11:38:23.412-08:00It's still staggering to think that we will on...It's still staggering to think that we will only get one more season with Flo as our DH. Secretly I had hoped that he could play a few more years but I suppose that it's better to go out when you are still near the top of your game.<br /><br />Of course, now the question becomes not <b>if</b> Flo will be elected to the Hall of Fame but <b>when</b>. Based on the BB-Ref HoF statistics (first number in parentheses on each line represents all-time rank):<br /><br />Black Ink Batting - 16 (144) (Avg HOFer ≈ 27)<br />Gray Ink Batting - 142 (112) (Avg HOFer ≈ 144)<br />Hall of Fame Monitor Batting - 154 (83) (Likely HOFer ≈ 100)<br />Hall of Fame Standards Batting - 49 (86) (Avg HOFer ≈ 50)<br /><br />An argument could be made that he is first-ballot worthy. If you weigh in his postseason career, which includes two series MVPs, that puts him over the top in my book. I'll note here that the only aforementioned statistic that includes postseason experience is the HoF Standards Batting, but only if you are a <i>positional player</i>. He might be awarded a point for three WS appearances as a first baseman, but I'm not really sure.FenFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07093124081174881768noreply@blogger.com