tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post6895507564442405530..comments2024-03-29T04:32:39.897-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: David Ortiz & The Hall Of Fameallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-5893556995452341022015-10-12T09:31:30.002-07:002015-10-12T09:31:30.002-07:00Where would Red Sox fans be had David Ortiz not be...Where would Red Sox fans be had David Ortiz not been "positioned" as Boston's DH for the past 13 seasons? I would argue that we'd be staring at a 97 year championship drought.<br /><br />Perhaps Mariano Rivera isn't worthy of the Hall of Fame, either. After all, he appeared in less than half of all games played, he rarely pitched more than 75 innings in a season, and he averaged just over an inning per appearance. At least Ortiz plays almost every day. 652 career saves? *yawn*<br /><br />Nothing pisses me off more than the "unwritten rules" that sportswriters mindlessly follow to judge the worth of a player, be it for seasonal awards or the Hall of Fame.FenFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07093124081174881768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-46064279017817911862015-10-11T12:14:52.096-07:002015-10-11T12:14:52.096-07:00If DHs won't be allowed in the Hall of Fame, t...If DHs won't be allowed in the Hall of Fame, then they shouldn't be allowed in baseball.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-56975024442679399312015-10-10T09:15:05.716-07:002015-10-10T09:15:05.716-07:00I'm also glad you emphasized something that wa...I'm also glad you emphasized something that was unbeknownst to me until recently--that "list" that Ortiz's name is associated with: Not only could he have tested positive something much milder than steroids in terms of "taboo"... not only could it have been something that AT THE TIME was allowed in baseball... not only could it have been something that was part of a popular supplement that many players openly took... But he didn't even freakin' test positive at all.Maxwell Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954012317296896642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-20170220299182507452015-10-10T09:12:06.972-07:002015-10-10T09:12:06.972-07:00If a DH isn't going to be considered Hall-wort...If a DH isn't going to be considered Hall-worthy because he rarely ever plays defense, then they should also scratch American League pitchers off the list. After all, batting is a huge part of the game, and the fact that AL pitchers are exempt from it means that they aren't real baseball players, or something.Maxwell Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954012317296896642noreply@blogger.com