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Forum: BASEBALL 08-16-2023, 11:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,031
Posted By BigSeph
First of all sorry to hear about your health...

First of all sorry to hear about your health issues, my grandmother had congestive heart failure for almost 30 years and did what she could to exercise and eat right. Take care of yourself first and...
Forum: BASEBALL 08-10-2023, 05:03 PM
Replies: 422
Views: 16,909
Posted By BigSeph
In order to play 6 more years you need MLB teams...

In order to play 6 more years you need MLB teams willing to pay you and tolerate your .278 OBP for 6 more years.

Gallo seems to be hanging on longer than I thought he would, but he's being passed...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-31-2023, 02:47 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
Lots of people were dominant starters in the...

Lots of people were dominant starters in the minors (especially pitchers with great command and decent stuff) and then looked promising for a year or 2 in the majors and then fell off. Pitchers who...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-31-2023, 11:40 AM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
The argument against relievers is simple - if...

The argument against relievers is simple - if they were good enough they would have been starters.

Even the king of closers Mariano Rivera failed as a starter, posting a 5.94 ERA in 10 starts in...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-30-2023, 09:38 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
There's an ignore function on this forum if my...

There's an ignore function on this forum if my posts upset you this much.

If you create your own safe space with nothing but Rick Reuschel and Jerry Reuss posts and argue the merits of solid but...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-30-2023, 08:50 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
I pointed out in the post above that why that...

I pointed out in the post above that why that would be pointless and how it turned out for McGwire.

I didn't feel like I needed to type it twice.
Forum: BASEBALL 07-30-2023, 04:25 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
Bonds, Clemens and Pete Rose don't owe anybody...

Bonds, Clemens and Pete Rose don't owe anybody anything. Their statistics and achievements speak for them. And voters who attempt to destroy the legacy and tarnish the accomplishments of players...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-30-2023, 04:24 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
How is "I just took what they gave me" any...

How is "I just took what they gave me" any different than Ortiz's answer when asked about his positive test?



Bonds could say "When we started being drug tested I never tested positive for...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-30-2023, 11:07 AM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
I share your opinion on this. If an ultra...

I share your opinion on this. If an ultra competitive person sees his peers doing something to gain an advantage, they will at the very least consider doing the same, if not engage in it themselves....
Forum: BASEBALL 07-30-2023, 11:01 AM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
OK, thank you for the answer. But what is...

OK, thank you for the answer.

But what is the solution now that they are in - to eject them all on the basis of the character clause or to accept that there are already cheaters in the HOF and put...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-30-2023, 01:21 AM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
How about David Ortiz who had a positive test...

How about David Ortiz who had a positive test administered by MLB?

What about his choices to cheat the game? Seems to have worked out fine for him.

Or Mickey Mantle, whose bat was x-rayed and...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-29-2023, 10:58 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
Game of Shadows, the book written by 2...

Game of Shadows, the book written by 2 Bonds-haters who used leaked grand jury testimony that they illegally obtained?

Yeah I already have toilet paper.
Forum: BASEBALL 07-29-2023, 08:34 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
Even without that he has the 3rd highest oWAR of...

Even without that he has the 3rd highest oWAR of all time behind Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb.
Forum: BASEBALL 07-29-2023, 08:31 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
Ortiz tested positive for PEDs. He's in. Jose...

Ortiz tested positive for PEDs. He's in. Jose Canseco said he injected Pudge with roids. He's in. Mickey Mantle had a quack doctor inject horse steroids in his butt. He's in. Do you want those...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-29-2023, 05:26 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/WAR_car...

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/WAR_career.shtml



The reason people don't want Bonds in because he's been accused of PEDs and is a "bad person."

David Ortiz has been accused of...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-29-2023, 05:19 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
Greg Anderson went to jail because he was Barry...

Greg Anderson went to jail because he was Barry Bonds' longtime friend. I wish we all had friends like Greg Anderson who spent basically a year in prison for refusing to snitch on his friend Barry...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-29-2023, 03:45 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
Right. :rolleyes: The Veterans Committees...

Right. :rolleyes:

The Veterans Committees voted in a drug smuggler (Orlando Cepeda), a wife beater (Bobby Cox), a manager who turned a blind eye to steroid use in his clubhouse (LaRussa), the...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-29-2023, 03:28 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
Relax marm.

Relax marm.
Forum: BASEBALL 07-29-2023, 02:32 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
OK, let's play this game. First let me note...

OK, let's play this game.

First let me note for the record that you didn't have anything to say about the rest of my post, and selectively quoted one snippet that allows you to continue to focus...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-29-2023, 12:24 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
Is that worse than degenerate gamblers,...

Is that worse than degenerate gamblers, womanizers, racists and alcoholics?

Please let us know what kind of "good person" you think should be allowed in the HOF, and which ones you think should be...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-29-2023, 12:22 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
With all due respect, your opinion is not...

With all due respect, your opinion is not evidence.

You don't know. I don't know.

We can have opinions, but even your article had several caveats that would get your "evidence" thrown out in...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-27-2023, 03:20 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
Grich - that's a total opinion, but OK. If you...

Grich - that's a total opinion, but OK. If you want to compare them in total, I can see the comp. Grich had a much higher WAR7 peak but Lou kept accumulating for many years.

White - Look up his...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-27-2023, 12:29 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
At shortstop. Do you think Frank White was a...

At shortstop.

Do you think Frank White was a better fielder than Omar Vizquel?
Forum: BASEBALL 07-27-2023, 12:29 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
Derek Jeter is in the 3,000 hit club. The...

Derek Jeter is in the 3,000 hit club.

The only non-steroid/non-gambler guys who have 3k+ hits and aren't in the HOF are Pujols and Miggy. They'll be in.

I don't care about WAR I think it's a...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-27-2023, 12:20 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
Would it help his lifetime negative dWAR? ...

Would it help his lifetime negative dWAR? Because WAR seems to be everyone's favorite metric now.

Same with Delgado.

The biggest stain created by the steroid guys is this stream of...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-27-2023, 12:00 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
There's 2 bold items on his Baseball Reference...

There's 2 bold items on his Baseball Reference page in a 17+ year career.

ROY in 78
Games played in 81

He won 3 gold gloves in 17+ years at 2B. Who was his competition????

Frank White? ...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-27-2023, 11:53 AM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
I'd put exactly zero of those names in the MLB...

I'd put exactly zero of those names in the MLB HOF.

Why would you want to make the Hall of Fame a glorified participation trophy?
Forum: BASEBALL 07-27-2023, 12:56 AM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
"He would have led the league in HRs more" ...

"He would have led the league in HRs more"

Basically your excuse-making for McGriff, taken to an absurd degree, to show how bad your excuse-making was.

And how do you know McGriff didn't roid...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-27-2023, 12:27 AM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
The same argument could be said about the guy who...

The same argument could be said about the guy who ended up the all-time HR leader. Imagine how many he'd have if he had started roiding when the rest did.
Forum: BASEBALL 07-27-2023, 12:25 AM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
They deserve to be in the HOF because they never...

They deserve to be in the HOF because they never tested positive for steroids and all that's keeping them out are sanctimonious writers and gossip queens who like spreading rumors about grown men.
Forum: BASEBALL 07-26-2023, 11:47 PM
Replies: 679
Views: 22,768
Posted By BigSeph
Another HOF class with guys who didn't lead MLB...

Another HOF class with guys who didn't lead MLB in anything and put together long careers and accumulated stats without hitting major statistical milestones.

McGriff led the league in HRs twice. ...
Forum: BASKETBALL 07-14-2023, 11:08 PM
Replies: 253
Views: 16,603
Posted By BigSeph
I predicted it. The Federal Reserve can't...

I predicted it.

The Federal Reserve can't affect demand for basic necessities like shelter.

They can slow activity (the total number of transactions), which they have done, by making a real...
Forum: GRADING 07-13-2023, 04:18 PM
Replies: 4,961
Views: 710,167
Posted By BigSeph
Their last set of excuses was "we are updating...

Their last set of excuses was "we are updating our computer systems" or something. Perhaps if they planned to scale appropriately and made a good label they could stick with in the beginning, they...
Forum: GRADING 07-13-2023, 03:40 PM
Replies: 4,961
Views: 710,167
Posted By BigSeph
June 15th sent a STANDARD order (17 items) June...

June 15th sent a STANDARD order (17 items)
June 20th it arrived at the PO Box
June 22nd entered into the system
Current status July 13th - Quality Control/Finalized (been in this status for a...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-10-2023, 12:41 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 5,078
Posted By BigSeph
Angels will keep him and get nothing for him,...

Angels will keep him and get nothing for him, cherishing these last few months with him in an Angels uni.

He will either be a Dodger or a Giant. Sleeper team would be Mariners. But he's not...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-07-2023, 10:57 PM
Replies: 24,376
Views: 1,498,933
Posted By BigSeph
Self-flagellation is no virtue.

Self-flagellation is no virtue.
Forum: BASEBALL 07-07-2023, 10:52 PM
Replies: 24,376
Views: 1,498,933
Posted By BigSeph
The only reason his name was brought up was a...

The only reason his name was brought up was a comparison between counting stat compilation during prime years.

For as great as Mike Trout has been, his counting stats were exactly the same as Dave...
Forum: BASEBALL 07-07-2023, 10:48 PM
Replies: 24,376
Views: 1,498,933
Posted By BigSeph
<Mike Schmidt's nephew has entered the chat>

<Mike Schmidt's nephew has entered the chat>
Forum: BASEBALL 07-07-2023, 07:58 PM
Replies: 24,376
Views: 1,498,933
Posted By BigSeph
I'm just having fun. But nobody brought up...

I'm just having fun.

But nobody brought up focal length for Bonds. Just saying.
Forum: BASEBALL 07-07-2023, 07:31 PM
Replies: 24,376
Views: 1,498,933
Posted By BigSeph
I remember highlights of amazing plays in CF and...

I remember highlights of amazing plays in CF and lots of stolen bases on Sportscenter.

He had a great defensive season, it's already been pointed out.

One.

Then he got a thick neck, lost his...
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