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Forum: BASEBALL 09-21-2025, 01:07 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 5,853
Posted By rats60
1955 Topps Roberto Clemente RC signed by Roberto...

1955 Topps Roberto Clemente RC signed by Roberto Clemente. I have been searching for 40 years. I have seen several fakes, but I have never seen one actually signed by Roberto Clemente.
Forum: BASEBALL 09-21-2025, 01:04 PM
Replies: 821
Views: 52,102
Posted By rats60
I want to nominate Kid Gleason. His .261 batting...

I want to nominate Kid Gleason. His .261 batting average is 18 points higher than future Hall of Famer Kyle Schwarber. His 41.8 WAR is 22 points higher than future Hall of Famer Kyle Schwarber.

He...
Forum: FOOTBALL 09-21-2025, 12:01 PM
Replies: 625
Views: 13,371
Posted By rats60
The video guys.

The video guys.
Forum: BASEBALL 09-15-2025, 09:35 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 2,406
Posted By rats60
Judge has a wRC+ of 177, Bonds 172. Bonds doped...

Judge has a wRC+ of 177, Bonds 172. Bonds doped for most of his career and he was still worse than Judge.
Forum: BASEBALL 09-15-2025, 09:31 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 2,406
Posted By rats60
WAR is a counting stat. Judge has a higher...

WAR is a counting stat. Judge has a higher WAR/162 games than Trout. Judge is a much better hitter. Judge is much better defensively, even if you use positional adjustments, Judge is still better...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-15-2025, 05:17 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 2,406
Posted By rats60
The only players with a higher wRC+ than Judge...

The only players with a higher wRC+ than Judge are Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. Even Steroid Bonds wasn't as productive as Judge. Trout is 8th soon to be 10th. I don't see how anyone can take Trout...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-15-2025, 08:36 AM
Replies: 931
Views: 38,943
Posted By rats60
This isn't true. ...

This isn't true.

https://www.si.com/mlb/pirates/news/pittsburgh-pirates-rank-one-mlb-most-profitable-teams

Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports reported that the Pirates make a profit comparable...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-15-2025, 07:42 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 2,406
Posted By rats60
Trout has the counting stats, but Judge has the...

Trout has the counting stats, but Judge has the rate stats. I give Judge the slight edge.
Forum: BASEBALL 09-14-2025, 05:24 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,156
Posted By rats60
Isn't that a pretty good return from a break? You...

Isn't that a pretty good return from a break? You wouldn't get that type of return breaking a box yourself.
Forum: BASEBALL 09-14-2025, 11:31 AM
Replies: 931
Views: 38,943
Posted By rats60
According to MLB. com they have the #1, #7 and...

According to MLB. com they have the #1, #7 and #27 prospects. ESPN has them at #1, #13 and #32. Baseball America has them at #1, #15 and #27. They have 5 or 6 guys ready to move up to the majors.
...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-13-2025, 07:32 PM
Replies: 931
Views: 38,943
Posted By rats60
When was the last time the Yankees signed anyone...

When was the last time the Yankees signed anyone good? It feels like the Dodgers or Mets would be the teams to trade for him. They have much better prospects to trade for Skenes than the Yankees.
Forum: BASEBALL 09-13-2025, 03:37 PM
Replies: 931
Views: 38,943
Posted By rats60
The Pirates made the playoffs in 2013-15 and had...

The Pirates made the playoffs in 2013-15 and had the same owner. In 2014 they played the Giants in the WC game (the two teams had the same record). Madison Bumgarner threw a shutout and went on to...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-13-2025, 02:51 PM
Replies: 1,101
Views: 77,280
Posted By rats60
Roberto Clemente hit a walk off inside the park...

Roberto Clemente hit a walk off inside the park grand slam in 1956.
Forum: BASEBALL 09-10-2025, 01:16 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 3,135
Posted By rats60
Are these the ones you are talking about? ...

Are these the ones you are talking about?

1970 23 home 15 road
1971 31 home 16 road
1972 19 home 15 road
1973 24 home 16 road

I didn't say Milwaukee was an easy park, but Atlanta Fulton...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-10-2025, 07:51 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 3,135
Posted By rats60
Now do an adjustment for park factor and remove...

Now do an adjustment for park factor and remove the steroid guys from the lists. You are making an apples to oranges comparision. Of course Mel Ott is going to have a good slugging percentage with...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-10-2025, 07:31 AM
Replies: 742
Views: 27,446
Posted By rats60
Let me know when Kyle Schwarber hits his 18th...

Let me know when Kyle Schwarber hits his 18th Home Run in a World Series game, then I will be impressed. Until then, Kyle Schwarber still has no chance to make the Hall of Fame.
Forum: BASEBALL 09-08-2025, 10:16 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 7,447
Posted By rats60
He is correct. If your wife/girlfriend was...

He is correct. If your wife/girlfriend was picking up a HR ball, had it in her hand and a man came over and took it from her, I doubt you would be OK with that.

We saw that with the Bonds 73 HR...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-07-2025, 06:53 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 3,135
Posted By rats60
Your opinion of inner circle Hofers is weird. Mel...

Your opinion of inner circle Hofers is weird. Mel Ott is, but Honus Wagner is not? Wagner was a first ballot Hofer who received the same number of votes as Babe Ruth on the first HOF ballot in 1936....
Forum: BASEBALL 09-06-2025, 01:59 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,590
Posted By rats60
I have the #1 issues of Baseball, Basketball,...

I have the #1 issues of Baseball, Basketball, Football and Hockey, plus random other issues. I have Beckett Annuals and a few issues of CPU and CCP from before Beckett did monthly issues. They are...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-06-2025, 11:12 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 3,135
Posted By rats60
It was impossible for Babe to do it in the dead...

It was impossible for Babe to do it in the dead ball era because he only played 391 games before they started juicing the ball. If they didn't juice the ball and he played his whole career, then yes....
Forum: BASEBALL 09-06-2025, 11:03 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 3,135
Posted By rats60
I think 4 of the 6 guys Reggie Bush listed will...

I think 4 of the 6 guys Reggie Bush listed will get there in the next 5 years or so. Another 6 guys in the next 15 years is certainly possible. I think we will be lucky to see one guy get to 3000...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-05-2025, 09:52 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 3,135
Posted By rats60
I am not using qualifiers. I am eliminating the...

I am not using qualifiers. I am eliminating the period of time when it was impossible to get 30% of 500 HRs. Besides, you don't know who used steroids and how many HRs they would have hit had they...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-05-2025, 05:07 AM
Replies: 931
Views: 38,943
Posted By rats60
Wins haven't mattered for a decade. Peralta is...

Wins haven't mattered for a decade. Peralta is 4000-1 to win. If you feel that way, you should be betting on him at those odds.

The award has been Skenes to lose for the last two months. It feels...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-05-2025, 05:00 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 3,135
Posted By rats60
FYI Live Ball Era 500 HR club 28 3000 Hit...

FYI
Live Ball Era
500 HR club 28
3000 Hit club 27

When Babe Ruth broke the all-time home run record in 1921, it was 138. You can't count 3000 hit club members from the dead ball era.
Forum: BASEBALL 09-04-2025, 02:04 AM
Replies: 5,083
Views: 283,183
Posted By rats60
You don't know this. They haven't been keeping...

You don't know this. They haven't been keeping track of swings and pitches thrown for the entire history of the game.
Forum: BASEBALL 09-02-2025, 08:27 AM
Replies: 742
Views: 27,446
Posted By rats60
This thread is pure comedy. Schwarber bag holders...

This thread is pure comedy. Schwarber bag holders trying to hype him up as a Hofer when he has no chance. Greatest postseason performer with a slash line of . 237/.367/.539/.906? No, that is George...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-01-2025, 03:03 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 3,934
Posted By rats60
Your post makes no sense. Johnson hit the same...

Your post makes no sense. Johnson hit the same number of Home Runs in 1971 as he hit in 1974. The home road splits over a 162 game season were two home runs. That is a normal variance.

His peak...
Forum: BASEBALL 09-01-2025, 02:46 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,161
Posted By rats60
I am a zero too. Not poor, I just have few wants...

I am a zero too. Not poor, I just have few wants and didn't find anything I wanted at a price I was willing to pay.
Forum: BASEBALL 09-01-2025, 09:45 AM
Replies: 164
Views: 3,934
Posted By rats60
No it doesn't.Atlanta's stadium was the Coors...

No it doesn't.Atlanta's stadium was the Coors Field of the 60s and 70s. Then the Braves moved the fences in at the end of the 1968 season to help Henry Aaron in his chase for the All-time HR record...
Forum: BASEBALL 08-23-2025, 03:19 PM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 60,365
Posted By rats60
Any list without Koufax is wrong. My list ...

Any list without Koufax is wrong. My list
Koufax
R Johnson
B Gibson
P Martinez
with Seaver and Maddox just missing out.
Forum: BASEBALL 08-21-2025, 10:16 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 497
Posted By rats60
https://www.ebay.com/itm/157002353479?chn=ps&_trkp...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/157002353479?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1JnL1X7rvRfOYqRt8gqnsfg43&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=157002353479&targetid=229900...
Forum: BASEBALL 08-20-2025, 11:40 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 2,007
Posted By rats60
And one of the greatest pitchers of all-time if...

And one of the greatest pitchers of all-time if you go by Fangraphs. That point clearly went over your head. They are most likely both wrong because WAR is unreliable. Anyone who thinks Ryan wasn't a...
Forum: BASEBALL 08-20-2025, 05:40 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,153
Posted By rats60
You can see the effect of steroids from one year...

You can see the effect of steroids from one year to the next.
Forum: BASEBALL 08-19-2025, 03:18 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 2,007
Posted By rats60
Fangraphs likes him. He is 6th all time in WAR at...

Fangraphs likes him. He is 6th all time in WAR at 106.7.
Forum: BASEBALL 08-19-2025, 01:20 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 2,007
Posted By rats60
Science is a pretty accurate thing. After all...

Science is a pretty accurate thing. After all only 66% of millennials believe the earth is round despire the Greeks using Mathematics to show it was in the 3rd century BC.

Walter Johnson was...
Forum: BASEBALL 08-19-2025, 07:53 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,564
Posted By rats60
Nashville makes no sense. It is the 35th largest...

Nashville makes no sense. It is the 35th largest metro market in the US. The only smaller market with a major league team is Milwaukee. Salt Lake City is an even worse choice with the 46th largest...
Forum: BASEBALL 08-19-2025, 07:40 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 2,007
Posted By rats60
Yes, Koufax and Ryan are the top 2 postwar...

Yes, Koufax and Ryan are the top 2 postwar pitchers in the hobby. A triple auto with both is the best all time.
Forum: BASEBALL 08-17-2025, 12:13 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,153
Posted By rats60
Not a lot of choices for Clemente, but the 1972...

Not a lot of choices for Clemente, but the 1972 In Action card is a great one that can be had under 10.00

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54727070009_e63fb58d35_w.jpg...
Forum: BASKETBALL 08-15-2025, 10:36 PM
Replies: 414
Views: 20,614
Posted By rats60
Did Kareem win those championships by himself?...

Did Kareem win those championships by himself? No. He went to a stacked team who were the two time defending National Champions? How did they do after Kareem left? They won the next 4 National...
Forum: BASKETBALL 08-15-2025, 07:56 AM
Replies: 414
Views: 20,614
Posted By rats60
:eek: The guy won nothing in the NBA without a...

:eek: The guy won nothing in the NBA without a GOAT Point Guard to run his team.
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