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JBat · 22 October 2009, 06:28 AM

Nah, that's just your opinion. I've been lucky enough to watch Junior since his days in the minors at Bellingham, and all of his time with the Mariners. Phenomenal baseball player, but injuries curtailed any serious comparisons to Willie Mays. In the last 5 years he's just missed too much time, and he's now a shell of his former baseball self.

JBat · 22 October 2009, 06:32 AM

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i love baseball just as you do.... i am well aware of the storied past of the giants... how many people here know that the franchise started in the late 1800's... my great grandfather had season tickets to the giants in the polo grounds....

And I appreciate that. As much as I love football and other sports, baseball is the greatest of games, imo. I catch one or two Yankee games every year, when they visit Safeco Field. This year we got to see the M's beat Joba Chamberlain and the Yanks in a tight game.

Anyway, the Angels look to be toast, though after 2004 I'm not betting on anything.

I will say the Yankees look to be tough to beat. The Phillies will have their hands full (if they win).

And I'd have killed to watch a game at Polo. A park with some of the weirdest dimensions in history.

onlinelion · 22 October 2009, 07:46 AM

Sorry to get back to the original topic.....but bring back the Rally Monkey!!!

JBat · 22 October 2009, 10:05 AM

^^You're going to need it.

onlinelion · 22 October 2009, 10:49 AM

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^^You're going to need it.

Gonna need all the help we can get

turboBB · 22 October 2009, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by rolexgiants

ur crazy.... babe was the best of all time... i threw in mickey and joe D as a joke....i will say... if mickey wasnt crippled and played longer... the argument might be different... but the top 3 of all time is... 1.babe for sure...2. ted williams.... 3.. probably willie.... he for sure was the best defensive player of all time....

It's a little difficult to say who was the best player of ALL TIME. I think it would be more apt to ask who was the best player for their era since there were subtle changes to the game throughout the years that mere stats would not account for.

However with that said, I'd have to vote for Babe as the best player for his era. He could beat you with his bat and arm.

tthopp05 · 23 October 2009, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by JBat

Lol! Yankee fans crack me up. The Yankees have advantages most teams do not have. It's not as simple as saying other teams don't put money back into their teams, because they do.

The Yank-mes local TV contract alone is massive and dwarfs those of other teams. That is the case for one reason: they are in New York.

Just remember, in spite of their massive overspending on free agents and band box ballparks, your precious babies haven't done squat since 2000.

Cheers.

If thats the case,how come the Mets suck year in year out(same market).All do respect but Im not buying any of this.

tthopp05 · 23 October 2009, 03:58 AM

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Such haters!! You can't stop the machine...so it's 2-1 now

tthopp05 · 23 October 2009, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by JBat

I don't know where you get your info, but Mays played the bulk of his career in the 60's, a decade in which the Giants won 90 games or more 6 times. Hardly crap.

And nobody with any serviceable baseball knowledge at all gives Willie Mays a bad rap. Quite the contrary, he has topped best player of all time lists many times. Those voted on by baseball writers and his peers.

Finally someone who knows a thing or two about baseball.Well put

BigHat · 23 October 2009, 04:14 AM

Well, not a Yankees fan at ALL but a deserved tip of the hat to them for their post season play thus far.

Sox will get ya next year.

tthopp05 · 23 October 2009, 04:38 AM

If anyone had it hard,its the great Jackie R.------Now theres a ballplayer -------We can only wonder what type of numbers he would of had if left alone.Talk about performing under pressure ----there is no equal!

tthopp05 · 23 October 2009, 04:40 AM

Time to wrap it up tonight---------------YANKEES all the way---------------------

:d ude:

:dud e:

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JBat · 23 October 2009, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tthopp05

If anyone had it hard,its the great Jackie R.------Now theres a ballplayer -------We can only wonder what type of numbers he would of had if left alone.Talk about performing under pressure ----there is no equal!

It's true. Without Jackie opening the door, maybe Mays doesn't get his chance. Willie came into the league only four years after Jackie broke the color barrier. He did all the hard work, and had a tremendous burden to bear. I think that did ending up shortening his career and life. I wonder if todays African American players really appreciate what he did for them.

redshirt1957 · 23 October 2009, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by JBat

It's true. Without Jackie opening the door, maybe Mays doesn't get his chance. Willie came into the league only four years after Jackie broke the color barrier. He did all the hard work, and had a tremendous burden to bear. I think that did ending up shortening his career and life. I wonder if todays African American players really appreciate what he did for them.

I agree with all the above and would like to add that it was not easy for Willie. Hell, it was still bad for players like Aaron.

valentine · 23 October 2009, 06:48 AM

lets go yankees!!!!!!!!!! THIS SERIES ENDS....TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JBat · 23 October 2009, 01:34 PM

*Whew* Great game! Back to The Big Apple we go!

JimSnyder · 23 October 2009, 08:52 PM

Sooooo close. Good game

rolexgiants · 23 October 2009, 10:54 PM

back to the stadium tomorrow night.... i will be there like always..... the game is going to be played in a mess.....90 PERCENT chance of rain..... thank god my seats are covered.... LETS GO YANKEES.... i guess its meant to be that pettitte brings us to the world series......

rolexgiants · 23 October 2009, 10:58 PM

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I agree with all the above and would like to add that it was not easy for Willie. Hell, it was still bad for players like Aaron.

true...and not so true... willie mays was a HERO in new york... he was very beloved... when he got to cali it wasnt so easy for him..... there was an adjustment period there...

rolexgiants · 23 October 2009, 11:45 PM

i read in a few different books that mays was a legend in harlem.... he used to play stick ball with the kids all the time....

JBat · 24 October 2009, 12:17 AM

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true...and not so true... willie mays was a HERO in new york... he was very beloved... when he got to cali it wasnt so easy for him..... there was an adjustment period there...

Very true about adjustments in California. But he also became beloved in San Francisco and still is.

rolexgiants · 24 October 2009, 12:20 AM

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Very true about adjustments in California. But he also became beloved in San Francisco and still is.

i have been to att park many times... it amazes me how many old new york giant hats that i see....

tthopp05 · 25 October 2009, 12:54 AM

Why are you throwing him a FASTBALL when hes is behind in the count 1-2

: dummy:

:d ummy:

tthopp05 · 25 October 2009, 01:01 AM

They need to start CC on short rest tonight!Andy will understand,and if it goes bad who better to have on the mound for game 7 than the VETERAN who will be as cool as the other side of my pillow.

23 October 2009, 04:40 AM	#72
tthopp05 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NY Watch: THE MIGHTY DEEPSEA Posts: 839	Time to wrap it up tonight---------------YANKEES all the way---------------------:d ude::dud e: :d ude::dud e:

25 October 2009, 12:54 AM	#83
tthopp05 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NY Watch: THE MIGHTY DEEPSEA Posts: 839	Why are you throwing him a FASTBALL when hes is behind in the count 1-2 : dummy::d ummy:

22 October 2009, 06:28 AM	#61
JBat "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: John Location: Washington Watch: 16710, 16610, DJ Posts: 7,329	Nah, that's just your opinion. I've been lucky enough to watch Junior since his days in the minors at Bellingham, and all of his time with the Mariners. Phenomenal baseball player, but injuries curtailed any serious comparisons to Willie Mays. In the last 5 years he's just missed too much time, and he's now a shell of his former baseball self.

22 October 2009, 07:46 AM	#63
onlinelion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 162	Sorry to get back to the original topic.....but bring back the Rally Monkey!!!

22 October 2009, 10:05 AM	#64
JBat "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: John Location: Washington Watch: 16710, 16610, DJ Posts: 7,329	^^You're going to need it.

23 October 2009, 04:14 AM	#70
BigHat Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Real Name: Matt Location: Arlington, VA Watch: Lange One MP Posts: 4,043	Well, not a Yankees fan at ALL but a deserved tip of the hat to them for their post season play thus far. Sox will get ya next year.

23 October 2009, 04:38 AM	#71
tthopp05 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NY Watch: THE MIGHTY DEEPSEA Posts: 839	If anyone had it hard,its the great Jackie R.------Now theres a ballplayer -------We can only wonder what type of numbers he would of had if left alone.Talk about performing under pressure ----there is no equal!

23 October 2009, 06:48 AM	#75
valentine Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Justin Location: Baltimore, MD Watch: TT Diamond DJ Posts: 2,809	lets go yankees!!!!!!!!!! THIS SERIES ENDS....TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

23 October 2009, 01:34 PM	#76
JBat "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: John Location: Washington Watch: 16710, 16610, DJ Posts: 7,329	Whew Great game! Back to The Big Apple we go!

23 October 2009, 10:54 PM	#78
rolexgiants "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: new york, usa Posts: 2,901	back to the stadium tomorrow night.... i will be there like always..... the game is going to be played in a mess.....90 PERCENT chance of rain..... thank god my seats are covered.... LETS GO YANKEES.... i guess its meant to be that pettitte brings us to the world series......

23 October 2009, 11:45 PM	#80
rolexgiants "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: new york, usa Posts: 2,901	i read in a few different books that mays was a legend in harlem.... he used to play stick ball with the kids all the time....

25 October 2009, 01:01 AM	#84
tthopp05 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NY Watch: THE MIGHTY DEEPSEA Posts: 839	They need to start CC on short rest tonight!Andy will understand,and if it goes bad who better to have on the mound for game 7 than the VETERAN who will be as cool as the other side of my pillow.

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