Frayed Knot wrote: Tough to exclude Barry yet make a case for including Manny. Bonds was an asshole about it. He elicited anger when he was discussed. It was always "Manny being Manny" and brought a smile to everyone's face. Plus, he's my homey from upper Manhattan (Washington Heights). That gets him my love. And the vote has always been about who the voter thinks should get into the Hall. Later
Ralph Branca, beloved Brooklyn righthander, figure on the wrong side of one of history's most celebrated homers, and Bobby Valentine's father-in-law, passes at the age of 90. [tweet]https://twitter.com/BobbyValentine/status/801418065204412416[/tweet] A key part of the history of baseball in New York. He was one of MY Brooklyn Dodgers. RIP. Later
A Boy Named Seo wrote: Long-term deals are risky, but Gary's Words Above Replacement was league-leading, and he proves with his deep knowledge of random Mets that his Range Factor is also elite. This. I love those new stats. And a thumbs up to giving Nelson Figueroa more in-game air time, too. Later
The guy I remember who fit that description was a futility infielder who played in the AL from the mid 50's to mid 60's named Sammy Esposito. He hit a little over .200, but Phil Rizzuto used to talk about him all the time saying he "one of those good guys to have around". Later
Headband for me. It reminds me of the fun Hippie days (How someone like Nancy who lived in Greenwich was a Hippie is another story, but ... ) Big pom pom was a close second. But let's face it, with that punim, anything she wore would have looked great. (Except that red one) Later
Lefty Specialist wrote: You could say that getting rid of Teufel was Elementary. It was a good choice. Teufel killed more rallies than Professor Moriarty. Later
Fman99 wrote: Diamondbacks are catering to the ladies in attendance. Cause, you know, periods and stuff. OK, who wants to say it? Anybody? Anybody? OK. I will. That was very Trumpian of you. Later
John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: No shit? You beat me to that by about 4 nanoseconds. I was going to ask: Once he sends a runner home, only to be thrown out, will he be known as "No Shit, Sherlock"? JCL,FK, great minds DO think alike. Later