March 26, 200323 yr Hey, whats in your avatar 420? ill tell you when you get a bit older LOL.. Everyone is to young for everything today. ill let you tell him steff im not gonna educate kids on this stuff.
March 26, 200323 yr Man Boggs was a helluva player....the worst he ever hit was .260....and aside from that year...the worst he ever hit was .280. And he only hit below .300 3 times in 18 seasons. What hat will he wear into the HoF? I believe they took that choice away from the players because of Boggs(I suppose he was going to go in with a DRays hat in because that's where he got his 3000th hit....I think that's what I heard). He had his best years in Boston.....he won a series with the Yanks....and he got his 3000th hit with the DRays. I think that was part of his contract or something that he'd go in a Devil Ray. If I were him I'd be quickly finding a way out.
March 27, 200323 yr Speaking of Wade Boggs................... One thing that people have forgotten about him is that he was OLD when he broke into the Bigs,-- 26 I believe. He was kept in the minors for years because he was a third baseman without much power. Then, when he finally got a chance, he won a batting title his rookie year, hitting around .350 or so. I don't have the benefit of having his stats in front of me, just my feeble memory. If he was in the majors when he should have been, say three years earlier, he would have ended up with about 3600 lifetime hits. General Managers can be SO stupid when they profile a player according to his position. Imagine keeping a great hitter like that in the minors for so long. Actually, a similar situation existed for Edgar Martinez of Seattle. He was kept at AAA for years while hitting close to .400 until he finally was given a real chance, and he also had a big year his rookie season. I believe he was also 26 when he made it with Seattle, and they were a s***ty team in those days. General Managers should just decide if a player can play the game instead of saying that a certain position should yield so many home runs. I can't believe their judgement, sometimes. End of rant.
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