Comments on: The (not so) great debate http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/article/the-not-so-great-debate/ Music & More Since 2005 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:33:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gone http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/article/the-not-so-great-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-2703 gone Wed, 20 Jul 2005 07:39:00 +0000 http://beta.canyouseethesunset.com/?p=1774#comment-2703 No juice, no stats for Sammy. OK. But comparing him to Palmiero is ludicrous.<br /> No juice, no stats for Sammy. OK. But comparing him to Palmiero is ludicrous.

]]> By:  Anonymous http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/article/the-not-so-great-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-2702  Anonymous Tue, 19 Jul 2005 23:10:00 +0000 http://beta.canyouseethesunset.com/?p=1774#comment-2702 The guy was mediocre without the juice. Defense was ordinary. Yeah, I put him in the Hall, but his numbers are an unsult to the guys who really great players who did it without the needle. BTW, has anyone noticed that Sammy has 9 HR and 29 RBI in almost 300 AB?<br /> The guy was mediocre without the juice. Defense was ordinary. Yeah, I put him in the Hall, but his numbers are an unsult to the guys who really great players who did it without the needle. BTW, has anyone noticed that Sammy has 9 HR and 29 RBI in almost 300 AB?

]]> By: Eric http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/article/the-not-so-great-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-2701 Eric Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:45:00 +0000 http://beta.canyouseethesunset.com/?p=1774#comment-2701 Silent K - Thanks. I will be sure ot keep checking out FMGT.<br /> Silent K – Thanks. I will be sure ot keep checking out FMGT.

]]> By: Eric http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/article/the-not-so-great-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-2700 Eric Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:41:00 +0000 http://beta.canyouseethesunset.com/?p=1774#comment-2700 JT - I'm right with you there. I think that the whole Palmeiro debate is actually pretty typical of our society in general. Nothing is noticed unless it is sensational. I could go on...<br /> JT – I’m right with you there. I think that the whole Palmeiro debate is actually pretty typical of our society in general. Nothing is noticed unless it is sensational. I could go on…

]]> By: Silent K http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/article/the-not-so-great-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-2699 Silent K Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:09:00 +0000 http://beta.canyouseethesunset.com/?p=1774#comment-2699 woah! that Ghengis Tron track is pretty good. At first I thought that it would remain electro all the way through and then it got all Mr. Bungle on me! Sweet! Super contrast to The Mountain Goats ^_^.<br /> woah! that Ghengis Tron track is pretty good. At first I thought that it would remain electro all the way through and then it got all Mr. Bungle on me! Sweet! Super contrast to The Mountain Goats ^_^.

]]> By: JT http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/article/the-not-so-great-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-2698 JT Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:07:00 +0000 http://beta.canyouseethesunset.com/?p=1774#comment-2698 Oops, I meant Palmeiro walked 1344 times and struck out 1339 times in those 10405 ABs. To have those numbers so close is INSANE.<br /> Oops, I meant Palmeiro walked 1344 times and struck out 1339 times in those 10405 ABs. To have those numbers so close is INSANE.

]]> By: JT http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/article/the-not-so-great-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-2697 JT Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:06:00 +0000 http://beta.canyouseethesunset.com/?p=1774#comment-2697 I think it speaks volumes of our culture when they ignore definite 1st ballot HOFs because they didn't do anything flashy or attention-grabbing.<BR/><BR/>Palmeiro's been solid throughout his career, and has achieved something that only HOFs have achieved: the whole hits/HRs shebang.<BR/><BR/>Instead, people want to see a 5-year flash-in-the-pan-type guy instead of a 19-year career of consistency.<BR/><BR/>.289 BA<BR/>.371 OBP<BR/>567 HR<BR/>1827 RBI<BR/>3007 H<BR/><BR/>The nutty thing is his K-to-BB ratio. <BR/><BR/>In 10405 ABs, he walked 1339 times and struck out 1339 times. Considering someone like Adam Dunn has struck out half that amount (663) in a fifth of the at-bats (2029) shows that Palmeiro had a batting eye and a quality that few players could match.<br /> I think it speaks volumes of our culture when they ignore definite 1st ballot HOFs because they didn’t do anything flashy or attention-grabbing.

Palmeiro’s been solid throughout his career, and has achieved something that only HOFs have achieved: the whole hits/HRs shebang.

Instead, people want to see a 5-year flash-in-the-pan-type guy instead of a 19-year career of consistency.

.289 BA
.371 OBP
567 HR
1827 RBI
3007 H

The nutty thing is his K-to-BB ratio.

In 10405 ABs, he walked 1339 times and struck out 1339 times. Considering someone like Adam Dunn has struck out half that amount (663) in a fifth of the at-bats (2029) shows that Palmeiro had a batting eye and a quality that few players could match.

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