tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post2682089614129724353..comments2024-03-29T02:42:01.539-04:00Comments on IT IS HIGH! IT IS FAR! IT IS... caught.: Yankeetorial: We have the leading basestealer in the American League batting eighthStanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758839786688249648noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-84346250859856771142011-07-21T16:07:09.937-04:002011-07-21T16:07:09.937-04:00Lou Brock was vastly overrated.
His career OBP was...Lou Brock was vastly overrated.<br />His career OBP was only .343 [by comparison, Jeter .383] and he had only 149 HR in 19 seasons [Jeter 237 in 17].<br />Brock did, of course, steal a lot of bases [938], but his SB % was also lower than Jeter's. Plus he was a below-average outfielder.<br />Brock belonged near the bottom of the line-up, just like another future [and more deserving] HoF player now does.<br />And that Brock is in the Hall, but Tim Raines, with more homers, 808 steals but a much better %, and a .385 OBP, never has come close makes no sense.Joe De Pastrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-4355697438432242812011-07-20T14:44:29.878-04:002011-07-20T14:44:29.878-04:00Jeter needs to do the right thing for THE TEAM as ...Jeter needs to do the right thing for THE TEAM as no one else seems willing to push him down in the order. He is hurting the team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com