05-05-2009, 04:48 PM
<!--quoteo(post=35766:date=May 5 2009, 03:45 PM:name=Giff)-->QUOTE (Giff @ May 5 2009, 03:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=35759:date=May 5 2009, 03:39 PM:name=KBwsb)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KBwsb @ May 5 2009, 03:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Strawberry first 9 years:
Rookie-of-the-year. 9 straight All-star teams. World championship. Nine-year average OPS+ of 144. Top ten in MVP 4 times.
That is not an average player. That is not an overrated player. That is a superstar.
From that point on, he started averaging about 35 games per year, and hitting about .140.
Gee, ya think that there Kurtis Blow might've had something to do with it?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It was 8 All-Star teams, not 9. Just so you know.
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Yes, good point. Eight-time all-stars are "good, nice role players, not much more," as Ruby states.
Rookie-of-the-year. 9 straight All-star teams. World championship. Nine-year average OPS+ of 144. Top ten in MVP 4 times.
That is not an average player. That is not an overrated player. That is a superstar.
From that point on, he started averaging about 35 games per year, and hitting about .140.
Gee, ya think that there Kurtis Blow might've had something to do with it?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It was 8 All-Star teams, not 9. Just so you know.
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Yes, good point. Eight-time all-stars are "good, nice role players, not much more," as Ruby states.
There's nothing better than to realize that the good things about youth don't end with youth itself. It's a matter of realizing that life can be renewed every day you get out of bed without baggage. It's tough to get there, but it's better than the dark thoughts. -Lance