05-06-2009, 08:26 AM
<!--quoteo(post=35767:date=May 5 2009, 03:48 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ May 5 2009, 03:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=35766:date=May 5 2009, 03:45 PM:name=Giff)--><div class='quotetop'>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.
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8 all star appearances doesn't mean shit. he played for the mets when the mets were good. he was gonna make the all star team no matter what. championships don't mean shit because the mets were a powerhouse with a fantastic pitching staff.
strawberry was extremely overrated. the all star appearances bear that out. he led the league in 4 offensive categories, all in one year and never led the league in anything else ever. he had a couple real good years, a handful of decent years and a whole bunch of shitty years. O.VER.RATED.
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.
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8 all star appearances doesn't mean shit. he played for the mets when the mets were good. he was gonna make the all star team no matter what. championships don't mean shit because the mets were a powerhouse with a fantastic pitching staff.
strawberry was extremely overrated. the all star appearances bear that out. he led the league in 4 offensive categories, all in one year and never led the league in anything else ever. he had a couple real good years, a handful of decent years and a whole bunch of shitty years. O.VER.RATED.
Wang.