12-14-2008, 05:45 PM
<!--quoteo(post=4672:date=Dec 14 2008, 02:11 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Dec 14 2008, 02:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Career On-base percentage:
Adam Dunn .381
Dave Kingman .302
Those 2 players are not in the same <i>universe</i>.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
BTW, Lance, I didn't mean to sound like a dick. It's just that a LOT of people think of Dunn as being part of that group of players that includes Rob Deer, Pete Incavilia, Dave Kingman, etc...
big, lumbering, unathletic guys who swing for 500 ft. homers, and have zero value besides that.
However, Dunn is actually much closer to someone like HOFer Ralph Kiner...tons of homers (always a good thing, right?), but also a REAL high OBP (the very BEST thing a hitter can have).
So, therefore, the Kingman/Deer comparisons don't hold water, IMO.
(This is where Ruby comes in to say that I've never witnessed a game of baseball, and that I consider Dunn be a 1st-ballot HOFer. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif[/img] )
Adam Dunn .381
Dave Kingman .302
Those 2 players are not in the same <i>universe</i>.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
BTW, Lance, I didn't mean to sound like a dick. It's just that a LOT of people think of Dunn as being part of that group of players that includes Rob Deer, Pete Incavilia, Dave Kingman, etc...
big, lumbering, unathletic guys who swing for 500 ft. homers, and have zero value besides that.
However, Dunn is actually much closer to someone like HOFer Ralph Kiner...tons of homers (always a good thing, right?), but also a REAL high OBP (the very BEST thing a hitter can have).
So, therefore, the Kingman/Deer comparisons don't hold water, IMO.
(This is where Ruby comes in to say that I've never witnessed a game of baseball, and that I consider Dunn be a 1st-ballot HOFer. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif[/img] )
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