Countdown to Release OOTP 18 - Page 39

Caporegime · 03-14-2017, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chico Guilbault

I can see light at the end of the tunnel now!

One of my favorites as a kid, Butch Hobson #4

Sadly, a clearly washed up Hobson (along with guys like John Mayberry & Rodney Scott) finished his playing career on that pathetic 1982 Yankee team that couldn't decide if they wanted to be the Bronx Bombers or the Boogie Down Bounders.

Caporegime · 03-14-2017, 11:02 PM

Magic number is 4.

I thought long and hard about what I could write about Lou Gehrig to covey his true greatness and ultimately decided that I’m simply not a good enough writer to do this man justice. His lifetime numbers are simply staggering, and what he meant to the Yankees in the clubhouse can’t be quantified.

We live in an age where some people actually express disappointment, surprise, or label an athlete as being hopelessly boring, when they turn out not to be a malignant, chest-thumping narcissist or thug. Lou Gehrig was soft-spoken, shy, gracious and laughably underpaid, even by the standards of the day (not that being underpaid is a virtue, of course

). I often wonder how a guy like that would handle the in-your-face, up-yours sports culture of today's America, or the parasitic, lowbrow, crotch-sniffing sleaze merchants in the media that both feed off it and contribute to its perpetuation. Anyways...

The Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig, #4:

swoboda · 03-14-2017, 11:06 PM

Of course it's Ron Swoboda, this time with his more familiar #4
The big rip and the great WS catch Game 4 1969

Germaniac · 03-15-2017, 01:04 AM

The man who was a huge part of the most successful period in Brewers history and a part of one of the great trio Yount/Molitor/Gantner ... and one of two Hall of Famers to wear a Brewers hat ... Paul Molitor

r0nster · 03-15-2017, 06:32 AM

this will be the first time since memory that I am actually looking forward to a stinking Monday LOL

Airdrop01 · 03-15-2017, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by rjl518

fine...you remember him for that...

i will remember him for this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkZuZr0a4dA

I dont know which it is, but a video auto played after the one I put up that basically was a 16 minute abstract of the entire series. It was pretty cool to watch.

How Wright played that series with his back hurting so badly was fun to hear about. Truly he's a guy who deserves the credit he gets.

Airdrop01 · 03-15-2017, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caporegime

Sadly, a clearly washed up Hobson (along with guys like John Mayberry & Rodney Scott) finished his playing career on that pathetic 1982 Yankee team that couldn't decide if they wanted to be the Bronx Bombers or the Boogie Down Bounders.

John Mayberry on the Yankees kills me. Like way more than Tartabull did. I think it was because of the era.

Airdrop01 · 03-15-2017, 08:06 AM

A second basemen turned right fielder, with a good arm (how often do you see that!) and before a Yankee and Seinfeld star a darned good Royal, Danny Tartabull....

cavebutter · 03-15-2017, 09:26 AM

He was well before my time and I only know him from the stories Vin Scully would tell about him. My father and uncle never fell for him the way many other fans did. Really don't know why. Perhaps Duke was a bit too All American for their first generation, socialist tastes. Maybe he was overshadowed by Mantle in NY or by the other luminaries he played with in Brooklyn. Regardless, there's a huge hole in my knowledge of Dodger history where Duke Snider should be. But when we talk about number 4, he's got to be in the conversation.
#4, Duke Snider (along with Pee Wee and Jim Gilliam)

westendcards · 03-15-2017, 10:21 AM

I watched Nails and Wild thing drink a few beers a couple of hours before a game. What a squad!

jparker2112 · 03-15-2017, 10:39 AM

in honor of delino deshields jr being in OOTP 18 of course i give you daddy and jr...note daddy and junior have a hereditary cheek...1 via chew and 1 via a fastball!

actionjackson · 03-15-2017, 12:13 PM

The 1979 co-AL ROY (with John Castino of the Twins) was one of my favourites as a kid. Then I grew up and realized how important walks were to a player's offensive value. He walked 4 times in 442 PA in 1984 and was an AL All-Star with a .241/.248/.298/.546 slash line, good for a 48 OPS+ and -1.5 bWAR. That's dipping kind of low in the bucket for an All-Star don't you think? Don't you just wish sometimes you could just stay a kid forever? Alfredo Griffin #4

actionjackson · 03-15-2017, 12:18 PM

This guy wore the #2 for the 1992 World Series Champs, but before that he was the guy who replaced Alfredo Griffin as #4. He carved out a decent niche as a gifted defensive utility guy in his eight seasons with the franchise. Manuel Lee #4

actionjackson · 03-15-2017, 12:26 PM

We've had the iconic #4s from the Bronx and Flatbush, but how about the #4 who roamed RF at the Polo Grounds for 22 seasons? Mel "Master Melvin" Ott #4

Hammercraft · 03-15-2017, 01:21 PM

Look at all these other guys wearing Paul Molitor's number

4

Sam_15 · 03-15-2017, 02:17 PM

This guy had the number 4 retired for the Sox for his player/manager prowess, and he's one of the best player-managers ever. Known more for the latter, he was actually quite the underrated player, finishing his career with a .301/.390/.468/.857 slash, nearly 2300 hits, and 170 homers. He's also the winningest manager in Red Sox history with 1071 wins. Sadly, those only equated to one pennant and now world series wins, but hey, he was a hell of a player and manager nonetheless. #4 Joe Cronin

rjl518 · 03-15-2017, 06:02 PM

4 Days Left!

"Nails"

r0nster · 03-15-2017, 08:16 PM

used to love watching Lenny and backman hitting 1 and 2 .... they were perfect top lineup guys

WOOOHOOO tomorrow is Alan Trammell Day #3

Caporegime · 03-15-2017, 11:01 PM

Just 3 more days to go. Amazing!

Even more amazing was the legend who wore this number for the Yankees, Babe Ruth. Want to run out of superlatives in 20 seconds or less? Try describing how great Babe Ruth was to someone who doesn't understand anything about baseball or its storied history.

Statistically, the Babe was and still is in a universe all his own: First in lifetime WAR, Slugging %, and OPS, 2nd in OBP & RBI, and 3rd in Home Runs (though many would argue he's still 2nd), BB's, etc, etc, etc...

The numbers, however, as breathtaking as they are, do not provide the full measure of how great he was, or the impact he had on American culture. Ruth's fame and star power transcended baseball. With the exception of perhaps Charles Lindbergh and FDR, no other American was as recognizable as "The Great Bambino" during the 1920s-30s. He was larger than life, and probably single-handedly saved baseball in the aftermath of the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919-20.

To paraphrase the great Robert Duvall from the movie The Natural when describing the prowess of the fictional Ruth-inspired character "The Whammer": The Babe was the best there ever was and best there ever will be. Period!

Babe Ruth #3

Sam_15 · 03-16-2017, 12:04 AM

Following the trend of oldies here. This guy was with us in the late 30's. He was one of the best offensive players in the era, finishing his career with a .325 BA and 2 50 HR seasons (534 career HR). He's among the best first basemen of all time without a doubt, though I'd say that that dude named Lou Gehrig takes number 1 there. He had his best years with the Philadelphia A's, but man, some really fun ones in Boston, hitting .325 with nearly 200 homers in his first four years here. He was built like a brick house, too. #3 Jimmie Foxx

03-14-2017, 11:02 PM	#762
Caporegime All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Borough of Kings Posts: 1,714	Magic number is 4. I thought long and hard about what I could write about Lou Gehrig to covey his true greatness and ultimately decided that I’m simply not a good enough writer to do this man justice. His lifetime numbers are simply staggering, and what he meant to the Yankees in the clubhouse can’t be quantified. We live in an age where some people actually express disappointment, surprise, or label an athlete as being hopelessly boring, when they turn out not to be a malignant, chest-thumping narcissist or thug. Lou Gehrig was soft-spoken, shy, gracious and laughably underpaid, even by the standards of the day (not that being underpaid is a virtue, of course ). I often wonder how a guy like that would handle the in-your-face, up-yours sports culture of today's America, or the parasitic, lowbrow, crotch-sniffing sleaze merchants in the media that both feed off it and contribute to its perpetuation. Anyways... The Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig, #4: __________________ "If you don't know where you are going, you'll wind up someplace else." - Lawrence Peter Berra

03-14-2017, 11:06 PM	#763
swoboda All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Guarding The Line Posts: 1,230	Of course it's Ron Swoboda, this time with his more familiar #4 The big rip and the great WS catch Game 4 1969 Attached Images __________________ "...If you want to look ahead to the bottom of the ninth, the Mets will be sending up Buddy Harrelson, Jerry Buchek , and Don Bosch, we'll be right back after this word from Rheingold Beer" The late great Lindsey Nelson

03-15-2017, 01:04 AM	#764
Germaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Frankenthal, Germany Posts: 3,092	The man who was a huge part of the most successful period in Brewers history and a part of one of the great trio Yount/Molitor/Gantner ... and one of two Hall of Famers to wear a Brewers hat ... Paul Molitor __________________ I'm going to have to meet my Maker some day. And if He asks me why I didn't let this boy play, and I say it's because he's black, that might not be a satisfactory answer. Happy Chandler, 1947

03-15-2017, 08:06 AM	#768
Airdrop01 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lenexa, KS / Wilson, WY Posts: 1,354	A second basemen turned right fielder, with a good arm (how often do you see that!) and before a Yankee and Seinfeld star a darned good Royal, Danny Tartabull.... Attached Images

03-15-2017, 09:26 AM	#769
cavebutter All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,163	He was well before my time and I only know him from the stories Vin Scully would tell about him. My father and uncle never fell for him the way many other fans did. Really don't know why. Perhaps Duke was a bit too All American for their first generation, socialist tastes. Maybe he was overshadowed by Mantle in NY or by the other luminaries he played with in Brooklyn. Regardless, there's a huge hole in my knowledge of Dodger history where Duke Snider should be. But when we talk about number 4, he's got to be in the conversation. #4, Duke Snider (along with Pee Wee and Jim Gilliam) Attached Images __________________ MySQL, MyStruggle - A self-indulgent blog about my attempts to roll my own MySQL Database with OOTP Logo Gallery

03-15-2017, 06:32 AM	#765
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,083	this will be the first time since memory that I am actually looking forward to a stinking Monday LOL

03-15-2017, 10:21 AM	#770
westendcards All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 555	I watched Nails and Wild thing drink a few beers a couple of hours before a game. What a squad! Attached Images

03-15-2017, 10:39 AM	#771
jparker2112 All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Denver CO Posts: 867	in honor of delino deshields jr being in OOTP 18 of course i give you daddy and jr...note daddy and junior have a hereditary cheek...1 via chew and 1 via a fastball! Attached Images

03-15-2017, 12:13 PM	#772
actionjackson Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 6,181	The 1979 co-AL ROY (with John Castino of the Twins) was one of my favourites as a kid. Then I grew up and realized how important walks were to a player's offensive value. He walked 4 times in 442 PA in 1984 and was an AL All-Star with a .241/.248/.298/.546 slash line, good for a 48 OPS+ and -1.5 bWAR. That's dipping kind of low in the bucket for an All-Star don't you think? Don't you just wish sometimes you could just stay a kid forever? Alfredo Griffin #4 Attached Images

03-15-2017, 12:18 PM	#773
actionjackson Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 6,181	This guy wore the #2 for the 1992 World Series Champs, but before that he was the guy who replaced Alfredo Griffin as #4. He carved out a decent niche as a gifted defensive utility guy in his eight seasons with the franchise. Manuel Lee #4 Attached Images

03-15-2017, 12:26 PM	#774
actionjackson Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 6,181	We've had the iconic #4s from the Bronx and Flatbush, but how about the #4 who roamed RF at the Polo Grounds for 22 seasons? Mel "Master Melvin" Ott #4 Attached Images

03-15-2017, 01:21 PM	#775
Hammercraft All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 729	Look at all these other guys wearing Paul Molitor's number 4

03-15-2017, 02:17 PM	#776
Sam_15 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 252	This guy had the number 4 retired for the Sox for his player/manager prowess, and he's one of the best player-managers ever. Known more for the latter, he was actually quite the underrated player, finishing his career with a .301/.390/.468/.857 slash, nearly 2300 hits, and 170 homers. He's also the winningest manager in Red Sox history with 1071 wins. Sadly, those only equated to one pennant and now world series wins, but hey, he was a hell of a player and manager nonetheless. #4 Joe Cronin Attached Images

03-15-2017, 06:02 PM	#777
rjl518 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Born in Shea Stadium, lives in LoanDepot Park. Posts: 6,243	4 Days Left! "Nails" Attached Images __________________ My Threads: MLB Project 32 by SFGiants58 "Colon looking for his 1st hit of the year and he DRIVES ONE! Deep left field! Back goes Upton! Back near the wall! ITS OUTTA HERE!!! Bartolo has done it!!! THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED!!! This is one of the great moments in the history of baseball! Bartolo Colon has gone deep!" ---Gary Cohen. (May 7, 2016) (Petco Park) NYM 6 @ SD 3

03-15-2017, 08:16 PM	#778
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,083	used to love watching Lenny and backman hitting 1 and 2 .... they were perfect top lineup guys WOOOHOOO tomorrow is Alan Trammell Day #3

03-15-2017, 11:01 PM	#779
Caporegime All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Borough of Kings Posts: 1,714	Just 3 more days to go. Amazing! Even more amazing was the legend who wore this number for the Yankees, Babe Ruth. Want to run out of superlatives in 20 seconds or less? Try describing how great Babe Ruth was to someone who doesn't understand anything about baseball or its storied history. Statistically, the Babe was and still is in a universe all his own: First in lifetime WAR, Slugging %, and OPS, 2nd in OBP & RBI, and 3rd in Home Runs (though many would argue he's still 2nd), BB's, etc, etc, etc... The numbers, however, as breathtaking as they are, do not provide the full measure of how great he was, or the impact he had on American culture. Ruth's fame and star power transcended baseball. With the exception of perhaps Charles Lindbergh and FDR, no other American was as recognizable as "The Great Bambino" during the 1920s-30s. He was larger than life, and probably single-handedly saved baseball in the aftermath of the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919-20. To paraphrase the great Robert Duvall from the movie The Natural when describing the prowess of the fictional Ruth-inspired character "The Whammer": The Babe was the best there ever was and best there ever will be. Period! Babe Ruth #3 __________________ "If you don't know where you are going, you'll wind up someplace else." - Lawrence Peter Berra

03-16-2017, 12:04 AM	#780
Sam_15 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 252	Following the trend of oldies here. This guy was with us in the late 30's. He was one of the best offensive players in the era, finishing his career with a .325 BA and 2 50 HR seasons (534 career HR). He's among the best first basemen of all time without a doubt, though I'd say that that dude named Lou Gehrig takes number 1 there. He had his best years with the Philadelphia A's, but man, some really fun ones in Boston, hitting .325 with nearly 200 homers in his first four years here. He was built like a brick house, too. #3 Jimmie Foxx Attached Images