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Clarkaddison

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Re: Cubs History
« Reply #345 on: October 26, 2011, 08:59:02 pm »
The Cardinal of that time had Stan the Man.

The Cubs had Roy the Boy.

davep

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Re: Cubs History
« Reply #346 on: October 26, 2011, 09:36:46 pm »
If, in my younger years, I had had enough sense to sit directly in front of the first base dugout, I could have caught as many balls as Dee Fondy.

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Re: Cubs History
« Reply #347 on: October 27, 2011, 12:34:52 am »
October 27, 2009 -- The $845 million sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, and other assets from the Tribune Co. to the Ricketts family was completed, more than 2½ years after the franchise was put on the market.

Clarkaddison

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Re: Cubs History
« Reply #348 on: October 27, 2011, 10:46:59 am »
I remember the DP combination of Miksis to Smalley to grandstand.

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Re: Cubs History
« Reply #349 on: October 27, 2011, 10:51:24 am »
And I could have been grandstand.  I passed up an opportunity for fame.

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Re: Cubs History
« Reply #350 on: October 27, 2011, 12:18:07 pm »
I passed up an opportunity for fame.

Wouldn't that have been grandstanding?

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Re: Cubs History
« Reply #351 on: October 27, 2011, 02:07:29 pm »
Don't step on Play2's lines.

Jes Beard

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Re: Cubs History
« Reply #352 on: November 11, 2011, 12:12:16 pm »
For a laugh -- http://bleacherreport.com/articles/932134-30-greatest-third-basemen-in-major-league-baseball-history/page/9

This site ranks the 30 greatest thirdbasemen of all-time.... and ranks Santo 21st.

Those ahead of him include Kevin Youkilis, Terry Pendleton and Evan Longoria, Ken Boyer, Gary Gaetti, and Homerun Baker.

JR

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Re: Cubs History
« Reply #353 on: November 11, 2011, 12:18:48 pm »
Terry Pendleton?  Seriously?

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Re: Cubs History
« Reply #354 on: December 05, 2011, 10:12:33 am »
Welcome to the Hall, Ron Santo.

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« Reply #355 on: December 05, 2011, 10:19:11 am »
I almost wish Santo hadn't made it in this year.  Then at least we could dismiss the Veteran's Committee as being stupid. 

But since he made it in easily, we can conclude one of two things: they're either so lazy and take the vote so non-seriously that some of them didn't even really consider his case until after he died, or a certain portion of the committee is vindictive for some reason and didn't want Santo to get to enjoy it.

I'm glad he's in now, though.

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Re: Cubs History
« Reply #356 on: December 05, 2011, 10:20:50 am »
I'll go with vindictive

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« Reply #357 on: December 05, 2011, 12:34:05 pm »
Both probably true, but the real reason is because they changed the structure and switched to a "Golden Age" committee this year.  It has only 16 members, likely a less vindictive group, and much easier to lobby.

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Re: Cubs History
« Reply #358 on: December 05, 2011, 12:40:49 pm »
The good thing about the new veteran's committee is that it was selective enough to only elect the only one who was unquestionably deserving and wasn't able to sneak in someone who wasn't all that deserving, like Jim Kaat or Tommy John.  There was a lot of concern that whatever veteran's committee mix that would elect Santo might also vote in guys who aren't that deserving.

Maybe they finally found the right mix with the veteran's committee to elect players who are truly deserving while leaving out the ones who are very marginal or pals of former players.

Clarkaddison

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Re: Cubs History
« Reply #359 on: December 05, 2011, 03:24:05 pm »
Tommy John's surgeon deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. 

I had to look him up.  It's Frank Jobe.  The procedure should be named after him.