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Re: Around Baseball
« Reply #23850 on: August 27, 2026, 10:09:06 pm »
Clearly, Kyle Tucker.
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« Reply #23851 on: August 27, 2026, 11:07:37 pm »
Quote from: CurtOne on August 27, 2026, 08:29:15 pm
I think Edgar Martinez settled that issue.

Edgar is illustrative but not in a way that flatters Schwarber. He had 68+ WAR and a .933 career OPS. He also played 564 games at 3B and statistically at least wasn't terrible there. If he's the standard by which a DH can get into the HoF, it doesn't bode well for Schwarbs.

I love Kyle and I hope he does get in. But he needs a minimum 550 homers to be a serious candidate, and 600 to seal the deal.
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« Reply #23852 on: August 28, 2026, 12:30:30 am »
Unless can come up with a Schwarber comp with somebody already in the HOF, it’s just spitballin.

Thirty years ago, the 500 HRs-and-you’re-in discussion was about Dave Kingman. He came off a 35 HR season that got him to 442 HRs and folks were seriously concerned about how to deal with that. Of course no way on the planet was Dave Kingman going to be in the HOF, 500 homers or not.

Fortunately, nobody wanted Kingman even after a 35 homer season, so that discussion went away.

Schwarber is, if course, way better than Kingman on many levels, including in the clubhouse, but you need more than 500 homers when so many other HOF indicia are subpar. That’s the point.

Love the guy but think that that Schwarber will have to exceed 500 by a very significant margin to get in, seems to me. Otherwise, show me a comp.
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« Reply #23853 on: August 28, 2026, 08:28:09 am »
Quote from: Deeg on August 27, 2026, 11:07:37 pm
Edgar is illustrative but not in a way that flatters Schwarber. He had 68+ WAR and a .933 career OPS. He also played 564 games at 3B and statistically at least wasn't terrible there. If he's the standard by which a DH can get into the HoF, it doesn't bode well for Schwarbs.

I love Kyle and I hope he does get in. But he needs a minimum 550 homers to be a serious candidate, and 600 to seal the deal.
Edgar was mentioned because he was omitted for some time because he was a DH.  Nothing to do with WAR or number of homers.
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« Reply #23854 on: August 29, 2026, 12:17:40 am »
Phillies get a pinch-hit grand slam with 2 out in the 9th to beat Anaheim. Cubs lead in the WC is dissolving.
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« Reply #23855 on: August 29, 2026, 10:53:26 am »
I'd rather face the Phillies in Wrigley than in Philly. 
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« Reply #23856 on: August 29, 2026, 04:48:30 pm »
Ohtani is 6 for his last 40 (.150) with 3 extra-base hits and 2 RBI.

His OPS has dropped 35 points since leaving Wrigley on August 5th.

His return to the mound tomorrow has been scratched.

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« Reply #23857 on: August 29, 2026, 04:56:25 pm »
He’s got umm 7 years at  70 million a year with 68 million differed per year in his contract.
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« Reply #23858 on: August 30, 2026, 01:40:28 am »
Brett Bateman  0.7 fWAR

Kyle Tucker  0.2 fWAR
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« Reply #23859 on: August 30, 2026, 10:57:17 pm »
Another 0-5 for Ohtani today. His OPS the past 11 games is .450.
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« Reply #23860 on: August 31, 2026, 09:28:19 pm »
Reds leave Wrigley and get shut out.

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« Reply #23861 on: September 01, 2026, 11:24:56 pm »
Phillies win their 15th of 17, take the WC lead.

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« Reply #23862 on: September 02, 2026, 04:44:23 pm »
Phillies finally lose, 1-0 to Arizona.
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« Reply #23863 on: September 03, 2026, 12:25:26 am »
Ohtani K'd four times tonight.

7-51 with 20 K's last 13 games.



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« Reply #23864 on: September 03, 2026, 09:48:18 pm »
Ohtani sitting against the Cardinals.

 
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