Transformative players deserve farewell tours. Jeter is a Hall of Famer but he is an- above average SS who happened to play a long time for the BEST TEAM ON THE PLANET™.
You know who deserved a farewell tour? Barry Bonds. There, I said it.
2014 MLB Season: How Many Pitchers Will Die For Our Sins?
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Transformative players deserve farewell tours. Jeter is a Hall of Famer but he is an- above average SS who happened to play a long time for the BEST TEAM ON THE PLANET™.
You know who deserved a farewell tour? Barry Bonds. There, I said it.
Absolutely -- he was only the greatest hitter in history.
Broke records left and right, and was simply amazing to watch in person. Pitchers feared him, genuinely feared him. His biggest sin was not sucking up to the baseball media (and not playing on the East Coast).
I understand about all the BALCO labs garbage, being a big fat jerk, etc. etc. But that man deserved accolades, and he did not get what he deserved.
It just goes to show you just how much being nice to the writers plays a role in the narrative that they frame about you. Ray Lewis was literally involved in a double homicide, but was hailed as a conquering hero upon his retirement. Derek Jeter has been a below-average player for years, and he has a grand retirement tour because he's so PR-friendly. Barry Bonds murdered baseballs for 21 years, but he was surly and kind of a dick to the writers, so he was considered to be in the same league as Satan, Hitler and Marge Schott.
I keep hoping that Jeter pisses hot and gets popped for steroids on the last day of the season, just to see the collective baseball media lose their minds and have no fucking clue what to do.
Carlos Beltran's unborn son has died (his wife miscarried). 
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Ladies and Gentlemen! Your AL West Champions...The Los Angeles Angels!
A fantastic run in the second half. The Angels put up some amazing numbers. I'm not convinced we have the pitching depth to go all the way, but here's hoping...
Congratulations! I am happy for you, and although I am notttttt an Angels fan, you seem like a nice fellow, and I will cheer for them in the playoffs (well once Oakland is eliminated, which by the looks of things will be in the Wildcard Game
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Ladies and Gentlemen! Your AL West Champions...The Los Angeles Angels!
A fantastic run in the second half. The Angels put up some amazing numbers. I'm not convinced we have the pitching depth to go all the way, but here's hoping...
Congratulations! I am happy for you, and although I am notttttt an Angels fan, you seem like a nice fellow, and I will cheer for them in the playoffs (well once Oakland is eliminated, which by the looks of things will be in the Wildcard Game
Thank you, and yes...I am a nice fellow. Ask anyone...
Ladies and Gentlemen! Your AL West Champions...The Los Angeles Angels!
A fantastic run in the second half. The Angels put up some amazing numbers. I'm not convinced we have the pitching depth to go all the way, but here's hoping...
Congratulations! I am happy for you, and although I am notttttt an Angels fan, you seem like a nice fellow, and I will cheer for them in the playoffs (well once Oakland is eliminated, which by the looks of things will be in the Wildcard Game
Don't count out Seattle just yet.
When Pete Rose puts together a 268 OPS+, he can have a seat at the table and we'll talk.
Texas up 4-0 on Oakland in the first inning.
When Pete Rose puts together a 268 OPS+, he can have a seat at the table and we'll talk.
He will probably charge you to sit at the table. That man has made more money off being banned than he ever would if he was in the Hall.
Or Cobb. Or Carew.
Or Cobb. Or Carew.
All three would be wrong.
Pete Rose might have something to say about that...
Or Cobb. Or Carew.
All three would be wrong.
Well, in fairness, they didn't have the advantage of gaining 40 pounds of muscle in their late 30's.
Naturally of course...
Bonds is up there, but I'm not sure number one.
I still think, even if you completely remove his steroid years (my position is you should average him out instead), he still belongs in the Hall of Fame.
I still think, even if you completely remove his steroid years (my position is you should average him out instead), he still belongs in the Hall of Fame.
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