Name the one player/manager/coach(or 2) you wish one of your teams NEVER added to the roster.
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HHHEEEYYYY....did you get permission to you the phrase "big fat tub"??!! Excuse me but I believe I HAVE dibbs on that!!! LOL!
GOOD GOD IN HEAVEN!!!! HOW can I forget Jamarcus Fat-A$$????!!!!
I like Lane Kiffin actually! Charper, GREAT to see ya buddy! Hope all is well with the fam!
thought you were a bungles fan??
Yep them too. Can't get rid of an owner though. Right Salsa?
I would be happy with the 1980s Al Davis! But the senile one with I-just-got-my-ass-kicked bruises on my head....ah, no! LOL
It's sad that Buckner will always be remembered like that. Careerwise, he was a rung or two below being a Hall-of-Famer. I followed the Red Sox daily in 1985 and 1986, and believe me, they won more games with his 213 RBI in those two seasons than they did with Rice's 212 RBI. Not only was he clutch at the plate, he was the best reckless baserunner I have ever seen. You wouldn't believe how many time he ran through a stop sign and the cutoff man would be so dumbfounded to see him advancing that he would throw the ball away. That happened about half a dozen times one year.
Buckner also knew how to play team baseball. I remember that if a ball was in play behind him when he was running the bases, he'd always look to the third base coach for directions instead of looking back, which would have slowed him down, but the numb Red Sox base coaches usually didn't even bother to signal the baserunners.
For those who don't remember or don't remember correctly, 1) Buckner didn't bobble or kick the ground ball. He put his glove where the ball was supposed to bounce but it did not come up, and, 2) the game was already tied before that play happened.
This is from Buckner's Wikipedia entry:
Near the end of Buckner's career Jim Dwyer cheap-shotted him by needlessly, deliberately colliding with him at first base which resulted in a hip injury that slowed Buckner up enough that it accelerated his retirement. Buckner has said that until that collision, he was holding up well enough physically to believe he had a shot at accumulating 3,000 hits. If Buckner had made it to 3,000 hits, he might have become the first player to do so but not get into the Hall of Fame.
For right now, my Red Sox pick is Nancy Drew, though Mark Clear was a hoot. He threw frisbees to the plate that simply couldn't be controlled, and I remember that he was up to fifty-something successful steals against at one point.
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You nailed it!! It is a shame that Buckner will be forever remembered for that one play. He was a fierce competitor that played through extreme pain, and you're right, he did have more clutch hits than Jim Rice!
And as you correctly pointed out, the game was already tied. Also, McNamara should have lifted Buck in favor of Dave Stapleton.
Mark Clear? That reminds me of another high priced (relative to the year) reliever bust: Skip Lockwood.
As a Mets fan, I will always love and remember Buckner!!! In fact, I nominated him for our Hall of Fame
All the good Al has done for the Raiders, the AFL and the NFL still outweigh the bad; BUT he best ease up a bit or things will change.
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