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Of all the shorstops the Royals have ever had, four jump out at me as being a notch above the rest, but which one stands tallest??
And Buddy Biancalana doesn't count!!
And Buddy Biancalana doesn't count!!
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6Fred Patek83.33%5Jay Bell16.67%1Greg Gagne0.00%0Angel Berroa0.00%0Other0.00%0The poll is expired.
Just being around baseball is an elixir-Buck O'Neil -
In my book, it has to be the little man with the big heart:
Freddie Patek."Heroes are people who are all good with no bad in them. That's the way I always saw Joe DiMaggio. He was beyond question one of the greatest players of the century."
~Mickey Mantle -
It's got to be Patek.
On the Royals' All-Time lists here is where he ranks in a few major categories:
Stolen Bases-3rd (336)
Walks-5th (413)
Runs-6th (571)
Hits- 6th (1036)
Doubles- 8th (182)
Total Bases- 9th (1384)
Triples- 9th (41)
Add to that his three All-Star selections and the three straight division titles that he helped the Royals win, and the choice is easy.Comment
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Freddie Patek by a long shot, even if only by the virtue of his fine Grandy's restaurants.
Give Angel Berroa 5 or 6 more seasons like 2003 and this will be an interesting debate.I often remain high in the stadium, looking down on the men moving over the earth, dark as ants, each sodding, cutting, watering, shaping. Occasionally the moon finds a knife blade as it trims the sod or slices away a chunk of artificial turf, and tosses the reflection skyward like a bright ball.
--W.P. Kinsella "The Thrill of the Grass"Comment
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I'll vote for Kurt Stillwell. Heck, he was an all-star once!WAR? Prove it!
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Which is still only a third as many times as Patek was.Originally posted by Zito75
I'll vote for Kurt Stillwell. Heck, he was an all-star once!Comment
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UL Washington was 10 times the SS that Patek was
judging by the choices here I would say that you guys were racistComment
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UL Washington played half the games of Patek with a worse fielding percentage.
Are you actually serious about Washington?"From reading some of your other posts your to much of a jerk, who thinks he's funny to debate on any thread. Just wanted to let you know what i and im sure others think of your mostly stupid posts..."
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Not only is Freddie Patek the greatest Royals shortstop in history, but also an outstanding contributor to the game itself. When you consider a game now tainted with over bearing, multi-millionaire babies, Patek stands out as a true hero. Standing only 5'5", Patek was rumored to be able to throw across the diamond from the hole at an outstanding velocity of around 95 mph. Patek, also was famous for his patented bare-hand turn during double plays. In an age of medically enhanced players, Patek, in his time, posessed not only superior hand-eye coordination and raw speed, but qualities still not held by the average major-leaguer today. Freddie was pure talent.Comment
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UL Washington was part of more winning teams
than Freddy "Kiss my ass" PatekComment
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Originally posted by Patekhater
Patek is to great as Bonds is to personalityComment
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When you use such amazing facts to back up your argument, its amazing how we all haven't swayed towards UL Washington.Originally posted by Patekhater
We used to have a great name for him in Detroit but it escapes me now..."From reading some of your other posts your to much of a jerk, who thinks he's funny to debate on any thread. Just wanted to let you know what i and im sure others think of your mostly stupid posts..."
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Also, are you arguing with yourself?"From reading some of your other posts your to much of a jerk, who thinks he's funny to debate on any thread. Just wanted to let you know what i and im sure others think of your mostly stupid posts..."
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Fred Patek Photo...
Do you know where I could find a copy of that great photo of Fred Patek crying on the Kansas City bench after Chris Chambliss hit the home run that put the Yankees into the 1976 World Series?Comment
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