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  • #1

    Most Controversial Opinion

    It's pretty simple: Of all the opinions you have in baseball, what one is the most controversial?

    For me its easy: Babe Ruth is not the greatest player to play the game (he is in my top 5 however).
    "The first draft of anything is crap." - Ernest Hemingway

    There's no such thing as an ultimate stat.
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    Ernie Lombardi was a pretty good lookin fella.
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    • #3
      Curt Flood should be in the hall of fame.

      Edit: Also, Marvin Miller.
      Last edited by Blue387; 09-09-2012, 03:13 PM.
      The Mets have the best, smartest fans in baseball.

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      • #4
        Rogers Hornsby and Ted Williams are not only NOT my choice for 2B or LF on my all time team, they are not in the top 3 at their positions for my choices

        their outstanding hitting just doesnt make up for their weak defense and sour personalities
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        • #5
          Joe Morgan is not a top 5 secondbaseman alltime.
          "(Shoeless Joe Jackson's fall from grace is one of the real tragedies of baseball. I always thought he was more sinned against than sinning." -- Connie Mack

          "I have the ultimate respect for Whitesox fans. They were as miserable as the Cubs and Redsox fans ever were but always had the good decency to keep it to themselves. And when they finally won the World Series, they celebrated without annoying every other fan in the country."--Jim Caple, ESPN (Jan. 12, 2011)

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          • #6
            Public financing of stadiums is a good idea (when necessary).

            Wrigley Field needs renovations or even replacement.
            It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

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            • #7
              Wow. Some of these really are shocking.
              "The first draft of anything is crap." - Ernest Hemingway

              There's no such thing as an ultimate stat.

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              • #8
                Get rid of the fallacy of two "leagues.". They're nothing more than two conferences at this point. Common draft, trades and free agency amongst all teams, etc. Drop the pitchers hitting and play a schedule where every team plays every other MLB team at least home and away series every year. There's no reason star players shouldn't be seen in person by fans across the country every year.

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                • #9
                  Add two more expansion teams.

                  Then go to a four division setup, with no wildcards.
                  It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

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                  • #10
                    The DH is not as big a deal as its opponents make it out to be.
                    Less double switches does not necessarily mean there is no strategy in the AL.
                    Walking a lot does not necessarily mean the player is an offensive threat any more (or less) than a lot of RBI does because both are dependant on teammates for run production.
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                    • #11
                      Mine is that I believe Catfish Hunter is a definate HOFer. Ace of a staff that won three straight WS, 5 straight div. 5 straight 20 win seasons is good enough for me. But not for a lot of people on this site. C'est la Vie....
                      “Well, I like to say I’m completely focused, right? I mean, the game’s on the line. It’s not like I’m thinking about what does barbecue Pop Chips and Cholula taste like. Because I already know that answer — it tastes friggin’ awesome!"--Brian Wilson

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                      • #12
                        Batting average is a statistic that should be looked at.

                        Pete Rose, Eddie Cicotte, and Joe Jackson all belong in the HoF and should be reinstated to baseball

                        Dennis Eckersley isn't a top 5 reliever

                        Get rid of the Marlins and Rockies for a 28-team, 14-league MLB.

                        Baseball needs a salary cap and a contract limit. You shouldn't be able to sign a player for more than 4 years
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                        • #13
                          Did Eddie Cicotte gave a Hall of Fame career? That's a tough sell IMO.
                          Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.-Crash Davis

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Honus Wagner Rules View Post
                            Did Eddie Cicotte gave a Hall of Fame career? That's a tough sell IMO.
                            Even if he did, you don't honor a man who sells out his team in the Hall of Fame.
                            They call me Mr. Baseball. Not because of my love for the game; because of all the stitches in my head.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by ol' aches and pains View Post
                              Even if he did, you don't honor a man who sells out his team in the Hall of Fame.
                              Oh sure. I was just asking if sans the scandal was Cicotte a HoF pitcher?
                              Last edited by Honus Wagner Rules; 09-09-2012, 10:13 PM.
                              Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.-Crash Davis

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