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What do you think? He certainly can make his case...
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Tough one. He inherited a large chunk of an incredibly well stocked team with some of the best pitching in history (Nichols and Clarkson), but he made some of the smartest deals ever too- getting Billy Hamilton for Billy Nash and giving 3rd base to Jimmy Collins was a stroke of genius and brought Boston back from the second division, but I think even among 19th c managers, Comiskey was better since he spotted talent better than anyone and could truly create something out of nothing."Here's a crazy thought I've always had: if they cut three fingers off each hand, I'd really be a great hitter because then I could level off better." Paul Waner (lifetime .333 hitter, 3,152 lifetime hits. -
Why don't you make it? He's not in my top 30, I'll have to go back and check himOriginally posted by Victory Faust View PostMythical SF Chronicle scouting report: "That Jeff runs like a deer. Unfortunately, he also hits AND throws like one." I am Venus DeMilo - NO ARM! I can play like a big leaguer, I can field like Luzinski, run like Lombardi. The secret to managing is keeping the ones who hate you away from the undecided ones. I am a triumph of quantity over quality. I'm almost useful, every village needs an idiot.
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I checked. He's a lot like McCarthy, he had years where he was arguably the best manager in his league (1892, 1893, 1904) but he also had several poor years. Overrated because he inherited excellent teams. But I guess the big thing is winning your league by no matter what method, rather than scrambling and doing an admirable job with little playing talentMythical SF Chronicle scouting report: "That Jeff runs like a deer. Unfortunately, he also hits AND throws like one." I am Venus DeMilo - NO ARM! I can play like a big leaguer, I can field like Luzinski, run like Lombardi. The secret to managing is keeping the ones who hate you away from the undecided ones. I am a triumph of quantity over quality. I'm almost useful, every village needs an idiot.
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When you can separate the Jockey from the horses then we can discuss who the great managers are.Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of BaseballComment
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I'd love to see your list :hyper:Originally posted by KCGHOST View PostMythical SF Chronicle scouting report: "That Jeff runs like a deer. Unfortunately, he also hits AND throws like one." I am Venus DeMilo - NO ARM! I can play like a big leaguer, I can field like Luzinski, run like Lombardi. The secret to managing is keeping the ones who hate you away from the undecided ones. I am a triumph of quantity over quality. I'm almost useful, every village needs an idiot.
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Originally posted by RuthMayBond View Post
Well, he has the 4th-highest winning percentage of any manager, and he put together two of the greatest teams of all time. People usually associate him with the Beaneaters, but he also had a huge hand in putting together the great 06-10 Cubs teams.
Between Boston and Chicago, the teams he put together won 9 pennants. And it wasn't like his teams were competing in eras where there weren't any other great teams -- his Beaneaters had the Orioles to contend with; and the Cubs had to fend off the Giants and Pirates.
Illness forced Selee to step down early. But while he was active, he was the best. I don't think he gets enough credit."Hey Mr. McGraw! Can I pitch to-day?"Comment
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See KCGhosts's commentOriginally posted by Victory Faust View Post
<and he put together two of the greatest teams of all time.>
Those being . . . ?
<People usually associate him with the Beaneaters, but he also had a huge hand in putting together the great 06-10 Cubs teams.>
I'd like to know how much
<Between Boston and Chicago, the teams he put together won 9 pennants.>
Not sure how you're calculating thisMythical SF Chronicle scouting report: "That Jeff runs like a deer. Unfortunately, he also hits AND throws like one." I am Venus DeMilo - NO ARM! I can play like a big leaguer, I can field like Luzinski, run like Lombardi. The secret to managing is keeping the ones who hate you away from the undecided ones. I am a triumph of quantity over quality. I'm almost useful, every village needs an idiot.
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Originally posted by RuthMayBond View Post
The 1890s Beaneaters and the 1900s Cubs.
While in Boston, Selee aqcuired Kid Nichols, Bobby Lowe, Vic Willis, Marty Bergen, Jimmy Collins, Fred Tenney, Billy Hamilton, Hugh Duffy and Chick Stahl, to name a few.
The notion that Selee inherited great teams is false -- he built great teams.
<People usually associate him with the Beaneaters, but he also had a huge hand in putting together the great 06-10 Cubs teams.>
I'd like to know how much
Well, he acquired Three Finger Brown, Harry Steinfeldt, and Ed Reulbach. He moved Frank Chance from being a platoon catcher to the starting 1B position. He moved Tinker and Evers to their respective positions.
If Selee hadn't gotten sick he would have been the manager for all those great Cubs teams of the early 20th Century -- and I'm certain he'd have been inducted into the HOF a lot sooner.
<Between Boston and Chicago, the teams he put together won 9 pennants.>
Not sure how you're calculating this
Boston Beaneaters: 5 pennants: 1891, 1892, 1893, 1897, 1898
Chicago Cubs: 4 pennants: 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910"Hey Mr. McGraw! Can I pitch to-day?"Comment
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Originally posted by Buzzaldrin View Post
He didn't inherit Nichols:
Charles Augustus Nichols (1869-1953) began his career in 1887 with his hometown Kansas City club in the Western League. After two years, Nichols landed with Omaha in the Western Association, managed by 29-year-old Frank Selee (already a keen judge of talent). Selee was hired as the Beaneaters’ manager the following year and proceeded to sign Nichols.
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.c...ichols-hof.htm
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ok, so you're talking more dynasties than a particular yearOriginally posted by Victory Faust View Post
<Chicago Cubs: 4 pennants: 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910>
OK, you're counting ones he would have managedMythical SF Chronicle scouting report: "That Jeff runs like a deer. Unfortunately, he also hits AND throws like one." I am Venus DeMilo - NO ARM! I can play like a big leaguer, I can field like Luzinski, run like Lombardi. The secret to managing is keeping the ones who hate you away from the undecided ones. I am a triumph of quantity over quality. I'm almost useful, every village needs an idiot.
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As long as we understand what we're countingOriginally posted by Captain Cold Nose View PostMythical SF Chronicle scouting report: "That Jeff runs like a deer. Unfortunately, he also hits AND throws like one." I am Venus DeMilo - NO ARM! I can play like a big leaguer, I can field like Luzinski, run like Lombardi. The secret to managing is keeping the ones who hate you away from the undecided ones. I am a triumph of quantity over quality. I'm almost useful, every village needs an idiot.
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That's what I said in the first place buddy: "The teams he put together won 9 pennants."Originally posted by RuthMayBond View Post
Selee is way underrated, IMO."Hey Mr. McGraw! Can I pitch to-day?"Comment
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Of course.Originally posted by RuthMayBond View Post
Not pointing to you on this (for a change
) but it is something you hear about all the time, how someone won with someone else's players. It just depends on how much credit Selee should get for setting the table that Chance very capably dined on.
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