Comments on: The 25 Right Fielders With the Best Careers http://seamheads.com/2008/03/17/the-25-right-fielders-with-the-best-careers/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:40:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Hoban http://seamheads.com/2008/03/17/the-25-right-fielders-with-the-best-careers/comment-page-1/#comment-1040 Mike Hoban Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:14:50 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2008/03/17/the-25-right-fielders-with-the-best-careers/#comment-1040 If Bobby Abreu can play five more years at his current level, I believe that he will easily post HOF numbers (perhaps in less than five years). If he has the numbers, will playing with ARod and Jeter help him to achieve the fame that he will need to be elected to the Hall (or will it hurt him?). I really am not sure. Only time will tell.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1040','Mike Hoban'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1040','Mike Hoban','If Bobby Abreu can play five more years at his current level, I believe that he will easily post HOF numbers (perhaps in less than five years).\r\n\r\nIf he has the numbers, will playing with ARod and Jeter help him to achieve the fame that he will need to be elected to the Hall (or will it hurt him?). I really am not sure. Only time will tell.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> If Bobby Abreu can play five more years at his current level, I believe that he will easily post HOF numbers (perhaps in less than five years).

If he has the numbers, will playing with ARod and Jeter help him to achieve the fame that he will need to be elected to the Hall (or will it hurt him?). I really am not sure. Only time will tell.

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]]> By: Brian Joseph http://seamheads.com/2008/03/17/the-25-right-fielders-with-the-best-careers/comment-page-1/#comment-1039 Brian Joseph Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:38:39 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2008/03/17/the-25-right-fielders-with-the-best-careers/#comment-1039 Bobby Abreu should be interesting to watch over the next few years. He was never really popular in Philadelphia despite his statistical success. I was always a fan but most in Philly were not. Now, he's silently cleaning up in New York but playing in anonymity behind A-Rod and Jeter.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1039','Brian Joseph'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1039','Brian Joseph','Bobby Abreu should be interesting to watch over the next few years. He was never really popular in Philadelphia despite his statistical success. I was always a fan but most in Philly were not. Now, he\'s silently cleaning up in New York but playing in anonymity behind A-Rod and Jeter.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Bobby Abreu should be interesting to watch over the next few years. He was never really popular in Philadelphia despite his statistical success. I was always a fan but most in Philly were not. Now, he’s silently cleaning up in New York but playing in anonymity behind A-Rod and Jeter.
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]]> By: John Lease http://seamheads.com/2008/03/17/the-25-right-fielders-with-the-best-careers/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 John Lease Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:28:29 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2008/03/17/the-25-right-fielders-with-the-best-careers/#comment-1028 Rocky Colavito isn't in the Hall, which I would not have guessed. Andre Dawson remains probably the best position player I've seen who I was old enough to remember his entire career, since Mike Schmidt came up when I was still wrestling with the idea of subtraction in elementary school. I'm still just amazed at Staub's numbers being that high. I'm going to have to re-think some of my assumptions, because I do remember a lot of his career and just don't think it was really HOF worthy, he never impressed me as being one of the top players in baseball. A good player, yes.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1028','John Lease'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1028','John Lease','Rocky Colavito isn\'t in the Hall, which I would not have guessed. Andre Dawson remains probably the best position player I\'ve seen who I was old enough to remember his entire career, since Mike Schmidt came up when I was still wrestling with the idea of subtraction in elementary school. I\'m still just amazed at Staub\'s numbers being that high. I\'m going to have to re-think some of my assumptions, because I do remember a lot of his career and just don\'t think it was really HOF worthy, he never impressed me as being one of the top players in baseball. A good player, yes.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Rocky Colavito isn’t in the Hall, which I would not have guessed. Andre Dawson remains probably the best position player I’ve seen who I was old enough to remember his entire career, since Mike Schmidt came up when I was still wrestling with the idea of subtraction in elementary school. I’m still just amazed at Staub’s numbers being that high. I’m going to have to re-think some of my assumptions, because I do remember a lot of his career and just don’t think it was really HOF worthy, he never impressed me as being one of the top players in baseball. A good player, yes.
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]]> By: Mike Lynch http://seamheads.com/2008/03/17/the-25-right-fielders-with-the-best-careers/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Mike Lynch Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:36:53 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2008/03/17/the-25-right-fielders-with-the-best-careers/#comment-1025 Whoops! Sorry about that. I just fixed it.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1025','Mike Lynch'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1025','Mike Lynch','Whoops! Sorry about that. I just fixed it.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Whoops! Sorry about that. I just fixed it.
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]]> By: Mike Hoban http://seamheads.com/2008/03/17/the-25-right-fielders-with-the-best-careers/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 Mike Hoban Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:15:04 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2008/03/17/the-25-right-fielders-with-the-best-careers/#comment-1024 John, You may also note another typo. The second list contains twelve names - not eleven. This happened because I originally had Willie Stargell as a right fielder instead of a left fielder (which he was). He will, of course, be on the list of left fielders. (Mike Lynch caught that one for me.) Mike<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1024','Mike Hoban'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1024','Mike Hoban','John,\r\n\r\nYou may also note another typo. The second list contains twelve names - not eleven. This happened because I originally had Willie Stargell as a right fielder instead of a left fielder (which he was). He will, of course, be on the list of left fielders. (Mike Lynch caught that one for me.)\r\n\r\nMike'); return false;">Quote</a></div> John,

You may also note another typo. The second list contains twelve names – not eleven. This happened because I originally had Willie Stargell as a right fielder instead of a left fielder (which he was). He will, of course, be on the list of left fielders. (Mike Lynch caught that one for me.)

Mike

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]]> By: Mike Lynch http://seamheads.com/2008/03/17/the-25-right-fielders-with-the-best-careers/comment-page-1/#comment-1022 Mike Lynch Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:44:15 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2008/03/17/the-25-right-fielders-with-the-best-careers/#comment-1022 John, Nice catch on Flick. That was indeed a typo and was my fault. Mike had it right on the list he sent me, I just had a brain cramp and missed it. As far as Dawson goes, he came up as a center fielder, but actually played more career games (in RF( 1,284) than in CF (1,027). 55% of his outfield playing time came in RF, while 44% came in CF.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1022','Mike Lynch'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1022','Mike Lynch','John,\r\n\r\nNice catch on Flick. That was indeed a typo and was my fault. Mike had it right on the list he sent me, I just had a brain cramp and missed it.\r\n\r\nAs far as Dawson goes, he came up as a center fielder, but actually played more career games (in RF( 1,284) than in CF (1,027). 55% of his outfield playing time came in RF, while 44% came in CF.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> John,

Nice catch on Flick. That was indeed a typo and was my fault. Mike had it right on the list he sent me, I just had a brain cramp and missed it.

As far as Dawson goes, he came up as a center fielder, but actually played more career games (in RF( 1,284) than in CF (1,027). 55% of his outfield playing time came in RF, while 44% came in CF.

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]]> By: John Lease http://seamheads.com/2008/03/17/the-25-right-fielders-with-the-best-careers/comment-page-1/#comment-1021 John Lease Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:04:13 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2008/03/17/the-25-right-fielders-with-the-best-careers/#comment-1021 Interesting. Do you have a typo on your first list? I would assume that Elmer Flick should be 282 to get over the value of 280. Also, how do you assign which field guys are listed in? I believe Andre Dawson was a Centerfielder when he came up and remained so for many years, if my memory is correct. I also looked up Rusty Staub, and while he played right in his youth, I remember him as a 1B/PH/DH type. I was amazed to see that he led the league several times in assists. Did he actually have a good arm, or was everyone running on him? Great article as usual.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1021','John Lease'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1021','John Lease','Interesting. Do you have a typo on your first list? I would assume that Elmer Flick should be 282 to get over the value of 280. Also, how do you assign which field guys are listed in? I believe Andre Dawson was a Centerfielder when he came up and remained so for many years, if my memory is correct. I also looked up Rusty Staub, and while he played right in his youth, I remember him as a 1B\/PH\/DH type. I was amazed to see that he led the league several times in assists. Did he actually have a good arm, or was everyone running on him? Great article as usual.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Interesting. Do you have a typo on your first list? I would assume that Elmer Flick should be 282 to get over the value of 280. Also, how do you assign which field guys are listed in? I believe Andre Dawson was a Centerfielder when he came up and remained so for many years, if my memory is correct. I also looked up Rusty Staub, and while he played right in his youth, I remember him as a 1B/PH/DH type. I was amazed to see that he led the league several times in assists. Did he actually have a good arm, or was everyone running on him? Great article as usual.
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