OleMissCub

Only men with 400+ total bases in a season: Gehrig: 5 times(447, 419, 410, 409, 403) Chuck Klein: 3 (445, 420, 405) Ruth: 2 (457, 417) Foxx: 2 (438, 403) Hornsby: 2 (450, 409 [with the Cubs!] ) Sosa: 2 (425, 416) Todd Helton: 2 (405, 402) Jim Rice:(406) Luis Gonzalez: (419) Larry Walker: (409) Barry Bonds: (411) Hank Aaron: (400) Hack Wilson: (423) Babe Herman: (416) Stan Musial: (409) Joe Medwick: (406) Hal Trosky (who the hell?): (405) Joe Dimaggio: (418) Winners of the close but no cigar award for total bases: Hank Greenberg (397, 389, 384, 380) A-Rod (393, 389, 384) It should be remembered that in 1962 they went to a 162 game schedule from 154.

Lou Gehrig in 1927: .373/.474/.765, 221 OPS+, 47 HR, 175 RBI, 52 doubles, 18 triples, 149 runs THOSE GUYS BATTED BACK TO BACK!!! How in the lord did Gehrig get any RBI's with Ruth batting in front of him?

As much as I love my old school boys like Matty and Big Train, I have to agree here.

I prefer this Fukudome shirt sold on Ebay:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=neyer_rob&id=3187711 1. Barry Bonds, 2001: .328/.515/.863, 259 OPS+, 73 HR, 137 RBI, 177 BB, 129 runs 2. Babe Ruth, 1921: .378/.512/.846, 239 OPS+, 59 HR, 44 2B, 16 3B, 171 RBI, 177 runs, 145 BB, 17 SB 3. Barry Bonds, 2002: .370/.582/.799, 268 OPS+, 46 HR, 110 RBI, 117 runs, 198 BB 4. Babe Ruth, 1920: .376/.533/.849, 256 OPS+, 54 HR, 137 RBI, 158 runs, 150 BB 5. Mickey Mantle, 1956: .353/.464/.705, 210 OPS+, 52 HR, 130 RBI, 132 runs 6. Honus Wagner, 1908: .354/.415/.542, 205 OPS+, 10 HR, 19 3B, 39 2B, 109 RBI, 100 runs, 53 SB 7. Ted Williams, 1941: .406/.553/.735, 235 OPS+, 37 HR, 120 RBI, 147 BB, 135 runs & (only K'd 27 times) 8. Pedro Martinez, 1999: 23-4, 2.07 ERA, 0.923 WHIP, 313 K's, 5 complete games, 243 ERA+ 9. Babe Ruth, 1923: .393/.545/.764, 239 OPS+, 41 HR, 131 RBI, 151 runs, 170 BB, 45 2B, 13 3B, 17 SB 10. Lefty Grove, 1931: 31-4, 2.06 ERA, 1.077 WHIP, 175 K's, 4 shutouts, 219 ERA+ Any seasons that come to mind that he left off? Some of mine that I think he overlooked: -- Bob Gibson, 1968: 22-9, 1.12 ERA, 0.853 WHIP, 268 K's, 258 ERA+, 13 SHUTOUTS! -- Rogers Hornsby, 1922: .401/.459/.722, 207 OPS+, 42 HR, 152 RBI, 46 2B, 14 3B, 141 runs, 250 hits -- Ty Cobb, 1911: .420/.467/.621, 196 OPS+, 47 2B, 24 3B, 127 RBI, 147 runs, 83 stolen bases, 248 hits -- Greg Maddux, 1995: 19-2, 1.63 ERA, 0.811 WHIP, 262 ERA+, 10 complete games & only walked 23 -- Dennis Eckersley, 1990: 48 saves, 0.61 ERA, 0.614 WHIP -- Walter Johnson, 1913: 36-7, 1.14 ERA, 0.780 WHIP, 243 K's, 259 ERA+, only 38 BB's

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My friends all suck donkey nuts. Nobody wants to go to the Florida game with me tonight.

What? I can name 4 superpowers in the past century alone that have caused more death than us: the Empire of Japan, the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, and Maoist China. What millions upon millions of people has the United States been directly responsible for killing?

I'm comparing the good and the bad that superpowers in human history have contributed. I think America has done more good than bad. It's not a fact declaration but it's just my opinion on the matter. I disagree. My comment wasn't meant to be a statement of finality or anything such as that. It was merely a comment based upon the fact that I think the America-bashing that we see in this country and abroad is not totally in tune with the reality of the situation. And don't pretend like I'm being some ultra-nationalist whacko by saying this. I'm obviously not beyond attacking my own country's past and present. I have SUPER problems with our foreign policy decisions. We should have never even BEEN over in Afghanistan in the 80's.

It's my opinion. Name a superpower more benign in human history. Not sure why you are on the attack on this issue. I said nothing about resting on our laurels. Didn't even come close to saying anything like that.

So what? That doesn't excuse us screwing up or making piss poor decisions that end up harming thousands or millions of people. Being "less bad" isn't something to strive for, and that's all the flipside of that statement actually is. What I just posted was about us using an entire country as a military tool against our scary supervillain enemy at the time and then just dumping them as soon as the deed was done. None of that is "benign" at all. My post had zero to do with your post. It was just a random thought.

We are still the most benign superpower of all time. To the Europeans, we are a country of Christian zealots. To the Islamic world, our people are disgusting sexual deviants and our government is run by Jews. I don't think the United States can win in anything we do. I'm not sure how that relates to anything here, but it was just a thought that I had.

Sorry Bears fans....looks like Oher changed his mind and is staying. source coming...

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He was still an outstanding collegiate QB. 10,119 career passing yards (fifth all time in the SEC) and 81 TD's (third all time in the SEC). Yes....yes he did. Eli is someone who always seemed like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders. When I knew him in college he seemed to have this quiet sadness, which to me was a sign of pressure. His pedigree is his gift, but at the same time is his curse, and always will be.

Yes, but I think it's lame when people (not saying you) try and make the argument that we brought terrorist attacks on ourselves because we trained these people and attempt to lay blame on this leader or that leader for doing so.

Agree with most of this. McFadden does have a slight edge in receiving though. McFadden also passed for 7 TD's during his time in college too. Although that isn't to say that Peterson could have done that type of stuff as well if the system allowed for it.

Pfffftttt....sucks for us, but good for him. He's a good guy and a big, big man.

GO GIANTS! If Eli wins, it makes my signed helmet of his not look so pathetic.

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Yes, but your average American had never heard of him before those incidents, that's the point. But I don't think that was frostwyrm's point, which is where this spinoff discussion began. He was referring to Clinton's "easy circumstances" compared to Bush, and how no one had heard of Bin Laden, and while Bin Laden's status as a target has certainly increased since 9/11, it's not like he magically appeared that day. The Clinton administration was well aware of him and had about as much success getting him as the Bush administration has. No argument here. My point was just in response to Derwood's comment about him being known as a rebel that we funded. I think most Americans first heard about Bin Laden when Clinton tried to kill him via airstrike after the embassy bombings.

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Yes, but your average American had never heard of him before those incidents, that's the point.

Kirby's career line was .318/.360/.477. Plus, he finished in the top 10 in MVP voting 7 of his 12 seasons, led his team to 2 World Series titles, was a 10 time all-star, and was a gold glove caliber defensive center fielder. He was also well on his way to 3000 hits, and was showing no signs of slowing down when his career abruptly ended due to injury. He's definitely a hall of famer in my eyes.

To me, a HOFer needs to have several peak years where he was the best or near the best at his position, and he needs to have longevity as well. A combination of those two things is necessary in my opinion. Dale Murphy is an example of someone who peaked but didn't have longevity He was outstanding for a few years then became crap. Look at Harold Baines on the other end of the spectrum. He had the longevity necessary to rack up a ton of hits, but never was a peak player (only finished in the top 10 in MVP voting twice).