*** VD 13 Commentary Thread ***

[heyelander]

No 38. Carl Yastrzemski

[The Feral Slasher]

Haranguing people usually doesn't motivate them very well.

I disagree

[Kevin Seitzer]

I disagree

Now I am going to have to punish you. No more Ken's Lite Caesar for you ! I hope you feel bad and learn your lesson.

[The Feral Slasher]

Now I am going to have to punish you. No more Ken's Lite Caesar for you ! I hope you feel bad and learn your lesson.

I haven't had Ken's Lite Caesar in almost a year ! You can't make me feel worse. There is nothing you can do to me !

[Ken]

I haven't had Ken's Lite Caesar in almost a year !

I'm appalled. You traitor.

[Ken]

I'm appalled. You traitor.

** KS - I changed my name, no longer offended, now appalled.

[Ken]

I can also think of a situation that was appropriate but ineffective, and I don't regret what I did there.

I'll take this to mean what I think it means.

[Kevin Seitzer]

I'll take this to mean what I think it means.

It does not refer to what is currently in the headlines, if that is what you are thinking.

[The Feral Slasher]

It does not refer to what is currently in the headlines, if that is what you are thinking.

Clear Mt. Rainier lite Caesar reference imo

[Kevin Seitzer]

Clear Mt. Rainier lite Caesar reference imo

Lite Caesar Rainiergate is no laughing matter !

[TS Garp]

Joe Posnanski on The Athletic has been doing a Top 100 Players of All-Time list. He's put out an comprehensive article on each player he ranks.

Link to description that includes links to all players rated. Probably behind a paywall.

https://theathletic.com/1457115/2019/12/17/the-baseball-100-a-project-celebrating-the-greatest-players-in-history/

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List so far:
No. 100: Ichiro Suzuki
No. 99: Mike Mussina
No. 98: Carlos Beltrán
No. 97: Roberto Alomar
No. 96: Larry Walker
No. 95: Tony Gwynn
No. 94: Roy Campanella
No. 93: Ozzie Smith
No. 92: Bullet Rogan
No. 91: Mariano Rivera
No. 90: Max Scherzer
No. 89: Mike Piazza
No. 88: Curt Schilling
No. 87: Charlie Gehringer
No. 86: Gary Carter
No. 85: Sadaharu Oh
No. 84: Cool Papa Bell
No. 83: Phil Niekro
No. 82: Kid Nichols
No. 81: Ferguson Jenkins
No. 80: Carlton Fisk
No. 79: Derek Jeter
No. 78: Clayton Kershaw
No. 77: Miguel Cabrera
No. 76: Willie McCovey
No. 75: Justin Verlander
No. 74: Frank Thomas
No. 73: Brooks Robinson
No. 72: Robin Roberts
No. 71: Bert Blyleven
No. 70: Sandy Koufax
No. 69: Monte Irvin
No. 68: Gaylord Perry
No. 67: Hank Greenberg
No. 66: Robin Yount
No. 65: Ernie Banks
No. 64: Johnny Mize
No. 63: Steve Carlton
No. 62: Smokey Joe Williams
No. 61: Arky Vaughan
No. 60: Pete Rose
No. 59: Reggie Jackson
No. 58: Jeff Bagwell
No. 57: Rod Carew
No. 56: Joe DiMaggio
No. 55: Bob Feller
No. 54: Chipper Jones
No. 53: Buck Leonard
No. 52: Adrián Beltré
No. 51: Al Kaline
No. 50: Nolan Ryan
No. 49: Warren Spahn
No. 48: Ken Griffey Jr.
No. 47: Wade Boggs
No. 46: Eddie Mathews
No. 45: Bob Gibson
No. 44: Cal Ripken Jr.
No. 43: Yogi Berra
No. 42: Jackie Robinson
No. 41: Tom Seaver
No. 40: Roberto Clemente
No. 39: Nap Lajoie

This series has been incredible. Posnanski's writing is terrific. Very much worth reading (and, yes, I think the Athletic is definitely worth the subscription).

[johnnya24]

[TS Garp]

No 38. Carl Yastrzemski

It's funny to read the comments and see how worked up and angry people get about the rankings when Posnanski was clear that they are somewhat arbitrary and the degrees of difference are small. With that said, seeing Boggs almost 50 spots in front of Gwynn was annoying.

[Ken]

It does not refer to what is currently in the headlines, if that is what you are thinking.

Darn it, I thought your testimony in the impeachment was spot on, but you must be referring to something else.

[Kevin Seitzer]

Darn it, I thought your testimony in the impeachment was spot on, but you must be referring to something else.

I am not the whistleblower!