Q for Cubs fans

"Prime Chicago" <prime7899.TakeThisOut@interaccess.com> wrote in message
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> Somebody posting to the CWS board brought up the idea to ask people on
this
> board the following question:
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> Is Frank Thomas a future Hall Of Famer?
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Typical Sox Fan question. Who cares?
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In article <XG41b.10550$Ih1.3956899@newssrv26.news.prodigy.com>,
"Prime Chicago" <prime7899 DeleteThis @interaccess.com> wrote:

> Somebody posting to the CWS board brought up the idea to ask people on this
> board the following question:
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> Is Frank Thomas a future Hall Of Famer?
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Frank who?
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"Prime Chicago" <prime7899.DeleteThis@interaccess.com> wrote in message
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> Somebody posting to the CWS board brought up the idea to ask people on
this
> board the following question:
> Is Frank Thomas a future Hall Of Famer?

I wasn't sure about answering this, since this is the Cubs newsgroup, but
seeing how it's Claude asking...

Yes, if he has another two seasons of production similar to this season
(.900 OPS), or if he has a few seasons of decent production that get him to
500 homers or 2000 RBI. Maybe the counting stats shouldn't matter, but they
do to many voters, and I'm answering this in terms of whether I think he
will get in, not whether he deserves to get in. Being a two-time MVP helps.
Right now, I would think he's barely above Jim Rice (but that's without
looking at Rice's stats recently). Thomas is 35, and many HOFers play well
past that age. He has a 0.995 career OPS, and more walks than strikeouts.
Impressive.

To be a little more relevant to Cub fans, I'd say that if Santo is a
deserving HOFer, then Thomas is too, (unless he really tails off for a
while), even given that he was a DH, because his hitting was that much
better than Santo over a long time period. I'm sure others would have
access to stats that would shed light on this comparison, though.

Doug Miller
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"Doug Miller" <dmiller3 RemoveThis @tulane.edu> wrote in message
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> "Prime Chicago" <prime7899 RemoveThis @interaccess.com> wrote in message
> news:XG41b.10550$Ih1.3956899@newssrv26.news.prodigy.com...
> > Somebody posting to the CWS board brought up the idea to ask people on
> this
> > board the following question:
> > Is Frank Thomas a future Hall Of Famer?
>
> I wasn't sure about answering this, since this is the Cubs newsgroup, but
> seeing how it's Claude asking...
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> Yes, if he has another two seasons of production similar to this season
> (.900 OPS), or if he has a few seasons of decent production that get him
to
> 500 homers or 2000 RBI. Maybe the counting stats shouldn't matter, but
they
> do to many voters, and I'm answering this in terms of whether I think he
> will get in, not whether he deserves to get in. Being a two-time MVP
helps.
> Right now, I would think he's barely above Jim Rice (but that's without
> looking at Rice's stats recently). Thomas is 35, and many HOFers play
well
> past that age. He has a 0.995 career OPS, and more walks than strikeouts.
> Impressive.
>
> To be a little more relevant to Cub fans, I'd say that if Santo is a
> deserving HOFer, then Thomas is too, (unless he really tails off for a
> while), even given that he was a DH, because his hitting was that much
> better than Santo over a long time period. I'm sure others would have
> access to stats that would shed light on this comparison, though.
>
> Doug Miller
>
Doug! Doug! Doug! It wasnt me asking the question. It was me giving a
snotty answer.
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> "Doug Miller" dmiller3 DeleteThis @tulane.edu

>To be a little more relevant to Cub fans, I'd say that if Santo is a
>deserving HOFer, then Thomas is too,

You're insane.

































"The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders.
All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the
pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger."
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That was a little harsh, sorry.

> altasrecrd.TakeThisOut@aol.comnojunk (Altasrecrd)
>Date: 8/21/2003 1:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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>> "Doug Miller" dmiller3.TakeThisOut@tulane.edu
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"The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders.
All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the
pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger."
- Hermann Goering
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"Altasrecrd" <altasrecrd.DeleteThis@aol.comnojunk> wrote in message
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> That was a little harsh, sorry.

And here I was wondering if you had some sort of clinical evidence of my
insanity so I could start collecting disability insurance...

Here's hoping the thread simply dies out as it was my mistake to think
Claude had initiated it. Ack!

Doug Miller <clicking my keyboard and saying "Let's post two today!">
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"Doug Miller" <dmiller3 DeleteThis @tulane.edu> wrote

> Here's hoping the thread simply dies out as it was my mistake to think
> Claude had initiated it. Ack!


Aw shucks.

(shuffles feet and walks away.)
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Bubba

And if anyone knows an idiot, it should be you. You see one everyday when you
look in the mirror. That's why I initially attacked you in the first place
because of how you react to people.

If you're just a stats freak, Thomas might be a Hall Of Famer. If you know
anything about baseball, he definitely isnt. Unfortunately, you don't know
anything about the game.

As for Santo, If Brooks Robinson is in the hall, Santo definitely should be.
He just didn't have the opportunity to showcase his abilities in the postseason
the way Robinson did.

Darrell

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> [I hate Jeff Fassero. Hate him, hate him, hate him.]

It took awhile, but the soldiers are finally leaving the wooden horse.


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