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Am I the only one who doesn't see thome as a no doubt HOFer? I never thought of him as a HOFer while he was playing. Maybe I didn't watch him enough and maybe it's my age showing

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geezerdonk · « **Reply #17 on:** January 25, 2018, 01:14:04 pm »

Thome snuck up on me too. I guess the 612 home runs and 10 post seasons did it. The rest of his resume is fairly pedestrian.

subnuclear · « **Reply #18 on:** January 25, 2018, 02:53:54 pm »

Quote from: Jacksonian on January 25, 2018, 11:58:38 am

For your no hall of fame votes pleasure:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ2fs9p-J3s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Cn6qusV3c

I think they played the Forbes Field homer on opening day so that Todd Kalas could talk about his dad's history with the Astros a little.

Bench · « **Reply #19 on:** January 25, 2018, 03:36:29 pm »

Quote from: doyce7 on January 25, 2018, 12:53:42 pm

Am I the only one who doesn't see thome as a no doubt HOFer? I never thought of him as a HOFer while he was playing. Maybe I didn't watch him enough and maybe it's my age showing

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I felt the same way the last couple years of his career when he kept being described as a sure-fire hall of famer. I guess 600 home runs goes a long way if you aren't Bonds or Sosa.

GreatBagwellsBeard · « **Reply #20 on:** January 25, 2018, 04:05:20 pm »

Quote from: geezerdonk on January 25, 2018, 01:14:04 pm

Thome snuck up on me too. I guess the 612 home runs and 10 post seasons did it. The rest of his resume is fairly pedestrian.

Saw somewhere that he's got twice the number of postseason homers as Big Papi, who will slide into Cooperstown on the trail of saliva left by the entire east coast baseball media.

BUWebguy · « **Reply #21 on:** January 25, 2018, 04:11:05 pm »

Quote from: Bench on January 25, 2018, 03:36:29 pm

I felt the same way the last couple years of his career when he kept being described as a sure-fire hall of famer. I guess 600 home runs goes a long way if you aren't Bonds or Sosa.

FWIW, he wasn't just a power guy; he also had a career OBP over .400, giving him a .956 OPS over 10,000 ABs. That ranks 18th all-time.

Nos. 15-20:
15. Joey Votto
16. Larry Walker
17. Johnny Mize
18. Thome
19. Todd Helton
20. Bagwell

Totally get the "he didn't feel like a HOFer," though. I think you could say that about each of the first five guys listed there (and some said it about Bagwell, though we know better after watching him every day.)

juliogotay · « **Reply #22 on:** January 25, 2018, 04:32:31 pm »

Quote from: BUWebguy on January 25, 2018, 04:11:05 pm

FWIW, he wasn't just a power guy; he also had a career OBP over .400, giving him a .956 OPS over 10,000 ABs. That ranks 18th all-time.

Nos. 15-20:
15. Joey Votto
16. Larry Walker
17. Johnny Mize
18. Thome
19. Todd Helton
20. Bagwell

Totally get the "he didn't feel like a HOFer," though. I think you could say that about each of the first five guys listed there (and some said it about Bagwell, though we know better after watching him every day.)

Good find. That is a GREAT .OPS which is a stat I consider a great indicator of offensive value.

NeilT · « **Reply #23 on:** January 25, 2018, 05:59:57 pm »

Quote from: juliogotay on January 25, 2018, 04:32:31 pm

Good find. That is a GREAT .OPS which is a stat I consider a great indicator of offensive value.

You’re just throwing grenades.

Waldo · « **Reply #24 on:** January 26, 2018, 07:45:27 am »

Quote from: Craig on January 25, 2018, 07:21:18 am

Or Sara Lee.

Well, nobody doesn't like her.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #25 on:** January 26, 2018, 09:26:55 am »

Quote from: BUWebguy on January 25, 2018, 04:11:05 pm

Totally get the "he didn't feel like a HOFer," though. I think you could say that about each of the first five guys listed there (and some said it about Bagwell, though we know better after watching him every day.)

A lot of people said that about Biggio too. That he was a good player for a long time, but never a great one. That if he'd had the exact same career with 2,999 hits, he wouldn't sniff induction.