There's still a handful of guys from this game still playing, let's see who are they.....
Roger Clemens
Julio Franco
John Franco (played in '05)
Benito Santiago (played in '05 also)
Is that it? Or is there one or two I missed?
Who does everyone think will be the last soul remaining active player from this game? My bet is on Julio Franco, but Clemens is still a great pitcher, but I don't know if he's hanging it up yet or not. Franco still hits .275 with 50 rbi's, and he had 9 homers and 12 doubles in 2005, and he'll be 48 later on this year!
I bet if a team gave John Franco a chance, he could muster up a few more saves. I dunno about Benito though, but he still hits for a high avg no matter how many games he plays.
And I believe Andres Galarrage retired after 2004.
It will be Julio " True Iron Man" Franco.
He could probably play until he is 100...but he wants to hit .300 every year...so he might retire when he is 70.
I heard a rumor that he wants to play until at least 50. Still probably wont have 3,000 career hits lol, but he may be close. He's under 500 hits from that mark.
Lol, "Rafael Santana level"
I think he's the worst Rafael ever, even worse than Belliard.
No shit, there are still RBIers in the majors?
I don't believe it.
We should have more threads about this.
Wow.
Well Franco currently has a 2 year contract, while Clemens has no contract, so Julio has to be the favorite, and yes if you search you will likely find 8-12 threads on this topic.
Julio is at least 50 already, so he's full of it on that front. But he'll be the last one standing for sure. Clemens will bitch out but Franco will play forever. He's got a hot body too.
Quote from: Metal King on 01/19/06, 09:33:50 PMLol, "Rafael Santana level"
I think he's the worst Rafael ever, even worse than Belliard.
I still have seen Rafael Belliard hit more homers in real life than I have seen Julio drop F-Bombs in RBI.
I love a new topic on this though! It's an under-rated subject. Julio's most assuredly the favorite though. All bias aside and whatnot.
Granted this thread has had more faces than Michael Jackson, but it did spark an interesting question:
If Julio Franco somehow manages to play long enough accumulate 3,000 hits, will he go into the HOF?
Quote from: ericdavisfan on 01/20/06, 08:01:55 AM
Granted this thread has had more faces than Michael Jackson, but it did spark an interesting question:
If Julio Franco somehow manages to play long enough accumulate 3,000 hits, will he go into the HOF?
I would probably say "yes".
Are there any eligible players with 3K hits, NOT in the HOF?
I think that the simply fact that he may play into his 50's in today's age will grant him some HOF considerations. It's kind of like when your grandpa does something really good, like remember your name on the first try. It's not like EVERYONE deserves recognition for it, but damn. The man is fucking old and doing things that only young people do.
Quote from: Stock on 01/20/06, 09:08:05 AM
Quote from: ericdavisfan on 01/20/06, 08:01:55 AM
Granted this thread has had more faces than Michael Jackson, but it did spark an interesting question:
If Julio Franco somehow manages to play long enough accumulate 3,000 hits, will he go into the HOF?
I would probably say "yes".
Are there any eligible players with 3K hits, NOT in the HOF?
No. 3000 hits, 300 wins, and 500 HR have all been "magic numbers" to this point (I think 500 HR will eventually lose its spot, though).
Interestingly enough, the modern eligible-but-not-in-the-Hall leaders in all three of those categories are RBIers: Harold Baines (2866 H), Bert Blyleven (287 W), and Jose Canseco (462 HR).
EDIT: I lied - Blyleven is #2, behind Tommy John, in wins (I saw the asterisk on the Baseball-Reference leaderboard by John and mistook it for a plus sign without reading his name). Pretend that I said "strikeouts" instead of "wins", except that there's no magic number for strikeouts.
3,000 K's should be a magic number as well. Bert "Be Home" Blyleven gets no respect.
Quote from: BeefMaster on 01/20/06, 10:18:24 AM
EDIT: I lied - Blyleven is #2, behind Tommy John, in wins (I saw the asterisk on the Baseball-Reference leaderboard by John and mistook it for a plus sign without reading his name). Pretend that I said "strikeouts" instead of "wins", except that there's no magic number for strikeouts.
Damn, I was just about to bust you...but when I "quoted" you, the EDIT appeared. Still okay to call you names, though?