Best player missing from the game???

[JoeDirt]

I meant that Bonds DID change the game...

[Attezz]

He changed the way pitchers pitch 500 times a year.

Barry Bonds hitting home runs and being intentionally walked has zero effect on Brad Hawpe, or Jamie Moyer.

[Baines]

Move Ripken down one and take out Baines...

I don't like your tone...

[Clambutt]

I meant that steroids DID change the game...

[Medwck]

Danny Tartabull '87 And Dave Parker '86

[Shooty]

Even before I opened this thread, I was thinking Rickey Henderson.

And I would have to agree with Attezz (although more calmly) that although Rickey was an awesome player, he didn't really change the way the game was played (except for his own team).

Sentimental player thats most missing in the game is Fisk.

[ericdavisfan]

I know that it was before he became a star in baseball, but I'd really like to see Bo Jackson in RBI.  I think that he was an All-Star in 89.

[Gantry]

Bo Jackson would be a tremendous RBI player...

[Dryden]

Neither Bonds nor Rickey changed the way the game is played.  As mentioned by Attez, Bonds changes the way pitchers pitch to Bonds.  That's it.  Rickey didn't do anything that wasn't also being done by players like Tim Raines, Eric Davis and others.  He did it better than them, for a longer period of time, but that's it.

The death of the stolen base has everything to do with the rise of the home run, and nothing to do with the retirement of Rickey.  When offensive levels go down (which they will, eventually), small ball will start coming back again and the steal will once again be important.

[Attezz]

I'm touched that Dryden agrees with me.

[Dryden]

First time for everything.

[RedBarron]

Bo played in 87.  He should be in the game.

[Big Hath]

Bo Paul Noce played in 87.  He should be in the game.

[Dryden]

Oh, and my vote for best player missing from the game is Gary Redus.

[ultimate7]

Oh, and my vote for best player missing from the game is Gary Redus.

Now you and Attez agree on 2 things

[ericdavisfan]

Oh, and my vote for best player missing from the game is Gary Redus.

I was always partial to Eddie Milner

[TβG]

ron blomberg changed the game of baseball forever.

[BDawk]

Mitch Williams

[TβG]

miked.

[Baines]

Oh, and my vote for best player missing from the game is Gary Redus.

I was always partial to Eddie Milner

I was more of a Max Venable guy.

I did meet Redus and Milner at a baseball camp when I was a kid though.