tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post8810020196126702525..comments2023-12-20T01:09:56.175-08:00Comments on Respect Jeter's Gangster: Jim Rice is a MoronFernando Alejandrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-77000464877115065062009-08-25T06:55:19.128-07:002009-08-25T06:55:19.128-07:00Yeah, and now he's an announcer for NESN.Yeah, and now he's an announcer for NESN.Fernando Alejandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-3380110027345529692009-08-24T13:50:27.902-07:002009-08-24T13:50:27.902-07:00Fernando, not only are his numbers borderline, Fen...Fernando, not only are his numbers borderline, Fenway aside, there is a "good citizen" criteria on the ballot. Yes, he was the dominant hitter of his era, but if that citizen clause can teeter the vote either way, it should have made it so Rice never got in. I'd pick Miguel Cairo before I pick Jim Rice.bigjfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-9290500769233570712009-08-24T07:06:28.138-07:002009-08-24T07:06:28.138-07:00Anonymous, you're right. I likely did misread...Anonymous, you're right. I likely did misread that. In fairness, I had just woken up. <br /><br />Jon, it sounds like Jim Rice also tried to back track when he was asked about it later. I think he was talking out of his rear, and now looks like a complete idiot.<br /><br />BigJF, yeah, he's a questionable hall of fame candidate. I'm okay that he got in, but I would have been okay with him not getting in as well. He was largely a product of Fenway Park.Fernando Alejandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-39565852586990961382009-08-22T19:39:53.467-07:002009-08-22T19:39:53.467-07:00Jim Rice still doesn't belong in the hall, and...Jim Rice still doesn't belong in the hall, and he certainly doesn't belong making speeches to little leaguers.bigjfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-17428075691011423112009-08-22T15:20:02.358-07:002009-08-22T15:20:02.358-07:00I don't know what the steroid stuff will do to...I don't know what the steroid stuff will do to Arod and Manny's hall of fame ballots, but Rice isn't half the player they are either. He also failed to mention Pujols in his list of players worthy for induction. That makes him a double moron. I know he's only been in the league for 9 years, but so has Ichiro and I think Pujols is right there for hits over that same span and plays a good first (not to mention the beastly abilities). I think Thome is more borderline with out checking his numbers again. Obviously good power, but what else? He's better than Rice though. He never should have been elected. What about Bylevin?Jon Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15622111996207578594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-66883291853432927782009-08-22T12:42:27.381-07:002009-08-22T12:42:27.381-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18198172111902266809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-40169114111212814122009-08-22T12:40:32.322-07:002009-08-22T12:40:32.322-07:00Um. I think if you parse that sentence a little di...Um. I think if you parse that sentence a little differently and give Rice a tiny benefit of the doubt, his statement was really this: "Those guys (A-Rod, Manny, and Jeter) don't compare to the guys I played with and against."<br /><br />I agree that it was stupid to include Jeter in that grouping, but, you know, in the final analysis, who gives a s##t? Let's all enjoy his 15 minutes of unwanted infamy and get on with our lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com