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The Ed Whitson Rule.

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by wickedwritah, Sep 5, 2007.

  1. wickedwritah

    wickedwritah Guest

    Watching J.D. Drew get overwhelmed right now when he was up with only one out and the bases loaded reminded me of how some players find themselves to be horrible fits for teams.

    Whitson was the poster child. Can you think of anyone else off the top of your head?
     
  2. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    Javier Vasquez
     
  3. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    Jeff Weaver?
     
  4. wickedwritah

    wickedwritah Guest

    Perfect choice. Looked like a world-beater in Detroit, but once he donned the pinstripes ...
     
  5. PhilaYank36

    PhilaYank36 Guest

    A-Rod was a prime example of this, up until this year...
     
  6. wickedwritah

    wickedwritah Guest

    A-Rod won an MVP with the Yankees. So no.
     
  7. Beaker

    Beaker Active Member

    Renteria with the Red Sox.
     
  8. Barsuk

    Barsuk Active Member

    Nomar as a Cub. Sosa as an Oriole.
     
  9. PhilaYank36

    PhilaYank36 Guest

    As a Yankees fan, I can say with clear conscience that the '05 MVP Award belongs to David Ortiz.
     
  10. wickedwritah

    wickedwritah Guest

    Nomar would've been fine, had he not had his groin go pop.

    Sosa was off the drugs, so it was kind of hard to expect much from him.
     
  11. Barsuk

    Barsuk Active Member

    Fair enough. Just trying to help. Although Sosa's resurgence this year kind of makes a case to include him here.
     
  12. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    As a Yankee fan, I say BULL SHIT. Pappy never has to drag his fat ass on to the filed and play for 3 hours a night.
    If ARod was a DH for 155 games a year, he'd hit .390 with 65 homers and 189 RBI and 50 stolen bases.

    Ptichers play, fielders play, DHs hit. MVP not MVH
     
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