The Mule Haas of sportsjournalists.com?

Re: The Al Kaline of sportsjournalists.com?

Odd story: My mom's favorite baseball player was Al Kaline. I had no idea who he was (I was young) and they were showing one of those OLD Home Run Derby shows, and he was on it. It was weird.

Apropos of nothing, of course.

 

Re: The Al Kaline of sportsjournalists.com?

if you're going to be like Al Kaline, you need to quit at 399.


Oh, and golf at Oakland Hills a lot

 

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OK, I get it. Kaline got to 3K in hits but had 399 homers. But still a HOFer. (Interestingly enough, Andres Galarraga got to 399 and Dale Murphy to 398. Two very definitions of my Hall of Pretty Good.)

Al Kaline passes my greatness test ... because he got to one milestone and it was good enough for him, and he has one ring (1968) and longevity. Sooo ... faulty metaphor.

You, sir, on the other hand, would be ... Sam Rice, who punched out in 1934 only 13 hits shy of 3,000 with every expectation of gettting on somewhere and getting to the hallowed threshold. (OH WAIT ... He played for Washington! ;D ) But still a HOFer.

Moral of the story be ... Don't sell yourself short.

 

Re: The Al Kaline of sportsjournalists.com?

Nothing wrong with Rocky Colavito.

 

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I'd liken myself to Bob "the Hammer" Hamelin.

Also apropos of nothing, we once went to a mid-afternoon Royals game against the White Sox in the Hammer's hey day. My uncle and cousin were in town from Alaska. Game went into extra innings, but the old man decided to make all of us leave to get to his damn softball game. Hamelin ended up winning it with an extra-inning homer. I was robbed -- ROBBED, I SAY -- of seeing perhaps the brightest spark of the Hammer's short career. I remain emotionally stunted.

 

Re: The Al Kaline of sportsjournalists.com?

Yeah. That was the reason...

 

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Well, I suppose we know what year this game happened.

 

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VIVA LA HAMMER!

 

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When I read the thread title, I thought you were talking about Chuck Taylor: young, and off to a hot start. But I guess Kaline wasn't a cage rattler. Here's hoping Chuck doesn't turn out like Joey Belle, Dwight Gooden or Barry Bonds. Roberto Clemente wouldn't be bad, but I'd like to see him last longer.

Wicked, you're more of a Mule Haas.

 

Is Mule Haas Moose Haas' smarter brother?

 

Is a Mule smarter than a Moose?

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