The Ed Whitson Rule.

[wickedwritah]

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?

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Javier Vasquez

 

[Angola!]

Jeff Weaver?

 

[wickedwritah]

Jeff Weaver?

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

 

[PhilaYank36]

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

 

[wickedwritah]

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

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

 

[Beaker]

Renteria with the Red Sox.

 

[Barsuk]

Nomar as a Cub. Sosa as an Oriole.

 

[PhilaYank36]

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

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

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

 

[wickedwritah]

Nomar as a Cub. Sosa as an Oriole.

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.

 

[Barsuk]

Nomar as a Cub. Sosa as an Oriole.

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.

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

 

[heyabbott]

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

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

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

As a Yankee fan, I say BULL ****. 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

 

[Guy_Incognito]

Bobby Bonilla, Vince Coleman, Bret Saberhagen, Frank Viola, Robby Alomar, Carlos Baerga

 

[wickedwritah]

Bobby Bonilla, Vince Coleman, Bret Saberhagen, Frank Viola, Robby Alomar, Carlos Baerga

Bonilla was overrated and did nothing else in his career after he left the Mets.

A case could be made for Saberhagen, who did OK once he got with the Sox.

Baerga was playing on empty at that point in his career.

 

[MartinEnigmatica]

Millwood, while not a FA aquisition, was a pretty bad fit in Philadelphia.

Also, Hampton as a Rockie was pretty god awful. Yeah, bad signing by Colorado, but bad signing by Hampton to think he'd be lights out there.

 

[wickedwritah]

Here's a refresher: Whitson went to New York, bombed, then did OK for himself once leaving.

Bonilla doesn't fit that description, neither does Baerga.

Hampton, Renteria and Weaver are the best examples I've seen so far. Drew could be if he does get shipped out of town to make way for Brandon Moss.

 

[spaceman]

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

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

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

As a Yankee fan, I say BULL ****. 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

wow

 

[MartinEnigmatica]

With managers, Sweet Lou in Tampa Bay

 

[wickedwritah]

With managers, Sweet Lou in Tampa Bay

Rick Pitino in Boston.

 

[SuperflySnuka]

How about Randy Johnson on the Yanks?