tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post9126422155752893370..comments2023-10-22T07:07:22.603-05:00Comments on <a href="http://sturminator.blogspot.com/">Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville</a>: Thursday, June 21Sturminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03512218221714280831noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post-14296564490594258422007-06-21T18:06:00.000-05:002007-06-21T18:06:00.000-05:00sosa is a first class fraudsick of itsosa is a first class fraud<BR/>sick of itdingus mcdoucheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254026669977466926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post-34307415809523595762007-06-21T12:31:00.000-05:002007-06-21T12:31:00.000-05:00Great blogging, Bob!The hamster. I LOL'd.www.boba...Great blogging, Bob!<BR/><BR/>The hamster. I LOL'd.<BR/><BR/>www.bobanddan.com/forumsTPorter2https://www.blogger.com/profile/06336370966497377738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10242068.post-85169422923404930882007-06-21T12:23:00.000-05:002007-06-21T12:23:00.000-05:00Sosa sucks. This guy at ESPN hit it on the head:P...Sosa sucks. This guy at ESPN hit it on the head:<BR/><BR/>Putting aside the steroid suspicions that kept Mark McGwire out of the Hall of Fame on his first attempt, Sammy Sosa's 600th home run would make him a lock for Cooperstown.<BR/><BR/>But should it? Here are five reasons Sosa should not make the Hall of Fame:<BR/><BR/>1. His peak of excellence was too short. <BR/>Sosa had an adjusted OPS+ (on-base plus slugging, adjusted for home park and league) of 130 or better (that's 30 percent better than the league average) just six times, each year from 1998 to 2003. That's the same number of times as Dale Murphy, Dave Parker, Andre Dawson and Jim Rice, four recent outfielders who have failed to make Cooperstown. Do six great seasons make a Hall of Fame career?<BR/><BR/>2. His career on-base percentage is mediocre. <BR/>At .344, it's barely better than the .339 league average during his career. Among Hall of Fame outfielders, the only ones with a lower career OBP are Lou Brock (.343) and Robin Yount (.342, who spent many years as a shortstop). And OBP is a more important statistic than home runs.<BR/><BR/>3. His career OPS just isn't that good. <BR/>His career mark of 128 is similar to HOF outfielders like Zack Wheat, Edd Roush, Goose Goslin, Earle Combs, Enos Slaughter, Dave Winfield. For the most part, these are your fringe Hall of Famers.<BR/><BR/>4. He doesn't receive any extra credit for team success. <BR/>In 18 major league seasons, his teams made the postseason twice -- on teams that won just 90 and 88 games.<BR/><BR/>5. He cheated ... with a corked bat.<BR/>Sosa does pass one important test, however: it's the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of Statistics. And his run from 1998 to 2002 was certainly astounding, sort of a Koufax-esque like burst of dominance. But let's not forget that for a large portion of his career he was an average or below-average player (even this year, his .297 OBP means he's a liability to the Rangers). Six hundred home runs is a mighty achievement. But not enough to give Sosa an automatic pass to Cooperstown.MKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12074927223032916606noreply@blogger.com