Interesting ESPN piece

[msgkings322]

Rating the best players (hitters) of each 5 year period since 1970 by WAR

Lots of good stuff re Bonds and Clark, including how Dusty batting Bonds 5th in 1993 probably cost them the playoffs.

Good to be reminded how Bonds was HOF-level well before roiding up.

Five best players in baseball: A history - SweetSpot Blog - ESPN

 

[Chronicle]

Rating the best players (hitters) of each 5 year period since 1970 by WAR

Lots of good stuff re Bonds and Clark, including how Dusty batting Bonds 5th in 1993 probably cost them the playoffs.

Good to be reminded how Bonds was HOF-level well before roiding up.

Five best players in baseball: A history - SweetSpot Blog - ESPN

Sal Bando really jumped out at me as a surprise.

 

[tzill]

I liked the comment that Cecil Fielder played a "fat first base."

Apples not falling far from trees and all...

 

[Mays-Fan]

Good to be reminded how Bonds was HOF-level well before roiding up.

"It's not what you know - it's what you can prove"

 

[msgkings322]

"It's not what you know - it's what you can prove"

TrueNiners, is that you?

 

[calsnowskier]

TrueNiners, is that you?

He heard someone say once that Bonds was clean.

That was the PROOF that set him on his crusade.

 

[SF11704]

Wasn't TrueNiners also Tommyxx or somethuing like that?

 

[Mays-Fan]

TrueNiners, is that you?

Was hoping to be able to include an accompanying "Training Day" pic with my original post. Is there a way to do that?

TrueNiners - lol - dem's fightin' words!

No rep for you!