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baseballreflections.com - 12/8/2008

An Interview of Baseball Bloggers on InterLeague Play

— baseballreflections.com — I got to thinking about what I like and dislike about interleague play in baseball when I... thought of how great it would be to poll some baseball bloggers I know to see what they think. Here are the results. If you like it, please let us know in the comments and we’ll be sure to ... (more) An Interview of Baseball Bloggers on InterLeague Play

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Al Reyes

New York Yankees

Philadelphia Phillies

C.C. Sabathia

New York Mets

Seattle Mariners

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hardballtimes.com - 12/9/2008

If Gordon, then why not Grich?

— hardballtimes.com — Rich Lederer asks a great question : if Joe Gordon can make it into the Hall (I... would have picked several players ahead of him—but they didn't ask me), shouldn't Bobby Grich? I'll be honest about this: Bobby Grich is one of my all-time favorite ballplayers. Every time I saw him play, I had ... (more) If Gordon, then why not Grich?

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If Gordon, then why not Grich?
The Hardball Times — Rich Lederer asks a great question: if Joe Gordon can make it into the Hall (I would have picked several players ahead of him—but they didn't ask me), shouldn't Bobby Grich? I'll be honest about this: Bobby Grich is one of my all-time favorite ballplayers. Every time I saw him play, I had the distinct impression he was the best ballplayer on the field. He was a superb fielder and batter, particularly for a second baseman. ...

More Hall of Fame arguments
ESPN Feed: neyer rob — ... As it happens, Grich's candidacy has just become particularly compelling; today Rich Lederer writes, If Joe Gordon, then why not Grich? And it's true: Grich has been terribly underappreciated. In 1992, his first year of Hall of Fame eligibility, 11 BBWAA members voted for him and he fell off the ballot forever. But he was probably better than everyone on this year's Veterans Committee ballot with the exception of Santo. Astros: ...

The Baseball Analysts: Lederer: If Gordon, Then Why Not Grich?
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — The Baseball Analysts: Lederer: If Gordon, Then Why Not Grich? GG . . . am I a fool without a mind Or have I merely been too blind to realize? (Lerner-Loewe-Lederer) As shown, Gordon and Grich had similar batting averages while the latter had a better on-base percentage and the former had a superior slugging average. However, it is important to note that Gordon played during an era of higher offense than Grich. For example, the league-wide, park-adjusted averages during Gordon’s career were .271/.350/.395. The only major difference between Gordon and the league average was in ...

Thursday Throneberries
ESPN Feed: neyer rob — ... ). • I dropped this sort of sideways into a post earlier this week, but you probably missed it and you shouldn't: As Rich Lederer writes, If Joe Gordon, why not Bobby Grich? I think it's safe to say that the only answer is that Gordon's teams won five World Series while Grich's teams lost five American League Championship Series. Which is not a reason that I find compelling (though I do feel compelled to mention that Grich batted just .182/.247/.318 in those five ALCS). • ...

Bobby Grich
Three Days of Cryin' — ... We agree that  Bobby Grich should be in the Hall of Fame.  Seems familiar too.  Maybe it would help if his number were retired.   Well, it couldn’t hurt. ...

Playing Favorites
True Grich — ... How good was Bob-Bay? Read this piece from Rich Lederer who makes a case for Grich being a Hall of Famer. I’m not here to make a case for Grich going into the Hall of Fame. I’m just here to tell you he’s in mine. ...