Weekly Poll
by Tom Dakers on Oct 30, 2008 11:06 AM EDT
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PrintNo surprise, Joe Carter won the right fielder poll, though Jesse Barfield kept it close. I figured Shawn Green would have had a few more votes but he came in 3rd. I would be interested in talking to the people that gave Bob Bailor and Raul Mondesi 1 vote each.
Anyway, on to the DHs, we haven't had anyone DH for a long stretch for the Jays, not many have held the job for more than a couple of years, but there are a few good names on the list. As always, you are welcome to campaign for your favorite player, but no calling the front runner a socialist or a Muslim just to try to bring him back to the pack. Aren't you glad the American election will be over with by this time next week?
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So
do we immediately ban anyone who votes for Hillenbrand not as a joke?
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
Or Stairs
We love him, but he sucked as a DH.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
Well I voted Monitor...but Otto Velez would be number 2 for me....
He was good when the team was awful.
"I would be interested in talking to the people that gave Bob Bailor and Raul Mondesi 1 vote each"
here i am… i am the one who voted for mondesi… he was awesome i thought…. rocket for an arm, plus he had that great affro
by hopelessjaysfan on Oct 30, 2008 8:22 PM EDT reply actions
I looked for a picture of the great affro on google but didn't come up with any....
His first season in Toronto was good.271/.329/.523. Went downhill from there .252/.342/.453 and .224/.301/.435. He did have a heck of an arm. His committment to winning baseball games wasn’t what I’d like to see. I can’t see voting for him over Carter/Barfield/Green/Rios….but since you’ve beat me out in the football pool most weeks, I won’t mock you for it…..too much.
i know that stats wise he probably wasn't better than any of those guys...
but i just liked him because he had so many outfield assists, which i LOVE to see
by hopelessjaysfan on Oct 31, 2008 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Made me look it up....
First season with the Jays he played only 96 games in RF with 5 assists. The next season 149 games and 19 (!) assists, a career high. The season he was traded to the Yankees, between the 2 teams he had 7 assists in 132 games. He did have the amazing year.
Barfield had a hell of a arm too, his assist counts in his full seaons with the Jays: 15, 17, 10, 22, 20, 17, 12 and the season he was trade to the Yankees 20.
Both had great arms. Ok…Raul isn’t that bad a choice….
I personally think
that Green had a better arm than either of them. Granted I don’t remember much about Barfield (I was 5 during his last season with the Jays), but I have seen highlights. The craziest thing I remember about Green was the game I attended where he picked up a hit off the wall in the right field corner and one-hopped a throw to third base.
I don't think he had an arm like Barfield's
Barfield is the one I remember turning a ball hit into right a ground out…9-3 on your score card.
Fukudome did that once in Japan
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
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