http://perpetualpost.com/?p=10320&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dale-murphy-hof Sat, 11 May 2013 21:00:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://perpetualpost.com/?p=10320&cpage=1#comment-2222 Pen Polls (Hall of Fame Edition) Murph, Cobra and Crime Dog | Baseball Bloggers Alliance Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:00:47 +0000 http://perpetualpost.com/?p=10320#comment-2222 [...] Dale Murphy was the ’80s. When you were keeping your legs warm or throwing the neighborhood’s sexiest baby shower/coke party, Dale Murphy was getting two consecutive MVP awards (faster than anyone had before him) and rarely letting his OPS flirt with anything under .820. Okay, so maybe not the entire ’80s – Dale was most effective from 1980-1987 -but I think I’m presenting a better argument than “You know, if you remove the eight best years of Dale Murphy’s career, he’s not very good.” [...] [...] Dale Murphy was the ’80s. When you were keeping your legs warm or throwing the neighborhood’s sexiest baby shower/coke party, Dale Murphy was getting two consecutive MVP awards (faster than anyone had before him) and rarely letting his OPS flirt with anything under .820. Okay, so maybe not the entire ’80s – Dale was most effective from 1980-1987 -but I think I’m presenting a better argument than “You know, if you remove the eight best years of Dale Murphy’s career, he’s not very good.” [...]

]]> http://perpetualpost.com/?p=10320&cpage=1#comment-2221 Pen Polls (Hall of Fame Edition) Murph, Cobra and Crime Dog « Call to the Pen Thu, 13 Jan 2011 05:46:23 +0000 http://perpetualpost.com/?p=10320#comment-2221 [...] Dale Murphy was the ’80s. When you were keeping your legs warm or throwing the neighborhood’s sexiest baby shower/coke party, Dale Murphy was getting two consecutive MVP awards (faster than anyone had before him) and rarely letting his OPS flirt with anything under .820. Okay, so maybe not the entire ’80s – Dale was most effective from 1980-1987 -but I think I’m presenting a better argument than “You know, if you remove the eight best years of Dale Murphy’s career, he’s not very good.” [...] [...] Dale Murphy was the ’80s. When you were keeping your legs warm or throwing the neighborhood’s sexiest baby shower/coke party, Dale Murphy was getting two consecutive MVP awards (faster than anyone had before him) and rarely letting his OPS flirt with anything under .820. Okay, so maybe not the entire ’80s – Dale was most effective from 1980-1987 -but I think I’m presenting a better argument than “You know, if you remove the eight best years of Dale Murphy’s career, he’s not very good.” [...]

]]> http://perpetualpost.com/?p=10320&cpage=1#comment-2202 Tgallow Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:00:06 +0000 http://perpetualpost.com/?p=10320#comment-2202 Guys, Go to baseball reference .com Check the numbers.. Look at the ratio batting statistics for the man. Compare his numbers vs MLB. OPS+121 career compare, 10.9% walks compare, 6.3 at bats until the next RBI. 20 at bats until the next home run...37% of all hits went for extra bases... Compare..Gold glove defense, Iconic ambassador for the game on and off the field. Ignore this mans credentials for a decade ? It reminds me MLB ignored steroids. Looking back seems rather foolish. Guys, Go to baseball reference .com Check the numbers..
Look at the ratio batting statistics for the man. Compare his numbers vs MLB.
OPS+121 career compare, 10.9% walks compare, 6.3 at bats until the next RBI.
20 at bats until the next home run…37% of all hits went for extra bases…
Compare..Gold glove defense, Iconic ambassador for the game on and off the field.
Ignore this mans credentials for a decade ? It reminds me MLB ignored steroids.
Looking back seems rather foolish.

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