Comments on: Week Log: Show Me The Anger

By: HardyW

HardyW — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:03:54 +0000

Doesn’t sound like ’staying put’ is such a lock.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:41:21 +0000

The record speaks for itself, as fourteen straight years of rejection speaks volumes about a guy whose candidacy is dubious, at best. If Rice does get in, it will be via a sympathy vote.

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:56:45 +0000

Is this anything like the demonic fascination Entercom has with Lenny Clarke?

I heard him on the Big Show yesterday and changed the channel at lightening speed. I wouldn’t be shocked if he’d already been on the awful Hillman Show and Howie the Hostage too.

By: Angry Old Bastard

Angry Old Bastard — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:43:49 +0000

not trying to be funny in all seriousness….who the hell is Mike O’Malley??

By: sam the butcher

sam the butcher — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:31:58 +0000

Still trying to see how being the best hitter from 1975 to 1986 doesn’t merit Jim Rice for the HOF. If postseason heroics is required for induction, then they’d better start kicking people out. That’s the dumbest statement I’ve ever read concerning someone’s place in the HOF.

By: JohnnyApps

JohnnyApps — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:01:25 +0000

Anyone else find it really boring when Mike O’Malley goes on Dennis and Callahan? He’s not that funny/interesting…why does D&C think think that it’s good radio to bring him on??

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:59:27 +0000

Sorry, when I saw the “recycled Shank” line I thought you were replying to me.

Either way…I don’t think Rice is a HOF’er, but I do think his “non-clutch” reputation is undeserved (I’d certainly take my chances with Jim Ed at the plate in a big post-season situation than with Mo Vaughn, that’s for sure)

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:50:12 +0000

While I agree that Jim Rice does not belong in the Hall (and using All-Star appearances as an argument is kind of useless), this reasoning is pretty goofy. Last I checked Hall Of Fame voting was not done based on career moment highlights or some guy’s memory of rally killing double plays. If you want to cite his relatively short peak and immediate drop off as well as not having the overall numbers, I’d be right with you.

By: Rick Mc

Rick Mc — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:48:48 +0000

I was replying to Sam.

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:11:55 +0000

I believe the thrust of my initial comment was that I didn’t think he belonged in the HOF. I was merely trying to make the argument that his reputation as a “non-clutch” hitter is a bit misleading.

I pulled out the Shaughnessy line from his 22-year old book chronicling the Red Sox of 1986 (”One Strike Away” was the title) to illustrate that Rice never really had much of a chance to drive in runs during the ‘86 Series, because Buckner was killing more rallies than a gallon of tear gas batting in the #3 spot in front of Rice.

That said….I don’t think Rice is a hall-of-famer based on the pure, or orginal definition of a hall-of-famer, even though I think he does belong in there just as much as a guy like Tony Perez, who labored much longer in the majors to put up the same kinds of numbers that Rice did in a shorter period of time. Perez is in the HOF I believe.