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Nate

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Mar 10, 2010 1:51 PM
Nomar Garciaparra is now retired. He is joining ESPN this year. Is Nomar a HOF?
Mar 10, 2010 1:51pm
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Nate

Formerly Known As Keebler

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Mar 10, 2010 1:52 PM
Career statistics
Batting average .313
Home runs 229
Runs batted in 936
Hits 1747
Slugging percentage .521
On-base percentage .361
Mar 10, 2010 1:52pm
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Lovejoy1984

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Mar 10, 2010 1:53 PM
He's got an outside shot of making it. But I'd lean more towards no.
Mar 10, 2010 1:53pm
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devil1197

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Mar 10, 2010 1:59 PM
He is on the fence.
Mar 10, 2010 1:59pm
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killdeer

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Mar 10, 2010 2:02 PM
one of many great players who fall just short of HOF.

definitely a gamer.
and he landed Mia Hamm.
so he's got that going for him.
Mar 10, 2010 2:02pm
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Benny The Jet

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Mar 10, 2010 2:05 PM
Doubt it...but his kid might be someday. Got some athleticism in those genes.
Mar 10, 2010 2:05pm
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THE4RINGZ

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Mar 10, 2010 2:09 PM
killdeer wrote: one of many great players who fall just short of HOF.

definitely a gamer.
and he landed Mia Hamm.
so he's got that going for him.
Landing Mia Hamm is an accomplishment? She will take off her shirt each and every time her team scores a goal. Just another socceer skank.
Mar 10, 2010 2:09pm
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killdeer

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Mar 10, 2010 2:11 PM
THE4RINGZ wrote:
killdeer wrote: one of many great players who fall just short of HOF.

definitely a gamer.
and he landed Mia Hamm.
so he's got that going for him.
Landing Mia Hamm is an accomplishment? She will take off her shirt each and every time her team scores a goal. Just another socceer skank.
1. you're thinking of Brandi Chastain...:rolleyes:

2. ...and...what's wrong with that?
Mar 10, 2010 2:11pm
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lhslep134

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Mar 10, 2010 2:11 PM
Not a HOF.
Mar 10, 2010 2:11pm
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IggyPride00

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Mar 10, 2010 2:30 PM
Not even close. I liked him, but way too short a window of "great" years.

He also had his greatest seasons during the steroid boom period, and his numbers proceeded to drop off a cliff around the same time as baseball started to clean up the game. I hate to put 2 and 2 together like that, but he went from hero to zero awful quick.
Mar 10, 2010 2:30pm
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THE4RINGZ

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Mar 10, 2010 2:37 PM
killdeer wrote:
THE4RINGZ wrote:
killdeer wrote: one of many great players who fall just short of HOF.

definitely a gamer.
and he landed Mia Hamm.
so he's got that going for him.
Landing Mia Hamm is an accomplishment? She will take off her shirt each and every time her team scores a goal. Just another socceer skank.
1. you're thinking of Brandi Chastain...:rolleyes:

2. ...and...what's wrong with that?
I was being sarcastic, and there is nothing wrong with women disrobing to celebrate a score. I would encourage more of that. Except for maybe the WBNA.
Mar 10, 2010 2:37pm
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just_a_swimmer

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Mar 10, 2010 2:41 PM
And Omar Vizquel is still playing. Go figure.

Nomar's stats

CAREER STATS
G? AB? R? H? TB? 2B? 3B? HR? RBI? BB? IBB? SO? SB? CS? AVG?OBP?SLG?OPS?GO/AO

CAREER 1434 5586 927 1747 2908 370 52 229 936 403 54 554 95 31 .313 .361 .521 .882 0.74

Omar's Stats
G? AB? R? H? TB? 2B? 3B? HR? RBI?BB? IBB? SO? SB? CS? AVG?OBP?SLG?OPS?GO/AO
CAREER 2742 9922 1378 2704 3519 433 74 78 906 978 25 1007 389 156 .273 .338 .355 .693 0.92
Mar 10, 2010 2:41pm
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Benny The Jet

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Mar 10, 2010 6:50 PM
just_a_swimmer wrote: And Omar Vizquel is still playing. Go figure.

Nomar's stats

CAREER STATS
G? AB? R? H? TB? 2B? 3B? HR? RBI? BB? IBB? SO? SB? CS? AVG?OBP?SLG?OPS?GO/AO

CAREER 1434 5586 927 1747 2908 370 52 229 936 403 54 554 95 31 .313 .361 .521 .882 0.74

Omar's Stats
G? AB? R? H? TB? 2B? 3B? HR? RBI?BB? IBB? SO? SB? CS? AVG?OBP?SLG?OPS?GO/AO
CAREER 2742 9922 1378 2704 3519 433 74 78 906 978 25 1007 389 156 .273 .338 .355 .693 0.92
I had to do a double take on the stat line for Omar..saw hits above the number 9922 and thought for a split second jesus omar! then realized they were misaligned haha
Mar 10, 2010 6:50pm
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bcubed

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Mar 10, 2010 7:11 PM
I remember when he was with the Red Sox and they were talking about him actually having a chance at hitting a 400 average!
Mar 10, 2010 7:11pm
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just_a_swimmer

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Mar 10, 2010 8:45 PM
Benny The Jet wrote:
just_a_swimmer wrote: And Omar Vizquel is still playing. Go figure.

Nomar's stats

CAREER STATS
G? AB? R? H? TB? 2B? 3B? HR? RBI? BB? IBB? SO? SB? CS? AVG?OBP?SLG?OPS?GO/AO

CAREER 1434 5586 927 1747 2908 370 52 229 936 403 54 554 95 31 .313 .361 .521 .882 0.74

Omar's Stats
G? AB? R? H? TB? 2B? 3B? HR? RBI?BB? IBB? SO? SB? CS? AVG?OBP?SLG?OPS?GO/AO
CAREER 2742 9922 1378 2704 3519 433 74 78 906 978 25 1007 389 156 .273 .338 .355 .693 0.92
I had to do a double take on the stat line for Omar..saw hits above the number 9922 and thought for a split second jesus omar! then realized they were misaligned haha
It was all aligned before I posted.:huh:
Mar 10, 2010 8:45pm
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september63

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Mar 10, 2010 8:51 PM
Nomar had a nice career. Injuries cost him dearly. He wont ever sniff the HOF!! Omar Vizquel will get in the HOF after several years of trying.
Mar 10, 2010 8:51pm
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Ironman92

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Mar 11, 2010 9:51 PM
An absolute no doubter of the roids. No doubt. Could his numbers and timing and legs breaking down be more obvious. He and Luis Gonzalez are the 2 most obvious that NEVER get mentioned.
Mar 11, 2010 9:51pm
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HitsRus

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Mar 13, 2010 6:55 PM
IggyPride00 wrote: Not even close. I liked him, but way too short a window of "great" years.

He also had his greatest seasons during the steroid boom period, and his numbers proceeded to drop off a cliff around the same time as baseball started to clean up the game. I hate to put 2 and 2 together like that, but he went from hero to zero awful quick.

Agree with this....just not that many great years.
Mar 13, 2010 6:55pm