Comments on: Color By Numbers: Saving the Best for Last http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/12/29/color-by-numbers-saving-the-best-for-last/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Tue, 21 May 2013 08:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: joejoejoe http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/12/29/color-by-numbers-saving-the-best-for-last/#comment-270055 joejoejoe Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:11:37 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=77736#comment-270055 I never noticed that Whitaker finished his career so strongly. His last 5 years are considerably better career averages. Maybe because the Tigers went 53-62 and 60-84 in his last 2 years people somehow stopped paying attention. I know at some point as a fan I was like "Trammell and Whitaker? They sure did get old together!" when only Trammell was playing old. In some ways I think Willie Randolph, Lou Whitaker, and Frank White all diminished the future reputations of each other. Frank White won a bunch of Gold Gloves and was on TV a bunch when the Royals were good. Willie won a ton and got the NY press. Whitaker was killing it in Detroit with less attention. Frank White was never as good offensively as Randolph or Whitaker but he was maybe better defensively. I always lump the 3 players together in my mind and no way is Frank White a HOF 2nd baseman, therefore no HOF for Willie or Lou. I'm not saying it's rational but maybe there are voters who think the same way. I never noticed that Whitaker finished his career so strongly. His last 5 years are considerably better career averages. Maybe because the Tigers went 53-62 and 60-84 in his last 2 years people somehow stopped paying attention. I know at some point as a fan I was like “Trammell and Whitaker? They sure did get old together!” when only Trammell was playing old.

In some ways I think Willie Randolph, Lou Whitaker, and Frank White all diminished the future reputations of each other. Frank White won a bunch of Gold Gloves and was on TV a bunch when the Royals were good. Willie won a ton and got the NY press. Whitaker was killing it in Detroit with less attention. Frank White was never as good offensively as Randolph or Whitaker but he was maybe better defensively. I always lump the 3 players together in my mind and no way is Frank White a HOF 2nd baseman, therefore no HOF for Willie or Lou. I’m not saying it’s rational but maybe there are voters who think the same way.

]]> By: thelarmis http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/12/29/color-by-numbers-saving-the-best-for-last/#comment-270051 thelarmis Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:34:01 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=77736#comment-270051 yeah, this was great, man. yeah, this was great, man.

]]> By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/12/29/color-by-numbers-saving-the-best-for-last/#comment-270049 Alex Belth Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:09:50 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=77736#comment-270049 This is terrific, bro. I didn't remember those comments that Whitaker made, and it is odd that he hasn't had a bigger case made for him over the years. Great piece, and the charts are dope. Thanks. This is terrific, bro. I didn’t remember those comments that Whitaker made, and it is odd that he hasn’t had a bigger case made for him over the years.

Great piece, and the charts are dope. Thanks.

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