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Alf Soriano Greatest hitting 2nd basemen ever!

joestalinjoestalin Posts: 12,473 ✭✭
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You heard it here first. 2 more dingers tonight. I can't believe that this guy is 2nd in the all star voting...I mean sure Brian
Roberts leads the league in batting, but Soriano is a BEAST and took about 6 games off!

At this current pace, he will be the greatest hitting 2nd basemen ever...you heard it here first!

JS

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  • yawie99yawie99 Posts: 2,575 ✭✭✭
    Yeah, that Rogers Hornsby guy sucked.

    Seriously, though, I agree that Soriano's a stud and looks like he will be the best of his era but he's got a looooooooooooong way to go to match Rajah's sustained greatness.
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  • IrishMikeIrishMike Posts: 7,737 ✭✭✭
    This of course assumes that he is a second baseman, from what I have seen that assumption leaves a lot to be desired. image
  • AxtellAxtell Posts: 10,037 ✭✭


    << <i>This of course assumes that he is a second baseman, from what I have seen that assumption leaves a lot to be desired. image >>



    It also assumes he won't move to DH in the next few years, as his defensive liabilities will continue to rise.

    Greatest ever? Let's not make that assumption a couple of years in....Jeff Kent has had a great career, and there have been a couple others that have been quite good.
  • ctsoxfanctsoxfan Posts: 6,246 ✭✭
    I like Soriano as well - and think the Yanks would be a lot better of with him than 'ol what's-his-name...

    But, my lingering impression of him was the World Series a few years back, when he was swinging the bat so poorly, that the Yankees had to bench him! He looked terrible the whole series - I don't think the "greatest ever" would perform that way on the game's biggest stage...
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  • 1420sports1420sports Posts: 3,473 ✭✭✭
    Joe Morgan
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  • joestalinjoestalin Posts: 12,473 ✭✭
    He had one bad series...as what..almost a rookie! big deal.

    Ill trade Joe Morgan cards for Soriano

    JS
  • joestalinjoestalin Posts: 12,473 ✭✭
    8 total bases and 4 rbi's tonight...this guy needs to slow down!

    JS
  • Gemmy10Gemmy10 Posts: 2,990 ✭
    How's his Career On Base Percentage?
  • DirtyHarryDirtyHarry Posts: 1,917 ✭✭✭
    He is good. Sick dude, especially with contemporaries. How does he match up with HOF'ers at his position. Not being anatagonistic, just asking becuase I don't know. Regards.
    Proud of my 16x20 autographed and framed collection - all signed in person. Not big on modern - I'm stuck in the past!
  • joestalinjoestalin Posts: 12,473 ✭✭
    Im not ready to compare him to Hornsby but this guy has had good year after good year. It seems he is always on the home run leader
    board

    JS
  • CubfanCubfan Posts: 1,545
    The only problem is that his good year after good year have only totalled 4. If that extends to 10, 12, or 15, then we will have something to talk about. Until then, he could be an Eric Davis, Darryl Strawberry or Doc Gooden.

    I read a column the other day which called Albert Pujols an all time great. Not quite yet.
  • SoFLPhillyFanSoFLPhillyFan Posts: 3,931 ✭✭

    My vote goes to Manny Trillo. image

  • HoofHeartedHoofHearted Posts: 2,537 ✭✭
    give him a few more years. he may turn out to be another chuck knoblauch...

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  • Gemmy10Gemmy10 Posts: 2,990 ✭
    <<But, my lingering impression of him was the World Series a few years back, when he was swinging the bat so poorly, that the Yankees had to bench him! He looked terrible the whole series - I don't think the "greatest ever" would perform that way on the game's biggest stage...>>

    Yes Soriano had a poor 2003 World Series but people soon forget about his other post-season heroics

    The 2001 ALCS:

    "Soriano delivered the crusher, a two-run shot off Seattle closer Kazuhiro Sasaki with one out in the bottom of the ninth that pushed the Mariners to the brink of elimination. The Yankees will try to close out a Seattle team that broke their AL record with 116 regular-season victories tonight in Game 5."

    Soriano sinks Seattle - Rookie's homer in ninth gives Yankees 3-1 lead

    Yes, Soriano put a nail in Seattle's coffin as they choked away their AL record breaking season.

    And if Mariano had not made a rare error in the 9th inning of Game 7 of the 2001 World Series, Soriano would have been the hero and the Yankees would have won their 27th World Championship. Alfonso Soriano hit the go-ahead HR in Game 7, 8th inning, 2001 World Series off of Curt "The Mouth" Schilling:

    100 Greatest Home Runs of All Time

    2001 World Series
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