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Sweet Lou Whitaker's Take on Jack Morris and the HOF...

grote15grote15 Posts: 29,694 ✭✭✭✭✭
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"Morris was no better than myself & Trammell"


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  • MGLICKERMGLICKER Posts: 7,995 ✭✭✭
    Pretty much agree. They were a sensational team, without a true HOF type star. Trammell and Morris are borderline but not slam dunks.

    Morris is in his 15th year of eligibility? 1984 championship and his no hitter was 30 years ago? image

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  • orioles93orioles93 Posts: 3,474 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Anyone ever realize how similar Whitaker and Trammell's hitting stats are?

    Whitaker actually has an edge up on Trammell on most categories except average. Which is only .009 difference.

    Whitaker has more Homers, RBI, Hits, Doubles, Triples, Walks, OBP, SLG, OPS, OPS+

    Whitaker has 1 less All Star game appearance, 1 less Gold Glove, and 1 more Silver Slugger award.

    So why all the love for Trammell, but not Whitaker? Seems to me that Whitaker has a better case for the hall than Trammell.
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  • TabeTabe Posts: 6,064 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Because Trammell played a harder position, hit cleanup, and shoulda won an MVP in 1987. Great postseason in 1984, too.

    And at least a bit of it is that Trammell was a lot more likeable than "Sweet Lou".
  • MGLICKERMGLICKER Posts: 7,995 ✭✭✭
    Both Tram and Whitaker were revered in Detroit. Morris was respected.

    Ernie Harwell called them Tramaker as they came up together, had similar offensive numbers and formed a formidable double play tandem.

    For Sweet Lou though 244 homers and a 276 BA just does not get it done for Cooperstown.

    Trammell at 185 HR and a beefier 285 BA seems much closer, but needs a position bias to make the leap.
  • TabeTabe Posts: 6,064 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Both Tram and Whitaker were revered in Detroit. Morris was respected. >>


    I grew up watching the Tigers and the fans liked Lou a lot. Writers and the like considered him a bit arrogant, "standoffish", etc.
  • MGLICKERMGLICKER Posts: 7,995 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Both Tram and Whitaker were revered in Detroit. Morris was respected. >>


    I grew up watching the Tigers and the fans liked Lou a lot. Writers and the like considered him a bit arrogant, "standoffish", etc. >>



    I was in Southfield in 1984, are you still in metro Detroit?
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