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| From | "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> |
| Subject | Top 5 Third Basemen (70's and 80's) |
| Date | Sat, 08 Feb 2003 08:55:00 -0600 |
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1) Brooks Robinson (Won an unbreakable 16 Gold Gloves and on all those
great Oriole teams - changed the way third basemen played the game by
diving for the ball)
2) George Brett (My favorite ballplayer of all time - guys like Larry
Walker and many other superstars have copied his batting style)
3) Mike Schimdt (10 Gold Gloves - Philly hated this guy, he thought he was
too good for them, and he go out like a wimp in the middle of the season,
but what a slugger)
4) Ron Cey (I always remember him for that home run off Steve Carlton in
the 1977 NL Championship series and the huge ovation he got. He may not
have had Mike Schmidt's bat and glove skills, but "The Penguin" had the
bigger heart)
5) Greg Nettles (I hated him for what he did to the Dodgers in the 1978
World Series - But what a nervy daredevil with the glove and he also had
the "balls" to write a book blasting George Steinbrenner)
Honorable Mention: Wade Boggs (The next third baseman to enter the
HOF) Buddy Bell (6 Gold Gloves, but was cursed from going to the playoffs
because he on all those lousy Ranger/Indians teams, also he wasn't that
successful a manager - but try to manage a team in Coors Field!).
Ready for Baseball Billy
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