poll: who would you trust as batter in playoff?

[peterkim]

situation is 2 out , bases loaded

 

game is tie and its at rogers center

 

george springer and guerrero jr and guerriel jr

 

all in base

 

who would you trust as batter?

[AMS528]

Why do you hate capital letters so much? What did they ever do to you?

[harvey16]

Springer 100%. Guy has the experience and has handled playoff pressure before

[John_Havok]

Why do you hate capital letters so much? What did they ever do to you?

 

Take it easy, he used a capital 2.

[Brownie19]

Springer 100%. Guy has the experience and has handled playoff pressure before

 

Ghost runner - brilliant idea.

[Krylian]

Springer 100%. Guy has the experience and has handled playoff pressure before

 

he's in base already

[Jimcanuck]

El Capitan, duh

[WryNGinger]

Kirk, Teo, Chappy in that order

[JaysAllMighty]

Judge

[L54]

Kevin Pillar

[wilko]

Melvin Upton.

[Deadpool]

If you're going to make pointless polls, at least use the f***ing poll function...

[G-Snarls]

Ted Williams

[Jimcanuck]

Ted Williams

 

Walks too much. Also, dead.

[Stangstag]

Jackie Bradley Jr.

[jaysblue]

Joe Carter. He hit that big HR in 1993!

[Stangstag]

Joe Carter. He hit that big HR in 1993!

 

Ahh man Joe Carter was so good. If the jays had him this year he would probably be leading the team in homers and they would easily be 1st in the division. These young guys have no heart, its all about the money these days…

[G-Snarls]

Walks too much. Also, dead.

 

Bases are loaded so a walk is fine here

 

Second point is valid though

[Olerud363]

Bases are loaded so a walk is fine here

 

Second point is valid though

 

1. Pat Tabler

2. Spencer Horwitz

3. John Olerud

4. Ed Sprague

5. Greg Bird

6. Gabriel Martinez

 

If we are talking historical I'd go with Tabler (best ever with bases loaded), Olerud (Hall of Famer if Cito didn't platoon him and f*** with his swing in his prime years) and Sprague (clutch, didn't give a s*** that his wife stole the syncro medal).

 

If we are talking current day I'd go with Spencer Horwitz (if right handed pitcher), or Gabriel Martinez (if left). I think an up and comer with good contact skills who hasn't had time to think about the pressure would do good in that situation.

 

If you want to get creative why not Greg Bird? Great swing and if he could get over his injury problems would for sure be the guy.

[John_Havok]

I like a good beer batter all year round, but especially in the playoffs. Whether its around a nice piece of fish or some excellent shrimp, beer batter is always the way to go. Never lets you down in the clutch

[John_Havok]

Ahh man Joe Carter was so good. If the jays had him this year he would probably be leading the team in homers and they would easily be 1st in the division. These young guys have no heart, its all about the money these days…

 

Joe Carter was the 6th highest paid player in baseball in 1993 and the 3rd highest in 1994. Its always about money

 

 

And yes i know your post was probably in jest, I just wonder how many people actually realized how highly paid Carter was compared to other players who were demonstrably better and worth way more more money than he was. Barry Bonds for example made less than Joe Carter.

[Stangstag]

Joe Carter was the 6th highest paid player in baseball in 1993 and the 3rd highest in 1994. Its always about money

 

 

And yes i know your post was probably in jest, I just wonder how many people actually realized how highly paid Carter was compared to other players who were demonstrably better and worth way more more money than he was. Barry Bonds for example made less than Joe Carter.

 

I was joking, but I also did not know Carter had a high salary. TIL

[John_Havok]

I was joking, but I also did not know Carter had a high salary. TIL

 

It's just that high back then was 5.5 million per year.

[Omar]

Since someone already mentioned Tabby so I will go with the one and only Rico Carty. Edited August 22, 2022 by Omar

[Olerud363]

Since someone already mentioned Tabby so I will go with the one and only Rico Carty.

 

 

I knew nothing about Rico, as he was before my time, but just looked him up. Great choice. Seems like an awesome hitter who must have had some bad luck or injuries or something. Won a batting title and had a few .320 seasons.

 

Somehow he was acquired by Toronto 4 times according to baseball reference.

 

1. Acquired in the expansion draft but traded back to Cleveland.

2. Traded to Toronto by Cleveland, but traded to Oakland a few months later.

3. Purchased from Oakland by Toronto

4. Signed by Toronto as a free agent.

 

I assumed Cleveland and Oakland must have been good in the late 70s so wanted Rico to help with the pennant race. Nope. He just ping ponged between three bad teams in random transactions.

 

Nevertheless seems like a great hitter, and would be a fine choice for this hypothetical bases loaded situation with Springer, Vlad and Gurriel on (in) the bases.

[G-Snarls]

It's just that high back then was 5.5 million per year.

 

Back then you could get Barry Bonds for six-years $43.75 million

[Omar]

I knew nothing about Rico, as he was before my time, but just looked him up. Great choice. Seems like an awesome hitter who must have had some bad luck or injuries or something. Won a batting title and had a few .320 seasons.

 

Somehow he was acquired by Toronto 4 times according to baseball reference.

 

1. Acquired in the expansion draft but traded back to Cleveland.

2. Traded to Toronto by Cleveland, but traded to Oakland a few months later.

3. Purchased from Oakland by Toronto

4. Signed by Toronto as a free agent.

 

I assumed Cleveland and Oakland must have been good in the late 70s so wanted Rico to help with the pennant race. Nope. He just ping ponged between three bad teams in random transactions.

Nevertheless seems like a great hitter, and would be a fine choice for this hypothetical bases loaded situation with Springer, Vlad and Gurriel on (in) the bases.

 

[Jimcanuck]

this is good... peterkim needs to post more polls

[Omar]

this is good... peterkim needs to post more polls

 

 

Because peterkim is the hero this message board deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll s*** on his threads. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A baseball savant.

[InsideThePark]

Pujols, I mean pujols