HoyaFanNY
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Post by HoyaFanNY on May 26, 2011 5:45:57 GMT -5
i've always thought barry was the best player i've seen during my lifetime with or without steroids. by all accounts, he was never the nicest person but he made a very generous donation to the family of the Giants fan that was beaten by Dodger fans earlier this year. something positive comes out of this tragic crime against an innocent man and finally something positive from a baseball player whose greatness won't ever be truly appreciated because of his own arrogance. tinyurl.com/3q9ahf6
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Boz
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Post by Boz on May 26, 2011 8:13:18 GMT -5
Good for Barry.
But I'd have to go with pre-injuries Ken Griffey Jr. as the best player I've ever seen in my lifetime.
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rosslynhoya
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Post by rosslynhoya on May 26, 2011 8:55:56 GMT -5
I had a Bay Area friend at one point who swore up and down that he had repeatedly seen Barry interacting one-on-one and in small groups with the less fortunate and that he was as caring and generous in private as any gifted pro athlete would be expected to be. Allegedly, and obviously this is just hearsay, Bonds' perceived arrogance was solely an outgrowth of his hatred of sports journalists and any league/team-mandated PR activities.
I like to believe his claims because if true, it fixes a major cognitive dissonance.
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EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on May 26, 2011 10:20:15 GMT -5
The best player I ever saw was Ty Cobb when he was in Little League.
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Post by WilsonBlvdHoya on May 26, 2011 10:24:52 GMT -5
Ed- GREAT POST! Oh that others on this board were as gracious and self-effacing about your (and their) age as you are!!!
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Boz
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Post by Boz on May 26, 2011 10:26:24 GMT -5
The best player I ever saw was Ty Cobb when he was in Little League. Post of the Off-Season! ;D
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kchoya
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Post by kchoya on May 26, 2011 10:28:57 GMT -5
Ed- GREAT POST! Oh that others on this board were as gracious and self-effacing about your (and their) age as you are!!! In 60 years, when I'm as old as Ed is now, I hope I'm as gracious and self-effacing as he is. ;D
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on May 26, 2011 12:21:03 GMT -5
The best player I ever saw was Ty Cobb when he was in Little League. Hilarious. Nice job, Ed. And Willie Mays.
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