Quote:
Originally Posted by isiahfan
I don't even love Belle...but you all are selecting only numbers that support your arguments while ignoring others..
10 elite years is a long run
I would take 10 years of 100R/40HR/120RBI/.300 over 16 years that barely equal those put up in 10
If Griffey or Thomas retied after 2002 you would all say they are in....not sure I see a big difference...other than he was a complete ass
Long and steady accummulated #'s are great...but I'd take 10 elite years and 6 average over 16 great...the numbers will also show this as per my above comparison
|
Belle did not put up that stat line over 10 years. He hit only 1 of those 4 metrics as his average over those 10 years.
He was also simply not elite for 10 years. 1992, 1997, 2000. A 109 OPS+ is not elite, I'm sorry.
Yes, we would say that for Griffey and Tomas. I have said it over and over again for Belle too.
I would vote for Albert Belle even though he had a brief career.