Who thinks Edgar Renteria can make the Hall of Fame

Simon says on Jul 24, 2007, 16:01:

I do, I do!!

HERE'S SIMON!!!!

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slguy says on Jul 24, 2007, 16:08:

I am not expert enough to speculate on his chances- but I sure loved watching him play in his Miami days!

Before you throw me out, make sure I pay my bar tab

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goin_south says on Jul 24, 2007, 17:59:

he is (was) good; but ... no HOF. sorry

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billyb says on Jul 24, 2007, 19:30:

Even though he carried two different teams to the WS on his back ;) I don't think he'll make it either. There are too many good SSs in his era which he will be compared to and one of the the criteria voters look at is if the player dominated at his position.

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Simon says on Jul 24, 2007, 19:33:

Well, I think he does have a pretty good chance at making the Colombian Baseball Hall of Fame.

HERE'S SIMON!!!!

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christobeldawg says on Jul 24, 2007, 20:14:

He is having a great year and didn't even make the all star game. too many good shortstops, but I think if he continues to play as well as this year, for the next 5, he likely has a chance

admittedly, arriving can feel great too

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billyb says on Jul 24, 2007, 20:56:

Yes, he does remember his roots and takes care of his peeps and that makes him a HOFr in my book.

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Miguel_Clavo says on Jul 24, 2007, 21:15:

no, he is just a nut.......a B-nut, not a P-nut...jajajaj

"I would rather die living life, than to live a dying life."........ Oh, and my PM is always ON. Great Bumper Sticker: "Home of the Free, Because of the Brave"

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billyb says on Jul 24, 2007, 21:18:

A nut in general, but love all sports. Nottin' like the NFL thouhg, go COWBOYS. Bet that threw you for a loop Vup ;)

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billyb says on Jul 24, 2007, 21:27:

Yeah, but your sis-in-law thought I was 30 ;) In Burlytown we have passport control, but I'll see what we can do to get you in.

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billyb says on Jul 24, 2007, 21:46:

Vup, I understand, you are not to sure of your heterosexuality and don't want to put it to the test in SF jajaja. That just leaves more of the ladies to us ;)

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billyb says on Jul 24, 2007, 21:49:

that should be "not TOO sure"

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billyb says on Jul 24, 2007, 22:12:

Remember, if you drop your wallet on Polk st. just kick it all the way to Market ;)

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goin_south says on Jul 24, 2007, 23:32:

billyb......"There are too many good SSs in his era which he will be compared to" ..... you weren't thinkin of DJ, now were you?

Simon...."I think he does have a pretty good chance at making the Colombian Baseball Hall of Fame." Simon. He IS the colombian baseball hall of fame. there is no more.

I'D RATHER BE.........IN COLOMBIA :-)).... (No Quiero Conozco Gustav)...(TEMPORARY NAME CHANGE: RUNNIN_NORTH! JEJE!!!)

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Miguel_Clavo says on Jul 24, 2007, 23:56:

can that monkey to the right of the comment box be trusted? think that monkey is like a trojan horse type spy? watching our every movement and comment? hmmmmmm....i think we need to get AB to spank that little varmit.........

"I would rather die living life, than to live a dying life."........ Oh, and my PM is always ON. Great Bumper Sticker: "Home of the Free, Because of the Brave"

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Lucho562 says on Jul 25, 2007, 07:46:

He'll get in with the help of affirmative action.

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Lucho562 says on Jul 25, 2007, 07:48:

Actually if he can muster up a big streak of gold gloves, he'll have a shot.

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elmodefoque says on Jul 25, 2007, 08:09:

lucho, in baseball, affirmative action would only work the other way.
If going by pure talent it would be only latinos and blacks in the hall of fame.
a guy like babe ruth 'the bambino" could not hit a 100 mph baseball in his wildest dream.
He was getting pitches coming at him at 70mph the most, chit! like that i could hit 1000 freaking home runs.

over 5 million colombianos in USA and only 27 barranquilleros, i'm one. CURRAMBA, EL MEJOR VIVIDERO DEL MUNDO!

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elmodefoque says on Jul 25, 2007, 08:14:

Remember most of the guys in the hall of fame were competing against "monster" of the era like Yogi fokin Berra, Phil Razzuto, Joe fokin Garagiolla, Whitey Ford etc. Them there guys were all talentless midgets.

over 5 million colombianos in USA and only 27 barranquilleros, i'm one. CURRAMBA, EL MEJOR VIVIDERO DEL MUNDO!

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billyb says on Jul 25, 2007, 08:25:

GS, don't forget the late great Jacky Gutierrez and the Cabrera bros.

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billyb says on Jul 25, 2007, 08:26:

GS, I was thinking of Johnny LaMaster jaja.

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toneloc24 says on Jul 25, 2007, 08:48:

If he makes it to 3000 hits, he'll be a lock for the HOF.

Having been a 5x All-Star (so far), highly-contributing member of 2 WS champions, runner-up in Rookie of the Year voting in 1996, honorable mention as NL MVP 2x, plus the 3,000 hits, he'll make it the HOF. It might not be on the 1st try, but he'll make it.

He'll end up with better stats than Craig Biggio, who some consider a lock for the HOF even though he's been shaky in the field.

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Miguel says on Jul 25, 2007, 09:20:

"highly-contributing member of 2 WS champions".

Not true. He was a member of the winning Marlins and a member of the losing Cardinals in the World Series.

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elmodefoque says on Jul 25, 2007, 09:29:

most important, he was a memeber of el barrio abajo, barranquilla, black side of town and good chance his daddy once hit me in the head with a rock on my way to el rio magdalena to catch iguanas

over 5 million colombianos in USA and only 27 barranquilleros, i'm one. CURRAMBA, EL MEJOR VIVIDERO DEL MUNDO!

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Miguel says on Jul 25, 2007, 10:16:

And then his daddy or his corroncho relatives sold them to us seven thousand times on our last five trips to EL CARNAVAL. Those iguana eggs are better than salted peanuts in Yankee Stadium.

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elmodefoque says on Jul 25, 2007, 10:18:

iguana eggs . food of the gods

over 5 million colombianos in USA and only 27 barranquilleros, i'm one. CURRAMBA, EL MEJOR VIVIDERO DEL MUNDO!

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Miguel says on Jul 25, 2007, 10:36:

1 cerveza en Yankee Stadium=9 barras. 1 cerveza durante el carnaval con 3 bolsas del huevo iguana cuesta como 3 mil CP.

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elmodefoque says on Jul 25, 2007, 10:42:

9 bucks for the beer but where is the fokin 8 dollar hotdog?

over 5 million colombianos in USA and only 27 barranquilleros, i'm one. CURRAMBA, EL MEJOR VIVIDERO DEL MUNDO!

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toneloc24 says on Jul 25, 2007, 11:16:

You're right, Migs. I realized that after I submitted it. No edits allowed here yet.

Nonetheless, wouldn't it be something if a costeño was the first Colombian admitted to the baseball HOF?

Wanna read a funny story? Here's a story about Luis Castro, allegedly a Colombian who some believe was really the 1st Latino ballplayer in modern-day baseball. Check out Orlando Cabrera's comments.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070423&content_id=1925446&vk...

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goin_south says on Jul 25, 2007, 15:14:

Hall of Fame? He hasn't even made a Box of Wheaties yet, has he?

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toneloc24 says on Jul 25, 2007, 19:44:

"Hall of Fame? He hasn't even made a Box of Wheaties yet, has he?"

With that statement, you've completely included approx. 95% of the players inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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goin_south says on Jul 25, 2007, 21:47:

and,................???
.......Well, you wanna see my collection of UNOPENED Wheaties boxes?

He hasn't been on the cover of SI, either, has he?

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billyb says on Jul 25, 2007, 22:03:

Cover of SI, isn't that the kiss of death??

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goin_south says on Jul 25, 2007, 22:11:

It didn't seem 2 affect Tim Duncan and the Mighty San Antonio Spurs.

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billyb says on Jul 25, 2007, 22:21:

The exeption that proves the rule.

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