Comments on: Death of the Hero? http://baseballguys.com/2009/06/19/death-of-the-hero/ The FSWA winner of the Best Baseball Series of 2011, BaseballGuys.com is the only source you will need for your fantasy baseball knowledge. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:14:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jon Williams http://baseballguys.com/2009/06/19/death-of-the-hero/#comment-35 Jon Williams Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:36:55 +0000 http://baseballguys.com/?p=341#comment-35 I think Thome will be one of the DH exceptions mainly because he is such a likable guy. He'll have the numbers and he is one of the few that has so far escaped the taint of PED suspicion. I think Thome will be one of the DH exceptions mainly because he is such a likable guy. He’ll have the numbers and he is one of the few that has so far escaped the taint of PED suspicion.

]]> By: Ray Flowers http://baseballguys.com/2009/06/19/death-of-the-hero/#comment-34 Ray Flowers Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:09:24 +0000 http://baseballguys.com/?p=341#comment-34 Jon- I got no complaints with what you wrote. And speaking of Griffey and Thome --- I wonder if the mainly-DH Thome has a shot at Cooperstown? The power numbers will be there, especially with the fakes removed, and there really haven't been many that have ever been more consistent than the slugger. Too bad he lost his glove years ago. Jon-

I got no complaints with what you wrote. And speaking of Griffey and Thome — I wonder if the mainly-DH Thome has a shot at Cooperstown? The power numbers will be there, especially with the fakes removed, and there really haven’t been many that have ever been more consistent than the slugger. Too bad he lost his glove years ago.

]]> By: Jon Williams http://baseballguys.com/2009/06/19/death-of-the-hero/#comment-33 Jon Williams Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:05:29 +0000 http://baseballguys.com/?p=341#comment-33 I hardily support bestowing the modern homerun hitting title onto Ken Griffey Junior. But I don't think Baseball is absent of modern day heroes. It is just unfortunate that all of the media attention is so focused on the guys we wish would go away. Why aren't the Toronto Blue Jays ten times more popular? Why aren't we talking about where Albert Pujols fits among the greatest hitters of all time? Isn't Joe Mauer a throwback to the type of players we used to love? The answer is that we're all too busy waiting for the next name to come out. We're wondering if it's okay to root for Raul Ibanez to hit 50 homers.We're afraid to love Josh Hamilton too much, because it might go wrong. We can't even feel bad for a guy like Ortiz whose power starts to fade. Because it must have been the steroids. We used to honor the Jim Thome and Ken Griffey's of the game as they came down the final stretch of their careers. But we don't anymore because they don't look spectacular next to all the guys we suspect of wrong doing. Okay, I'm done ranting. I hardily support bestowing the modern homerun hitting title onto Ken Griffey Junior. But I don’t think Baseball is absent of modern day heroes. It is just unfortunate that all of the media attention is so focused on the guys we wish would go away.

Why aren’t the Toronto Blue Jays ten times more popular? Why aren’t we talking about where Albert Pujols fits among the greatest hitters of all time? Isn’t Joe Mauer a throwback to the type of players we used to love? The answer is that we’re all too busy waiting for the next name to come out. We’re wondering if it’s okay to root for Raul Ibanez to hit 50 homers.We’re afraid to love Josh Hamilton too much, because it might go wrong.

We can’t even feel bad for a guy like Ortiz whose power starts to fade. Because it must have been the steroids.

We used to honor the Jim Thome and Ken Griffey’s of the game as they came down the final stretch of their careers. But we don’t anymore because they don’t look spectacular next to all the guys we suspect of wrong doing.

Okay, I’m done ranting.

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