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09 Mar 2006 11:17:35 |
David the Nationals Fan |
Is Zimmerman the New Brooks Robinson |
The rookie phenom for the Washington Nationals (Zimmerman) is being called the "New Brooks Robinson". Has anyone seen him play in person? From what I have seen (on the very limited TV coverage given the Nationals) he looks like he might be the real deal. But is it too early to hang this tag on him? Is it ever fair to hang a tag like this on him? Does he have any chance of even being noticed on what is likely going to be a very very bad Nationals team this season? |
10 Mar 2006 07:56:33 |
hokun |
Re: Is Zimmerman the New Brooks Robinson |
It's insanely unfair to call any rookie "the next random Hall of Famer." Jeremy Hermida is not the next Willie Mays. Felix Hernandez is not the next Roger Clemens. That said, Zimmerman looks awfully good. He's got a terrific glove and he looks like he can hit a little. I'm not convinced that he'll walk or hit for significant power in the near future, but when you hit over .300 and play terrific defense, you're already a great player. He should get plenty of notice if sportswriters are paying any attention. Unfortunately, he's still only the second best young 3B in his own division because David Wright is going to be a perennial All-Star. (And I'm not a Mets fan; he's just that good.) Predictingly, Hyoun |
10 Mar 2006 08:24:27 |
Wunnuy |
Re: Is Zimmerman the New Brooks Robinson |
hokun wrote: > It's insanely unfair to call any rookie "the next random Hall of > Famer." Jeremy Hermida is not the next Willie Mays. Felix Hernandez > is not the next Roger Clemens. That said, Zimmerman looks awfully It's unfair but an common occurance. Every year there's two or three "next so-and-so." How many "next Mantle" have the Yankees have or "next Mays" have the Giants have? I take all these predictions with a grain of salt since rarely do they pan out, although it would be nice to actually see the next Brooks Robinson. |
10 Mar 2006 08:25:41 |
Tom Nawrocki |
Re: Is Zimmerman the New Brooks Robinson |
I can remember when Dale Murphy was called the next Johnny Bench. The thing of it is, no one ever becomes the next Willie Mays or the next Roger Clemens, even if they should happen to turn out to be legitimately that good. A player who becomes an inner-circle Hall of Famer is singular enough to carve out his own identity. Mike Schmidt may have been called the next Eddie Mathews, but no one would think him of that way now, because he turned out to be the first Mike Schmidt. Same thing with Randy Johnson and Sandy Koufax. Even if you don't think Johnson is better than Koufax, he's now distinctive enough that he gets to be his own person, rather than the next of anyone. Tom Nawrocki |
10 Mar 2006 08:38:32 |
Wunnuy |
Re: Is Zimmerman the New Brooks Robinson |
Tom Nawrocki wrote: > I can remember when Dale Murphy was called the next Johnny Bench. > > The thing of it is, no one ever becomes the next Willie Mays or the > next Roger Clemens, even if they should happen to turn out to be > legitimately that good. A player who becomes an inner-circle Hall of > Famer is singular enough to carve out his own identity. Mike Schmidt > may have been called the next Eddie Mathews, but no one would think him > of that way now, because he turned out to be the first Mike Schmidt. > I remember when Matt Williams was going to be the next Mike Schmidt and for a while there, it seems like he might be. |
10 Mar 2006 17:26:55 |
Ronald Matthews |
Re: Is Zimmerman the New Brooks Robinson |
Tom Nawrocki <TJNawrocki@aol.com > trolled: > I can remember when Dale Murphy was called the next Johnny Bench. > The thing of it is, no one ever becomes the next Willie Mays or the > next Roger Clemens, even if they should happen to turn out to be > legitimately that good. A player who becomes an inner-circle Hall of > Famer is singular enough to carve out his own identity. Mike Schmidt > may have been called the next Eddie Mathews, but no one would think him > of that way now, because he turned out to be the first Mike Schmidt. And yet the "similar batters" box remains one of the most popular features of baseballreference.com for stat fans. And if you check, as we just did, you will find that Mike Schmidt is the next Eddie Mathews. Or at least, so it says in the popular stat fan feature. Perhaps you could tell us why so many stat fans, and pseudo stat fans, like yourself, are Jewish? Thanks for your time. cordially, as always, rm |
10 Mar 2006 16:09:15 |
Tom Nawrocki |
Re: Is Zimmerman the New Brooks Robinson |
Ronald Matthews wrote: > Perhaps you could tell us why so many stat fans, and pseudo stat > fans, like yourself, are Jewish? > I don't know. Why are so many people who do nothing but attack stat fans deeply closeted homosexuals? Tom Nawrocki |
11 Mar 2006 01:49:12 |
Ronald Matthews |
Re: Is Zimmerman the New Brooks Robinson |
Tom Nawrocki <TJNawrocki@aol.com > trolled: > Ronald Matthews wrote: > > Perhaps you could tell us why so many stat fans, and pseudo stat > > fans, like yourself, are Jewish? > I don't know. Why are so many people who do nothing but attack stat > fans deeply closeted homosexuals? It takes one to know one, as they say. So we might as well ask, who do you know who fits that description? cordially, as always, rm |