The Russian Rocket Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I know this isn't NHL related but still. Words have been going around that, Pete Rose might be soon unbanned from the MLB, and could be inducted into the hall of fame. Personally, i think that, if they do, they should let Shoeless Joe Jackson in before, as he been cleared from his crimes a long time ago, and Rose, absolutely not. Your toughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie14 Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Maybe, but Jackson isn't the all-time leader in hits which is a pretty big trump card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Russian Rocket Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Maybe, but Jackson isn't the all-time leader in hits which is a pretty big trump card. Maybe it has something to do with being banned after only 10 years of play. He was 3rd in History for Battin Average Career. And some season slugging average over ,500 , despite notching less than 10 HR, that's an impressive feat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockwise Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Maybe it has something to do with being banned after only 10 years of play. He was 3rd in History for Battin Average Career. And some season slugging average over ,500 , despite notching less than 10 HR, that's an impressive feat Yeah but Peter picked a pack of pickled peppers.. I'd like to know how many dead presidents he actually got from gambling on his own team, but driving that Delorean with monster truck wheels to BP was too obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruePensFan1981 Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Maybe it has something to do with being banned after only 10 years of play. He was 3rd in History for Battin Average Career. And some season slugging average over ,500 , despite notching less than 10 HR, that's an impressive feat It's nice to see that somebody else knows a bit about Jackson and appreciates the history for once. Joe Jackson is the greatest left-fielder of all time, period. He was Joe DiMaggio before there was Joe DiMaggio. Contact, power, running, fielding... he was the best. His arm was amazing as well! Banning Jackson for life was one of the biggest crimes against humanity. When you observe the statistics, there was no way that he threw the series. According to Jackson's grand jury testimony, he never got the money; he believes Gandil swindled him and other teammates and took off with the money. Back in Jackson's day, there were many parks where you had to hit between 460-480 feet just to hit a homerun over the wall. And this was the dead-ball era! Guys like Babe Ruth and Josh Gibson would make a mockery of the HR records nowadays with today's juiced baseballs and sandbox ballparks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Russian Rocket Posted July 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Yes, and from Babe Ruth himself, he said his swinging technique was taken from Joe's. But for the home run, i think in the time, each team had only 1 pitcher or so, so he was wearing down fast, and probably isn't efficient as the frest 5-6 guys rotation nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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