Skip Bayless made a pretty good point today.

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Intentionally walking is stupid, giving someone a free ride to the base. Only dudes who should've been intentionally walked were Bonds/McGwire/Sosa. Cabrera is over-rated as hell.

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None of those guys on the show knows two sh!ts about baseball.

Thinkign back to that time Bonds was superhuman i remember he was intentionaly walked once with the bases loaded in the 9th :wow:
 

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Wait a minute.

I haven't kept up in baseball for a couple of seasons, your telling me there is someone in the league that's playing like bonds?:dwillhuh:
dont listen to them. he not that amazing.

but yeah, Miggy is ridiculous.
 

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Intentionally walking is stupid, giving someone a free ride to the base. Only dudes who should've been intentionally walked were Bonds/McGwire/Sosa. Cabrera is over-rated as hell.

:childplease:

Dude is already making a case for being a top 5 player over the last 30 maybe 40 years.
 

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come on fam, overrated? thats a tad bit harsh :demonic:

He is, because he has a 360 BA people think he's the greatest player. The pitchers now a days are trash compared to in the 90's. Also, if he isn't getting a hit to the outfield he's getting an auto out. Triple Crown last year his stats weren't that impressive, AL was lacking in stat category. Of course he's Top 100 all time, but near the 60-70 mark while everyone talks about him being the GOAT :childplease:
 
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He is, because he has a 360 BA people think he's the greatest player. The pitchers now a days are trash compared to in the 90's. Also, if he isn't getting a hit to the outfield he's getting an auto out. Triple Crown last year his stats weren't that impressive, AL was lacking in stat category. Of course he's Top 100 all time, but near the 60-70 mark while everyone talks about him being the GOAT :childplease:

i definitely dont think he is the greatest of all time, BUT he is one of those rare elite players that come around ever so often, that has that throwback feel to them, the ones that make the hall of fame..that's all.............i was raised on barry being the goat, and ima die by that :to:
 

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He is, because he has a 360 BA people think he's the greatest player. The pitchers now a days are trash compared to in the 90's. Also, if he isn't getting a hit to the outfield he's getting an auto out. Triple Crown last year his stats weren't that impressive, AL was lacking in stat category. Of course he's Top 100 all time, but near the 60-70 mark while everyone talks about him being the GOAT :childplease:
please elaborate on the bolded
 

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please elaborate on the bolded

Well, he's slow as fukk. Prince Fielder is in worse shape than him but has quicker feet probably because he tries harder. Cabrera thinks he's too cool to put a lot of effort or show it. Also, Cabrera is one of those dudes who has to hit the ball 'great' instead of 'good' which both produce hits. He's extreme in his hitting is what I mean. But I'm going against the grain here so I'll stop, just my opinion. Of course he's elite, but over-rated in my mind.
 

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Walking him every at-bat is ridiculous, but I would never pitch to him in a tight game with runners on base.
 
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