Are you saying you don’t think Kent is a Hall of Famer, or just that there are other players who deserve to get in first? (I don’t think he is, but I’m a small hall person)

That’s interesting about Howard, I never heard he was that highly regarded before

What the hell was Tony Vitello thinking here. What, I say!

He sounds like a more chill version of Larry Andersen

Real ones get this reference

I had the privilege of being at this game, and it was perfect. Phillies won by a huge margin, Rolen hit a grand slam (which if memory serves, he didn’t have good numbers with the bases loaded at that point), Sosa homered, and it was a fireworks game

Thanks! From what you know, does he have the chops to stick behind the plate defensively?

Random but…thoughts on Paul McIntosh? I always liked him, but I look up and somehow he’s 28 already. Doesn’t seem like it’s gonna happen for him!

I’m sure he’d kick an ass or two

Yeeesh. Sorry to say, you don’t know ball

I’m actually curious if you’re old enough to have watched them both play in their prime. Because if you’re citing DRS and UZR, I’m thinking you didn’t watch them day in and day out like I did. Advanced stats are good, but def. is notoriously shotty and the gulph between those numbers is insane

Love Chase, he was definitely not an elite fielder. A good fielder? Absolutely, but not elite. Jimmy was elite at a harder position for a long time.

Defense gets undervalued. Jimmy brought an elite glove and swagger that put the Phillies back on the map. You can’t quantify that impact, but as someone who watched him help turn the franchise around, Jimmy’s value goes way beyond the numbers, and to me, he’s right there with (or above) Chase.

That’s McPoopster.

Thanks, Mike!

As a Phillies fan, this all tracks with what I’ve seen. Really good article. Can you elaborate on “That actually makes sense, as we’ve long known that protection comes from ahead, not behind”. Or share an article about it?

I bad want… money now. Me sick.

[Homer] Ooh, he card reads good.

So pick, please, me, Mr. Burns.