Saturday, January 01, 2005
Our boy Remy
Been looking through the "New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract" from 2001, and was surprised to see Jerry Remy ranked as the 100th best second baseman of all time. Unless James's allegiance to the Sox has caused him to bump Remdawg up a few notches, he is surely off the top 100 list now, as Bret Boone, Edgardo Alfonzo, and Ray Durham all likely made the leap on to the top 100 in the past few years (among others like Jose Vidro I'm sure).
But thought James's story about Remy was great, so I've reprinted it here:
"When Remy was playing for El Paso in 1974, he wondered aloud if he would ever make it to the major leagues. His manager, Dave Garcia, overheard him, and said "Listen, do you know who is playing second base for the Angels?"
"Denny Doyle," said Remy.
"Who runs better, you or Denny?" asked Garcia.
"I do," said Remy.
"Who throws better?"
"I do."
"Who hits better?"
"I do," said Remy.
"Well then," said Garcia, "you're going to the major leagues."
But thought James's story about Remy was great, so I've reprinted it here:
"When Remy was playing for El Paso in 1974, he wondered aloud if he would ever make it to the major leagues. His manager, Dave Garcia, overheard him, and said "Listen, do you know who is playing second base for the Angels?"
"Denny Doyle," said Remy.
"Who runs better, you or Denny?" asked Garcia.
"I do," said Remy.
"Who throws better?"
"I do."
"Who hits better?"
"I do," said Remy.
"Well then," said Garcia, "you're going to the major leagues."
# posted by Darlucky @ 4:45 PM 
