can't be Frank Thomas. Pearl Jam would never get cut from any team.
I think it has to be Ken Griffey Jr. Best in the '90s, despite all that crap going on around him (steroids - music business, 'selling out', ticketmaster)
PS - Wrigleyville = Major League Baseball 8 miles south
That's awesome
"WE'RE UH, WE'RE GONNA DO THIS ONE WHICH IS UH, CERTAINLY NOT A USUAL ONE, AND THEN UH, JUST TAKE A FEW MORE MINUTES, THEN UH, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DO OUR BEST TO KEEP TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS AWAKE FR..." (cheering at intro)...
I saw Reggie make a 5 year old kid cry in Cooperstown one year. Quite the A-hole.
Chicago 6/29/98 - Nashville 8/17/00 - Cleveland 4/25/03- Chicago 6/18/03
Chicago 5/16/06 - Milwaukee 6/30/06 - Bonnaroo 6/14/08 - Milwaukee (EV)8/19/08
Chicago 8/23/09 - St. Louis 5/4/10 - East Troy 9/3/11 - East Troy 9/4/11
Minor League Park 7/19/13 - Milwaukee 10-20-14 - Bonnaroo 6/11/16
Minor League Park 8/20/16 - Minor League Park 8/22/16 Minor League Park 8/18/18 - Minor League Park 8/20/18 - Los Angeles 4/16/20
I saw Reggie make a 5 year old kid cry in Cooperstown one year. Quite the A-hole.
I was at a work conference in Tampa last year. The entire Yankees team stayed at my hotel. I saw Reggie every time I turned around, 99% of those times he was hitting on different women. I'm a lifelong Yankees fan, and Reggie was my favorite player when I was a kid, it was really strange to see him this way...
Sacramento 10-30-00, Bridge School 10-20 and 10-21-01, Bridge School 10-25 and 10-26-01, Irvine 06-02-03, Irvine 06-03-03, San Diego 06-05-03, San Diego 07-07-06, Los Angeles 07-09-06, Santa Barbara 07-13-06, London UK 06-18-07, San Diego 10-9-09, San Diego 2013, LA 1 2013
The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly colored, and it's very loud, and it's fun for a while. Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder, "Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, "Hey, don't worry; don't be afraid, ever. Because this is just a ride." And we...kill those people. "Shut him up! I've got a lot invested in this ride, shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry, look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real." It's just a ride. But we always kill the good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok? But it doesn't matter, because it's just a ride. And we can change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money. Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one. Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace.
--Bill Hicks
Chase Utley. Dynamic on field (stage) presence . Picture of high level consistency in the work product he puts out. Gentleman away from the spotlight. I've talked with Chase Utley three times and every mermber of PJ at least once. To be exact, Mike 6 times , Jeff twice, and Boom, Ed, Matt, and Stone once each.
"Buy the ticket,take the ride"
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
"If I wanted you to understand, I would have explained it better"
Johan Cruijff
Im a Met fan but I love the way Eric Byrnes on the D-Backs plays. He has that long hair rock and roll look and he plays just for the fun of it reminds me of Jeff back in the day.
Cal Jr. wasn't flashy, he liked to get dirty and he got the job done. Reliable and consistent. Day in, day out and the longevity and durability of this class act were unquestionable. Kinda like our boys!
Both are/were ambassadors for their respective craft!
After a while, they both have become the face for their respective eras. Consdiring he was my favorite ball player, this is a perfect comparison for me.
"If you love someone... set them free. If someone loves you, don't fuck it up." - Ed
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I second this nomination. Top vote getters will go into a poll after the discussion dies down. Keep em' coming.
I think it has to be Ken Griffey Jr. Best in the '90s, despite all that crap going on around him (steroids - music business, 'selling out', ticketmaster)
That's awesome
--->H2I
(special moment)
I saw Reggie make a 5 year old kid cry in Cooperstown one year. Quite the A-hole.
Chicago 5/16/06 - Milwaukee 6/30/06 - Bonnaroo 6/14/08 - Milwaukee (EV)8/19/08
Chicago 8/23/09 - St. Louis 5/4/10 - East Troy 9/3/11 - East Troy 9/4/11
Minor League Park 7/19/13 - Milwaukee 10-20-14 - Bonnaroo 6/11/16
Minor League Park 8/20/16 - Minor League Park 8/22/16
Minor League Park 8/18/18 - Minor League Park 8/20/18 - Los Angeles 4/16/20
Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
I was at a work conference in Tampa last year. The entire Yankees team stayed at my hotel. I saw Reggie every time I turned around, 99% of those times he was hitting on different women. I'm a lifelong Yankees fan, and Reggie was my favorite player when I was a kid, it was really strange to see him this way...
Manny being Manny
PJ being PJ
--Bill Hicks
Long time Chicago Cub- like ED
Always there for the average fan
Not flashy but got the job done well.
Under the radar his whole career
Fan favorite......
My Vote goes to Mark Grace!!!!!!!!
He should be on the final poll
Philly- 2005, 2013, 2016
Camden 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2022
Philly Spectrum 2009 x4 - We closed that MFER Down Proper
DC- 2006, 2008
New York- 2008, 2010
Boston - Fenway 2016
New Jersey- 2006
Chicago - 2007
Seattle- 2005
EV Solo- DC x2, Baltimore x2 , Newark NJ x2, Tower Theater x2
- Given To Fly
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
"If I wanted you to understand, I would have explained it better"
Johan Cruijff
both are later in there career. Very dominate. High Values ( i don't think KGJR ever used steroids)
Charlotte 03
Asheville 04
Atlanta 12
Greenville 16, Columbia 16
Seattle 18
Nashville 22
Steady throughout their career and often forgotten or under-appreciated.
After a while, they both have become the face for their respective eras. Consdiring he was my favorite ball player, this is a perfect comparison for me.