Yes, I'm a Red Sox fan.

Jim Rice · 08-27-2002, 10:50 PM

Don't let the Kansas City address fool you - I've live here more than 20 of my 34 years but I'm really a transplanted chowdahead. I even named my son after the most famous Sox to share my last name, Sammy White. Of course, me and Sammy shared a birthday, so it was a karma thing that my wife thankfully understood. Boston born, Boston bred, and when I die...the Sox still won't have a title.

Seriously, a few tidbits about me: I'm a GE weenie who gets to play with web sites as part of my job, so I can't complain. In my spare time I publish my own site about baseball. Feel free to check it out.Lost in Left Field

At the moment my pet project is getting Jim Rice elected to the Hall of Fame, and not just because he was my favorite player as a kid. I've even got a book in the works with McFarland Publishers on that subject, and I've published a ton of things on the Baseball Online Library. If any of you are familiar with the Jim Rice For The Hall of Fame web site, two of the articles it links to are mine from the BOL.

Anyway, glad to be a member.

Max Power · 08-27-2002, 10:58 PM

"Welcome!" from me.

Please be sure to read this thread:
http://www.netshrine.com/vbulletin2/...&threadid=4789
You should find it very helpful.
Happy posting!

JamesI · 08-27-2002, 11:03 PM

welcome!

SmedIndy · 08-27-2002, 11:21 PM

Welcome.

I'd love to join you in the fight for Rice, however, I wield the crowbar in the HOF. Poke around history, and I think we've discussed Rice, Evans, Murphy, Parker, et. al. there.

Skip · 08-28-2002, 04:32 AM

Welcome. And Smed's bark is worse than his bite.

rcartman28 · 08-28-2002, 08:43 AM

Welcome.....I thought Sammy White was a former Viking, though...

TimmyB · 08-28-2002, 08:48 AM

Welcome aboard. Be sure to check out the "Who's YOUR favorite team?" thread (probably it's over in "Just Shooting It").

It's always good to hear from far flung members of Red Sox Nation.

poorme · 08-28-2002, 08:50 AM

well, i encourage you to post early and often. but don't think you'll ever convince me that Rice was a HOF'er. maybe if the guy ever took a walk, geesh.

SmedIndy · 08-28-2002, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Skip
Welcome. And Smed's bark is worse than his bite.

WOOF!

soxfan121 · 08-28-2002, 11:11 AM

Welcome Jim Ed!

Regardless of his chances for the HOF, Jim Ed was a great ballplayer. I still remember the checked-swing broken bat.

You'll find some of the most intelligent and understanding Red Sox fans on this board. Unfortunately, the Yanqui fans out-number us, but they can never take our freedom!!!

sweaver · 08-28-2002, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Skip
Welcome. And Smed's bark is worse than his bite.

You only say that because he's never bitten you.

Skip · 08-28-2002, 03:25 PM

What you two did up in Indy is none of our business.

KCBOOMER · 08-28-2002, 03:27 PM

Welcome. You will enjoy our annual balloting for the HoF at the end of the year. Rice will get votes but not enough.

Jim Rice · 08-28-2002, 05:57 PM

Any intelligent arguments against Rice are welcome (more food for my book), but if I hear one more BBWAA "expert" justify his decision to bypass Rice by claiming that he couldn play defense, my head will explode. It simply ain't so. Just ask Bill James. He absolutely HATES Rice and still graded him out as the defensive equal of Yaz, and actually better than Barry Bonds.

Wait a minute...what am I thinking? BBWAA voters don't read Bill James. In most cases, I don't think they even know he exists. I must have been delusional there for a moment.

SmedIndy · 08-28-2002, 06:32 PM

They're in there. I think a separate thread was made for Rice, or one mentioned him prominently.

I said no, but I'm a tough customer....

08-27-2002, 10:50 PM	#1
Jim Rice Inducted Into The NetShrine Assembly of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 783	Yes, I'm a Red Sox fan. Don't let the Kansas City address fool you - I've live here more than 20 of my 34 years but I'm really a transplanted chowdahead. I even named my son after the most famous Sox to share my last name, Sammy White. Of course, me and Sammy shared a birthday, so it was a karma thing that my wife thankfully understood. Boston born, Boston bred, and when I die...the Sox still won't have a title. Seriously, a few tidbits about me: I'm a GE weenie who gets to play with web sites as part of my job, so I can't complain. In my spare time I publish my own site about baseball. Feel free to check it out.Lost in Left Field At the moment my pet project is getting Jim Rice elected to the Hall of Fame, and not just because he was my favorite player as a kid. I've even got a book in the works with McFarland Publishers on that subject, and I've published a ton of things on the Baseball Online Library. If any of you are familiar with the Jim Rice For The Hall of Fame web site, two of the articles it links to are mine from the BOL. Anyway, glad to be a member.

08-27-2002, 10:58 PM	#2
Max Power NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: May 2002 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 5,548	"Welcome!" from me. Please be sure to read this thread: http://www.netshrine.com/vbulletin2/...&threadid=4789 You should find it very helpful. Happy posting! __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator "They come and they go, Hobbs. They come and they go." That's why there's NetShrine.com

08-28-2002, 08:43 AM	#6
rcartman28 NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hudson, WI Posts: 1,408	Welcome.....I thought Sammy White was a former Viking, though... __________________ I would have looked out for the water main. But that's just me..... Brett Favre

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KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	Welcome. You will enjoy our annual balloting for the HoF at the end of the year. Rice will get votes but not enough. __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

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08-27-2002, 11:03 PM	#3
JamesI Netshrine Vacuum Cleaner Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Potsdam, N.Y. Posts: 3,723	welcome!

08-27-2002, 11:21 PM	#4
SmedIndy NetShrine's Historian Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Zionsville, IN Posts: 10,569	Welcome. I'd love to join you in the fight for Rice, however, I wield the crowbar in the HOF. Poke around history, and I think we've discussed Rice, Evans, Murphy, Parker, et. al. there.

08-28-2002, 04:32 AM	#5
Skip NetShrine Vagabond Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Louisville Posts: 7,866	Welcome. And Smed's bark is worse than his bite.

08-28-2002, 08:48 AM	#7
TimmyB NetShrine's Magic 8-Ball Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Where the cops speak slow and the air is nice Posts: 2,591	Welcome aboard. Be sure to check out the "Who's YOUR favorite team?" thread (probably it's over in "Just Shooting It"). It's always good to hear from far flung members of Red Sox Nation.

08-28-2002, 08:50 AM	#8
poorme Guest Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: washington dc Posts: 2,625	well, i encourage you to post early and often. but don't think you'll ever convince me that Rice was a HOF'er. maybe if the guy ever took a walk, geesh.

08-28-2002, 11:11 AM	#10
soxfan121 Renounced Membership 7/9/03 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Live Free Or Die, USA Posts: 1,335	Welcome Jim Ed! Regardless of his chances for the HOF, Jim Ed was a great ballplayer. I still remember the checked-swing broken bat. You'll find some of the most intelligent and understanding Red Sox fans on this board. Unfortunately, the Yanqui fans out-number us, but they can never take our freedom!!!

08-28-2002, 03:25 PM	#12
Skip NetShrine Vagabond Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Louisville Posts: 7,866	What you two did up in Indy is none of our business.

08-28-2002, 05:57 PM	#14
Jim Rice Inducted Into The NetShrine Assembly of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 783	Any intelligent arguments against Rice are welcome (more food for my book), but if I hear one more BBWAA "expert" justify his decision to bypass Rice by claiming that he couldn play defense, my head will explode. It simply ain't so. Just ask Bill James. He absolutely HATES Rice and still graded him out as the defensive equal of Yaz, and actually better than Barry Bonds. Wait a minute...what am I thinking? BBWAA voters don't read Bill James. In most cases, I don't think they even know he exists. I must have been delusional there for a moment.

08-28-2002, 06:32 PM	#15
SmedIndy NetShrine's Historian Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Zionsville, IN Posts: 10,569	They're in there. I think a separate thread was made for Rice, or one mentioned him prominently. I said no, but I'm a tough customer....

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