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In response to "Wow...Matt Stairs is still in the league??? -- nm" by Jim

Love that guy. Billy Beane swears that had he come up in a different era, he'd be HoF worthy.

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Apr 21 '11, 12:44

Something to do with how he was pigeon-holed in his development and early seasons in the majors.

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Even when Billy let him play, he wasn't HOF worthy - Will Hunting Apr 21, 12:48 7
- IIRC, Stairs did not make the majors until he was almost 30? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 12:50 5
  - Yep, and then went about .280 with 30 HR's at the time everyone doing that was on roids - Will Hunting Apr 21, 12:52 4
    - I'll say this, in interviews he's smooth as glass on it then. During his Jays years was when Roid stories were high and I never once got the sense... - Name Withheld By Request Apr 21, 12:55
    - he was always a defensive liability, which is what cost him a lot of the time. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 12:54 2
      - You hit .285 with 30 HR power, they'll find you a spot - Will Hunting Apr 21, 12:55 1
        
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- Keith Law tells the story, so I can't recall the metric that Beane compared and what changed too late. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 21, 12:50
"In case of Emergency, use Stairs" -- nm - decline Apr 21, 12:45

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