Baseball IQ

[lukethedrifter]

Waiting for jim to assign Adam Kennedy a number.

[dan_yall]

Anthony Reyes - 80

Jamie Moyer - 150 (what else did he have?)

[jim]

Waiting for jim to assign Adam Kennedy a number.

70.

Dumb as a box of rocks.

[Vidor]

Joe "baserunning outs" Thurman-50

Thurston. And I was about to nominate him too.

[Radbird]

Top of my list (tied for first):
Ted Williams/Stan Musial - 160

I remember reading this book as a kid. Amazing.


And my favorite Man quote says it all:
"I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider; then, I'd pick up the speed of the ball in the first thirty feet of its flight and knew how it would move once it had crossed the plate."

Others that come to mind:
Willie Mays - 150
Roberto Clemente - 145
Greg Maddux - 140
John Smoltz - 135
Tom Glavine - 130

I don't know about Brock, he just ran.

I think there's more to it than just running. It takes some savvy to steal bases. I may not give him a 130, but I think you're underestimating him.

"Show me a guy who’s afraid to look bad, and I’ll show you a guy you can beat every time." – Lou Brock

[jim]

Was Stan Musial really smart, or just good? Ted Williams is a good call rad.

[Jmodene]

Was Stan Musial really smart, or just good? Ted Williams is a good call rad.

It's no accident that Williams' book was titled "The Science of Hitting" or something like that.

[M1IRONMIKE]

Was Stan Musial really smart, or just good? Ted Williams is a good call rad.

Incredible eyesight was Williams secret.

[Jocephus]

Joe "baserunning outs" Thurman-50

Thurston. And I was about to nominate him too.

not sure if you are aware but thurman was his name around here. it was probably rooney, or shannon or hagin...but someone said his name as thurman on broadcast and it stuck here at GRB

[dmarx114]

LaRussa and Matheny are under 100.