1995 ALDS Gm4: Edgar Martinez salami breaks 6-6 tie
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The fact there was a debate on Edgar being a hall of famer was a fucking embarrassment
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I still harbor doubts about whether Edgar belongs there, pal
magnificent hitter, but didn't have to prove himself in the field, bud
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You can shake a tree and 100 guys will fall out that can field a ground ball and throw it to first, Chief. Edgar was serviceable at 3B, but even if he was horse shit with the glove, he was arguably the best RH hitter of his generation…
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He couldn't cover ground, he couldn't steal, he couldn't throw, he was a liability in the field.
And I say this as someone who loved Edgar. But let's be real, bud.
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That's why God invented first basemen.
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An above-average infielder fields at a .970 clip…Edgar was .946 for his career. Brooks Robinson was .971…Edgar player over one-third of his career as a 3 bagger, not full-tim DH until 95. He was not a great defender, but capable. He was an "average field, plus-contact , limited (sneaky) power" guy in the minors, according to several evaluators I know that scouted him.
While not fast, I evaluated him as a solid base-runner even near the end of his career…great routes and turns, good jumps, no wasted movement. His running and range were definitely limited, but the bat was not. He is really tightly wound physically, and most of his injuries early on (non-HBP) were hamstring-centered. He had shown enough as a hitter by then, and the rest is history.
He made it to the league as a baseball player, and then became EDGAR, is all I'm trying to say, Podnah…
