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True Dough

(20,247 posts) Wed Nov 3, 2021, 09:12 PM Nov 2021

Buster Posey expected to announce retirement on Thursday

Is he a Hall of Famer or not?

.302 career batting average, 1,500 hits, 158 homers, 729 RBI and solid defensively. Not too shabby for a catcher who played 12 Major League seasons.

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Buster Posey expected to announce retirement on Thursday (Original Post) True Dough Nov 2021 OP

Reminds me of Carlton Fisk / Thurmon Monson. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #1

Caught three no-hitters, one was perfect, helped win three WS rings Auggie Nov 2021 #2

He was elected to the All-Star team seven times, won a batting title, a Gold Glove True Dough Nov 2021 #3

Thanks for adding that. Awesome resume. Auggie Nov 2021 #4

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)

1. Reminds me of Carlton Fisk / Thurmon Monson.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 09:16 PM

Nov 2021

My kind of catcher.

Auggie

(31,798 posts)

2. Caught three no-hitters, one was perfect, helped win three WS rings

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 04:37 AM

Nov 2021

His efforts behind the plate alone merits serious thought. He got the best out of the pitchers and called a great game. An on-field manager (Bochy taught him well). Combined with his offensive numbers, he should be in The Hall IMO.

Retirement: not surprised and almost expected. He's a smart cookie. Leaves at the top of his game with his health, one would assume, still relatively in tact, a young family and piles of dough.

Huge shoes for Farhan Zaidi to fill. Is Joey Bart ready? Might Zaidi pursue free agent Yan Gomes?

True Dough

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3. He was elected to the All-Star team seven times, won a batting title, a Gold Glove

Reply to Auggie (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 06:01 AM

Nov 2021

four Silver Sluggers and was named the National League MVP in 2012. He also won three World Series rings with the Giants, in 2010, 2012 and 2014.

Glad he's got your HoF endorsement, Auggie! You are a legit HoF voter, right?

Auggie

(31,798 posts)

4. Thanks for adding that. Awesome resume.

Reply to True Dough (Reply #3)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 12:04 PM

Nov 2021

I'm a legit couch potato.

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