judman Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 On the right hand side of the page is a slideshow (52 slides). 52 players w/o championships Four of the 52 are Buffalo Bills: Jim Kelly OJ Simpson Bruce Smith Thurman Thomas The one that surprised me the most was Don Mattingly. I am obviously not a baseball fan. With the number of titles owned by the Yanks, not one for Mattingly.
RJ (not THAT RJ) Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 On the right hand side of the page is a slideshow (52 slides).52 players w/o championships Four of the 52 are Buffalo Bills: Jim Kelly OJ Simpson Bruce Smith Thurman Thomas The one that surprised me the most was Don Mattingly. I am obviously not a baseball fan. With the number of titles owned by the Yanks, not one for Mattingly. Mattingly was unfortunate to have starred during one of the Yanks' few down periods, the two decades between 1978 and 1996...
John Cocktosten Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 The one that surprised me the most was Don Mattingly. I am obviously not a baseball fan. With the number of titles owned by the Yanks, not one for Mattingly. Mattingly was there before the Yanks started buying championships.
judman Posted June 11, 2010 Author Posted June 11, 2010 TO was on the list too, so that really could be 5 Bills (if you want to count him) 5 out of 52 is pretty much 10%. That is both amazing and pathetic.
Arkady Renko Posted June 11, 2010 Posted June 11, 2010 Mattingly was unfortunate to have starred during one of the Yanks' few down periods, the two decades between 1978 and 1996... By "down period" you mean having more wins than every other team?
RJ (not THAT RJ) Posted June 11, 2010 Posted June 11, 2010 By "down period" you mean having more wins than every other team? Ah, a Yankee fan, with all the charm and humility the species usually offers. No, by "down period" I mean years in which the Yanks won no World Series Championships.
reddogblitz Posted June 11, 2010 Posted June 11, 2010 Mattingly was unfortunate to have starred during one of the Yanks' few down periods, the two decades between 1978 and 1996... Ah, the good ole days
Arkady Renko Posted June 11, 2010 Posted June 11, 2010 Ah, a Yankee fan, with all the charm and humility the species usually offers. No, by "down period" I mean years in which the Yanks won no World Series Championships. Except I am not a Yankees fan. I get sick of Yankees fans complaining about how hard that period was just because they didn't get a championship.
The Big Cat Posted June 11, 2010 Posted June 11, 2010 Don Mattingly made the Yankee cap more famous than a Yankee can.
jonramz Posted June 11, 2010 Posted June 11, 2010 Don Mattingly made the Yankee cap more famous than a Yankee can. take that Jay-Z....
The Dean Posted June 11, 2010 Posted June 11, 2010 Pretty good list, although I would have preferred they list only players who are no longer playing. Alex Ovechkin? Really? I'm not saying he isn't great, he clearly is. But he's very early in his career. Not exactly in the spirit of a list like that, IMO. Archie Manning belongs on that list, too.
Chandler#81 Posted June 14, 2010 Posted June 14, 2010 Gilbert Perreault should be on that list THAT's the one that's missing!
bbb Posted June 14, 2010 Posted June 14, 2010 Mattingly never even played in the playoffs until the last year of his career.
The Big Cat Posted June 14, 2010 Posted June 14, 2010 take that Jay-Z.... Wow, props. I thought for sure that one would have gone directly into the TSW ether.
The Dean Posted June 14, 2010 Posted June 14, 2010 Gilbert Perreault should be on that list No question.
KD in CA Posted June 14, 2010 Posted June 14, 2010 No question. He could take Michelle Kwan's spot. A 5-time world champion on a list of players w/o a championship is pretty stupid, regardless of her Olympic history.
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