Comments on: 100 Greatest Phillies: 17 – Greg Luzinski

By: Lonnie

Lonnie — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:32:07 +0000

I realize I am jumping in this very late, but I would like to say that this is one Chicago White Sox fan who is envious of Phillies fans on this one. I know that the Bull will always be a Phillie first and foremost, and I will not do anything to take that away, but Luzinski was probably my #1 or #2 all-time favorite White Sox player. I wish that I would have been a little older so I could have clearly remembered him better than I do, and I also wish he could have played a little longer in Chicago, because he was such a fun player to watch and such a great guy as well. Man, 1983 was such a fun year, seeing Bull hit 32 ( a couple onto the upper deck or the roof of old Comiskey Park) as well as the other guys they had.

You Phillies fans had better realize what you had in Luzinski and what you still have. I am not trying to put him in the Hall of Fame but every team could and should have a guy like him on it. I for one will never take for granted what he did in Chicago for four years, I will tell you that right now.

Lonnie

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:34:58 +0000

Luzinski was sold by the Phillies to the Sox. He was not a free agent. He didn’t jump ship – they unloaded him.

By: Felix from Sacramento

Felix from Sacramento — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:01:57 +0000

The Bull should be in the top ten. One of my favorite Phillies from the 70’s.

By: Don M

Don M — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:20:07 +0000

Dan L. and Tim.. will you guys be my friends?

… Dan, I hear what you’re saying.. but that is what you get on the internet.. Have you ever read any of the post-comment sections on ESPN or CNNSI.com ?? Its so extreme, either bashing the writer, or trying to be his/her biggest supporter that its not even worth reading.

I think this site has a very solid amount of quality input from the readers/posters.. and Tim & Crew do a great job of policing the topics, and steering conversations in different directions. I’ve disagreed with LOTS of his top 100 picks so far, but the fact that he went throught the trouble of doing all the research has helped me catch up on my Phillies history..

some people don’t want to go too far in depth with their comments because others on here bash them and stuff.. some people post too much, some people post too little. some people kiss too much a$$, and some people start too many arguements.. but overall this is the best Phillies site out there and I don’t really have any complaints about it. holla.

By: Dan L

Dan L — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:11:54 +0000

I think you have a great mind for baseball, Tim.

However, for some people to just sit back and write something along the lines of “Tim you’re doing a super job! Will you be my friend?”
is a nice sentiment, but it’s utterly ridiculous–even un-philadelphian if all of us should have such a sentiment.

(true philly fans criticize/question at least one free-agent signing by age 3..its been proven through science and math and junk)

Criticism and debate is exactly what “100 greatest…” lists are about. Usually a barstool-setting is involved with copious amounts of liquor (and i think some on this site fulfill the latter of that). However, technology has allowed the drunken-bar argument to find it’s way here on the internet.

While some people might go over the top with their criticism (and there definitely are some who do that), there are also people who post such mindlessly boring comments that go wayyyyy over the top in the way they kiss Tim’s ass. Stop the ad-nausea ass-kissing unless it is some how new, fresh, or relevant to conversation. thank you.

By: Tim Malcolm

Tim Malcolm — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:16:21 +0000

Again, to reiterate, it’s not all stats I use to determine this list. And it’s OPS+ that I use as my main statistical qualifier. (I really take everything I can, stats and non-stats, into consideration.) Also, as I wrote before, anytime one person writes a list ranking things, it’s automatically subjectivity implied.

By: BurrGundy

BurrGundy — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:01:40 +0000

Luzinski is high on the list because of his special barbecue sauce. The organization pays him richly to provide ribs to the fans.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:58:46 +0000

I too look forward to Tim’s listing of “greatest…” with interest each day. Of course it’s subjective in how each feels (including Tim) about the individual rankings. The fact that Tim’s apparent reliance on OPS as a statistical factor for players of past decades that he has never seen played (Rose, Maddox, Boone, Bowa, Samuel, McGraw, etc.) alone implies subjectivity on his choices. BTW, Rob Cowie, while statistics helps, it does NOT necessarily gives a COMPLETE picture. So I don’t take the rankings so seriously as some here seems to be. I personally take it as entertaining and informative about the player’s history (Tim’s opinions aside). I stopped posting criticisms of his rankings and just enjoy and appreciate the time and effort of Tim’s research. Just think, how many who are in charge of a blogging site on the internet are willing to do that for the devoted readers?

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:38:52 +0000

It may surprise most people to find out that from 1972-1978, it was luzinski, not schmidt, who lead the team in home runs

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