Richie Allen and Dave Parker.

[Snapolit1]

Bravo. I like it.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Existing thread. Can we combine?

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=349079

[lumberjack]

Richie Allen had to go thru some stuff, but they certainly didn't put him in the Hall because he was a great team man.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by lumberjack

Richie Allen had to go thru some stuff, but they certainly didn't put him in the Hall because he was a great team man.

Many of his former managers and teammates have disputed that assessment of him.

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Many of his former managers and teammates have disputed that assessment of him.

+1
Chuck Tanner and Jim Kaat had nothing but great things to say about Dick Allen.

[lumberjack]

I base what I am saying on Bill James' evaluation of Allen. Of course, Bill James thought George Sisler and Bill Terry were overrated and refused to believe Pete Rose bet on games for far too long.

Bill James is always a good read.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Although he later recanted, in his 2003 tome, James says Biggio is better than Griffey.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by lumberjack

I base what I am saying on Bill James' evaluation of Allen. Of course, Bill James thought George Sisler and Bill Terry were overrated and refused to believe Pete Rose bet on games for far too long.

Bill James is always a good read.

I can't find the recent article I was reading about this, but here's a link to an older one. Also, one of the reasons he didn't get along with the media (at least in Philly) is because they refused to use his preferred name when writing about him which was Dick not Richie.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/...21g1mm49z9wvnr