June 15, 200719 yr Can anyone else remember the last player to so polarize a fan base (speaking of Dunn)? Frank Robinson.
June 15, 200719 yr Author Can anyone else remember the last player to so polarize a fan base (speaking of Dunn)? Junior circa 2001-2006...
June 15, 200719 yr Majewski sent down to Louisville. Brad Salmon brought up. Now you know... So would Salmon be coming "up interstate?"
June 15, 200719 yr Line-Up: Hatteberg 1b Phillips 2b Griffey rf Dunn lf Encarnacion 3b Hamilton cf Gonzalez ss Ross c Belisle p
June 15, 200719 yr Author IMO Jr has many more supporters than Dunn does today. He didn't when he was spending 90+ days a season on the DL...
June 15, 200719 yr Frank Robinson. I wasn't around for that, but probably a good one. I was thinking more about late 80's / early 90's Eric Davis. Couldn't stay healthy. Some loved him for what he could be, others hated him for what he often was (DL'd). I don't think the disgust for Junior has ever polarized the fan-base like Dunn. People were aggravated that he couldn't stay healthy, and were frustrated, but the attacks on Dunn often cross the line to personal. It's ugly...
June 15, 200719 yr I wasn't around for that, but probably a good one. I was thinking more about late 80's / early 90's Eric Davis. Couldn't stay healthy. Some loved him for what he could be, others hated him for what he often was (DL'd). I don't think the disgust for Junior has ever polarized the fan-base like Dunn. People were aggravated that he couldn't stay healthy, and were frustrated, but the attacks on Dunn often cross the line to personal. It's ugly... Agreed. Its as much about perception ("he doesn't hustle", "he's slow", etc) as performance with Dunn. With Griffey, it was more frustration at his inability to get/stay on the field. If they did polls like they do for the President, Dunn's approval ratings are at an all-time low.
June 15, 200719 yr If the only arguments people hung their hats on with Dunn were factual (K's too much, doesn't hit well with RISP, not an above-average LF) I'd never say boo. However, people hang their hats on things that are not necessarily true and are simply the perceptions of (mostly) other people. It's ridiculous.
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