@Tr1plesAlley Exactly…Coach V is very emotionally intelligent and this commentary is spot on…no different than how he handled press issues while at Tennessee
@burackbobby_ Hi Bobby….blessings on your faith journey…highly recommend I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist by @DrFrankTurek , The Case for Christ by @LeeStrobel and writing of Gary Habermas on the resurrection of Jesus Christ
Dale Murphy's dominance gave way to a steep decline in his latter years and a career cut short.
The ability to write the ending he wanted was taken away by a devastating knee injury. It's never been widely discussed, but here is that story.
Read it here:
https://t.co/gSEQeGSWjw
The Contemporary Baseball Era Committee votes TODAY on Dale Murphy's Hall of Fame destiny.
It's time for Cooperstown to make this right. Let's make some noise - use #MurphyToTheHall and show the committee that Murph belongs!
Sharing my case for Dale Murphy to be elected to the Hall of Fame. It's long overdue.
This is my story, one of a generation of TBS kids with their fingers crossed for Sunday.
If you're a #Braves fan, please read and share, if you would be so kind.
https://t.co/gSEQeGSotY
Those of us advocating for @DaleMurphy3 to go to Cooperstown are doing this because there is no doubt in our mind he is so deserving.
Let's remember what the HOF says in what should determine who goes in from this committee:
"The Committee shall consider all candidates and voting shall be based upon the individual's record, ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character and contribution to the game."
Is there any doubt? We know what we saw when watching the games. But let's see if he qualifies...
1) The individual's record - The stats are there. Murphy compares well to every current Hall of Famer from this era and from other eras of baseball. Check.
2) Ability - This gets lost in the discussion. What is a five-tool player? A complete performer, an athlete who excels at (1) hitting for average, (2) hitting for power, (3) speed, (4) throwing -arm strength, (5) fielding ability.
Check, Check, Check, Check, Check. He excelled in every area.
3) Integrity - Check
4) Sportsmanship - Check
5) Character - Check
These categories require little discussion.
6) Contribution to the game - He was the face of baseball for an entire region of the country AND was popular all over the country due to WTBS. He continues to contribute to the game through his Foundation and spending times with his fans who love him for what he did to contribute to the game. Check.
I've been amazed by reading comments on different social media platforms from all his fans, most of whom say, "He should have already been in" and sharing stories of when they met Murph or why he means so much to them. We've had our media platforms to speak the loudest, but the quantity of what has been said adds so much to the quality of his candidacy in checking all of these boxes.
It's just time.
@MurphyToTheHall
https://t.co/9JlZ7aubTs
Dale Murphy played in a #Braves' record 740 consecutive games from September 26, 1981, through July 8, 1986. He averaged 154 games played in a decade that included the 1981 season in which 55 games were lost due to a work stoppage.
No one in MLB played more games in the 1980s.
Murph was one of the greatest players of the 1980s, one of the most popular NEPTA posts, and one of the first NotGaetti At Large articles to gain any traction. His NEPTA post was retweeted by everyone from a sitting US Senator to Larry The Cable Guy. Let’s get him in already!
Let’s keep up the social media momentum for Dale Murphy’s Hall of Fame vote on Sunday Dec 7. Watching Mr. Murphy and the Braves on the Superstation with my late Dad and Coach is one of my treasured childhood memories. Dad always said model your game after Dale’s. @DaleMurphy3