Kenny Lofton Joins Hot Stove

[@jimc.goodfellas]

As someone who grew up watching him, Lofton deserves to be in the Hall

[@CristopherSmith-zr7uh]

Im a Cardinals fan, so watching the American League kinda wasnt a thing, but the few times i did see him, he was really fun to watch. I didnt know he played basketball as well. Really lets you know what type of athlete he was.

[@buddyboye4203]

Disagree. He sat 20 to 30 games a year against left hand pitching.

[@tkillcoin]

@@buddyboye4203 Tell me you never watched him without telling me you never watched him.

[@buddyboye4203]

@@tkillcoin Tell me you use catch phrases to try and sound right when you actually made no sense since what I said is a fact.

[@tkillcoin]

@@buddyboye4203 Pithy! Lofton hit .285 for his career against lefties. He wasn’t a liability, and he also didn’t decide who he would play against. You want a fact? Lofton compiled 68.4 bWAR in 17 years. Compare that to Derek Jeter, who racked up 71.3 in 20. Lofton is tied with HOFers Carlton Fisk, Edgar Martinez, and Pee Wee Reese in career bWAR. He’s ahead of Dave Winfield, Andre Dawson, Billy Williams, Roberto Alomar, Ryne Sandberg, Craig Biggio, and some guy named Miguel Cabrera. You can state a fact, and still be wrong. Especially when it’s a wild, cherry-picked fact that really has nothing to do with what we’re talking about here. I don’t need “catchphrases to try and sound right”. The record is pretty clear. Also, where’s the beef?

[@Nammm37]

1 of my favorite players when he was with Cleveland!! He kept putting the team before himself & he would've racked up way more stats if he was more selfish. Definitely a Hall of Fame worthy player! He is looking great at 56 years old too🔥

[@amonrodriguez3518]

Use em all the time on the grid!

[@Matthewstock-o7r]

Can we talk about how he might have stolen 100 bases with the new rules

[@alexisborden3191]

I mean, I don't think so, the reason stolen bases went way down is mainly because catchers got much better at throwing out baserunners, and teams realized that getting caught stealing was really not good, and that stealing 60 bases but getting caught 20 times is pretty much the same as not even attempting a stolen base. Not to say he wasn't a very good base stealer, but I don't think he'd be stealing any more than the best guys are today.

[@jeankennedy7]

Go Kenny

[@jeffreyharden-wj2fr]

Willie Mays Hayes aka Kenny Lofton

[@ceciljustice7283]

It's good to see a smile on this man's face. It frustrates me when a great ball player like this guy here a great base runner for that matter somehow is not in the Hall of Fame because the ballot in 2013 was overcrowded. To me he deserves a Cooperstown induction so does Jeff Kent

[@buddyboye4203]

If Lofton didn't sit 20 to 30 games a year against left hand pitching, he would have some magic numbers. That's the reason he doesn't have more 200 hit seasons etc (he has only 1 I believe).

[@mitchellclark5154]

He only sat against left-handed pitching later in his career (2004-2007), when he was past his prime. Yes, he reached 200 hits once, in 1996, but the strike probably cost him a second such season (1994). Also, Lofton drew a fair amount of walks, which also explains why he failed to record more 200-hit campaigns.

[@buddyboye4203]

@@mitchellclark5154 That's simply not true. He only played against lefties his first year or two. After that he sat for the most part. Walks sounds like a nice explanation but once again it's simply not true. The reason he didn't get more 200 hit seasons is because he didn't get enough plate appearances, not because he walked. I could find plenty of guys that walked as much if not more with 200 hit seasons.

[@qtip8907]

Keep the conversation about baseball Harold

[@gotexasrangersalbundymlb7694]

Rangers legend