Ryne Sandberg

The greatest 2 bagger of all time, no question about it! We will always miss him and love him. They don't make em' like Ryno anymore. 6/23/98

I'm sorry that I have to admit it but I'm glad he finally retired. I've enjoyed watching him through out his career but it's over. 11/13/97

It will be interesting to see if the Cubs start winning again whether Ryno will want to come back again for the 3rd time.

There are only two other players in the history of major league baseball who have as many hits, home runs, RBI's, and stolen bases as Ryno. (Andre Dawson and Willie Mays are the others). Add to that a solid batting average and the highest career fielding percentage for a second baseman, and you have one of the greatest all around players to ever take the field. People are distracted by the fact that he never played in a World series and that he has struggled late in his career. But those are ridiculous reasons to keep him out. If that were the criteria, half the guys in the hall of fame wouldn't be there. 8/11/97

sandberg played his position better than almost any human could have possibly done. especially if you consider sandberg's natural talents. the man never really has had the best hands in the world: they were always very stiff. he overcame that problem with an amazing reaction time and practice, practice, practice. i've always believed that you should judge a player's greatness not by the skills he brings to the game, but rather how he adapts as the competition finds weaknesses and starts to exploit them. well, sandberg got much better as his career clicked along. he found a way to get much more power out of his bat than anyone would have ever guessed. if he hit his prime in the mid-90s like Brady Anderson, he might put up 55 homers in a year. the real reason why sandberg might not make the hall of fame (and it is legitimate, no matter what the press says) is that he was never a great quote guy. he was a very boring interview. that aside, sandberg deserves to be in the hall and may very well be one of the top three second basemen to every hold down the keystone sack. but, then again, second base is one of the least representated positions in the HOF, with only 15 second sackers listed. expect sandberg to be 16. 11/3/97

Ryno, I think you need to reconsider and spend next summer at second base in Wrigley Field. Your still the best. From a 17 year old Ryno fan. 10/12

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