In last week's Ladder Challenge it was The Grey Eagle, Tris Speaker, edging out Big Papi, David Ortiz, to maintain his spot at #36 on the RBSF Ladder. This week newly elected Hall of Fame outfielder Jim Rice (#39) attempts to jump up two spots by taking on former Bruins captain Terry O'Reilly (#37). In a contest of two players that played their entire careers in Boston, and two of my personal favorites, my vote this week goes to Jim Ed, who I believe was simply a better player. Who has your support this week?
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Luke, Rice was too far back to challenge Clemens. If next week's challenger is within range I will put the Rocket on the line. I said next time he is eligible to be challenged he will be and I'm sticking to it.
and for tie-breaker purposes let me reiterate that my vote is for Rice.
TERRY O'REILLY
Currently Ranked: 37
Challenge Record: 0-0-0
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*Played entire 14-year career (1971-85) with Bruins.
*Member of 1972 Stanley Cup Champions (played 1 regular season game).
*Helped Bruins reach 3 other Stanley Cup Finals (1974, 1977, 1978).
*Bruins made the playoffs in all 14 of his seasons.
*2-time NHL All Star (1975, 1978)
*Regular season totals: 891 games, 204 goals, 402 assists, 606 points, 2,095 penalty minutes, +212.
*Playoff totals: 108 games, 25 goals, 42 assists, 67 points, 335 penalty minutes.
*In B's all-time leaders in: Penalty Minutes (1), Games (5), Assists (7), Points (8), Plus/Minus (10) and Game-Winning Goals (10).
*Bruins head coach for 3 seasons (1986-89).
*Coaching record: 115-86-26.
*Head coach of 1988 Wales Conference Champions.
*His #24 is retired by the Bruins.
JIM RICE
Currently Ranked: 39
Challenge Record: 1-0-1
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*Played entire 16-year career (1974-89) with Red Sox.
*Member of 1975 & 1986 A.L. Champions.
*1978 A.L. MVP (.315 BA, 121 R, 213 H, 25 D, 15 T, 46 HR, 139 RBI, 7 SB, .370 OBP, .600 SLG, .970 OPS).
*8-time A.L. All Star.
*Top 5 in MVP voting 6 times.
*Career totals: 2,089 games, .298 BA, 1,249 R, 2,452 H, 373 D, 79 T, 382 HR, 1,451 RBI, 58 SB, .352 OBP, .502 SLG, .854 OPS).
*Led league in: Total Bases (4x), HR (3x), RBI (2x), SLG (2x), AB (2x), OPS (1x), Games (1x), Hits (1x) and Triples (1x).
*In Red Sox all-time leaders in: HR (3), RBI (3), Hits (3), Total Bases (3), AB (3), Runs (4), Games (4), Doubles (6), Triples (6), SLG (8) and Walks (8).
*Franchise single-season records for: Games (163, 1978) and Total Bases (406, 1978).
*Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame, Class of 2009.
I loved watching O'Reilly - but I remembered how many times he fell during a game - the guy can't skate. However - he was the best instigator ever.
Rice was incredible to watch. His HOF and all time Sox totals make him win this in a landslide. The numbers speak for themselves.
i am slightly too young to really remember either of these guys in their prime so i have to go by the numbers and in that contest rice wins hands down
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