In the last edition of Ladder Challenge it was Bruce Armstrong defeating Dustin Pedroia in a tie-breaker to hold his spot at #77 on the RBSF Ladder, and drop the Sox ace to 0-3 in Challenges. In this week's match up, Patriots great Troy Brown (#73) tries to move up the maximum 10 spots by taking on Red Sox slugger Jimmie Foxx (#63). Although the 1938 A.L. MVP was better at his peak with the Sox, the 3-time Super Bowl champ with the Pats played more than twice as long here (15 seasons to 7) and thus Troy Brown earns our vote this week. So who has your support in this week's Ladder Challenge? (and remember, most votes in the comments section is the tie-breaker, so be sure to voice your opinion!)
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JIMMIE FOXX
Currently Ranked: 63
Challenge Record: 0-1-0
Beat: Nobody
Lost: Johnny Kelley
Tied: Nobody
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*Played 7 seasons with Red Sox (1936-42)
*1938 A.L. MVP (.349, 50 HR, 175 RBI)
*Runner-up for '39 MVP when he hit .360 with 35 HR and 105 RBI in just 124 games
*Selected to 6 All Star teams in his 7 Boston seasons
*Red Sox stats: .320, 222 HR, 788 RBI in 857 games
*Among Sox career leaders in: BA (5), OBP (2), SLG (2), OPS (2), HR (9), RBI (7)
*Red Sox record for RBI's in a season (175, 1938)
*His 50 HR and 398 TB in '38 were franchise records that stood until 2006 and 1978 respectively
*Wearing a Red Sox cap on his Hall of Fame plaque in Cooperstown
TROY BROWN
currently Ranked: 81
Challenge Record: 4-0-0
Beat: Raymond Clayborn, Ben Coates, Tiny Thompson, Drew Bledsoe
Lost: None
Tied: None
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*Played entire 15-year career (1993-2007) with Patriots.
*Helped Pats win 3 Super Bowls (2001, 2003, 2004).
*Also helped Pats win 2 other AFC Championships (1996, 2007).
*Elected to Pro Bowl in 2001.
*Regular season totals: 192 games, 557 receptions, 6,366 receiving yards and 31 receiving touchdowns.
*Career return averages: Punt Return (10.4, 3 TD); Kick Return (21.4).
*Also had 3 career interceptions.
*In 2001 led the NFL in punt return average (14.2) and punt return TDs (2).
*Franchise record holder in receptions (557).
*1st Patriot to catch 100+ passes in a season (101, 2001).
Brown is the only player with 4 Challenge wins, and will become the only player with 5 if he wins this one. That can be largely attributed to my accidentally leaving him off the Ladder when it originally went up. A win here and Troy will be just about where he deserves to be.
This is the first Challenge of a Patriot trying to knock off a Red Sox since Richard Seymour edged Dwight Evans back in January.
If Foxx's entire career counted he would easily get our vote, but only his time in Boston matters as far as the Ladder is concerned.
If Brown wins this matchup does that give him "BINGO!"?
On the opposite end of the spectrum there are 3 athletes at 0-3-0....
Josh Beckett
Tom Brady
Rocky Marciano
Not bad company at least.
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