Royals Don't kill me but did Bo Jackson have the best arm in baseball history? - Page 3

Originally Posted by Kiimo:
again, who is asking the questions you are answering

Sir the name of the thread is "Don't kill me but did Bo Jackson have the best arm in baseball history?"

Thats literally a question that we've been trying to answer ans give our .02 cents about in the thread.
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Clemente is probably still considered the best all-time, but Jackson is in the running. The throw from LF to nab Reynolds at the plate is an all-timer.

Originally Posted by BWillie:
From 1987 to 1991 where he actually played alot of games he was only in the Top 10 or so in assists once. Do you know who was in the top 10 in assists almost every year? Barry Bonds. Some guy named Jesse Barfield led the league two years in a row two different times in OF assists sooo Bo Jackson isnt a pimple on any of these guys ass.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/l..._top_ten.shtml

Assists aren't really indicative of having a great OF arm, necessarily. Assists leaders are often guys with mediocre or fringe arms who teams try to take an extra base on a lot.

Bonds did NOT have a great arm. It was the one part of his game that wasn't outstanding.

Barfield did have an absolute rifle.
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I recall Danny Tartabull bringing the heat from RF as well.
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No mention of the Omaha Monster Alex Gordon in the thread

Smh...
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Originally Posted by BWillie:
Not even close. Bo Jackson is one of the most overrated players of all time.

This almost hurt my feelings. You have to appreciate his God given athletic talent. He wasn’t the best player at either football or baseball but he is one of the best athletes while healthy of all time. He made things like running up a wall look easy and routine. Bo was never rated as the best at his sport but his talent and athletic ability is undeniable. You turn the tv on to watch athletes like that. He is probably the most electrifying, all around talent of all time?
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I know Jessie barfield doesn't have the strongest but he had one of the strongest arms nobody talks about. It's too bad we didnt track arm speed like we do today. I think the strongest arms of the past are every bit as good if not better than today's
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World class arm speed
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A better question is would he have been the best RB of all time if his career wasn't shortened. What an athlete
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Ichiro had an accurate cannon.
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Originally Posted by BWillie:
No mention of the Omaha Monster Alex Gordon in the thread

Smh...

Alex Gordon saved way more runs with his arm than Bo Jackson ever did, that's for sure. Ridiculous defender.
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Originally Posted by Imon Yourside:
World class arm speed

Quality Ubeja reference.
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Originally Posted by BWillie:
Not even close. Bo Jackson is one of the most overrated players of all time.

No idea what this has to do with arm strength.

Bo had to have one of the top 10 arms in terms of strength of all time. That throw in SEA from the track to home plate was just insane.
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