RIP Terrance Gore, he of the nutty career stat line...
by doug dascenzo (2026-02-07 14:10:13)

112 games played. 85 plate appearances. 43 steals. 33 runs scored. 16 hits. 7 walks.

1 career RBI.

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But a positive 0.1 WAR
by sprack  (2026-02-09 14:37:22)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Which says more about WAR than it does about Gore.


You are surprised that one of the best base runners in
by tdiddy07  (2026-02-11 08:39:44)     Delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

the game, who was almost exclusively used as a pinch runner (and thus almost exclusively asked to do something for which he was better than almost everyone else in the league) proved himself marginally more valuable than a AAA player? If we treated his career performance as one year of production, it would take one of the best baserunners in the game 10 years before he proved himself one full win over a replacement level player. That would likely understate his value--not overstate it.


What happened? *
by cards86  (2026-02-07 19:07:44)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Complications from some routine surgery
by bizdomer09  (2026-02-07 20:35:42)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I haven’t seen any more specifics beyond that.


Appendectomy. Then breathing issues. Brutal *
by cards86  (2026-02-07 20:53:09)     Delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Short stint with the Cubs
by bizdomer09  (2026-02-07 15:03:42)     Delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Memorable Cubs moment was pinch running in the 8th in the 2018 wild card game against the Rockies, stealing 2nd, and scoring the tying run - unfortunately the Cubs only run of the game. Then he was forced into hitting twice in extras due to an empty bench and struck out both times. Second AB leading off the bottom of the 13th down by one run, he worked a full count before chasing a pitch well out of the zone to strike out.

My memory of the above was foggy - I went back and looked it up.

Very sad to see him go. Seemed like he played the game with a lot of joy and made the most of his limited skills.


Three WS rings, one RBI *
by Go_Crazy_Folks  (2026-02-07 14:31:12)     Delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post