Albert Belle

• like_that

  

  I was reminiscing with a buddy about the good times with the Tribe, and we started discussing Albert Belle. Does anyone remember this moment?
  
  
  "Belle however, got the last laugh. In Game 1 of AL Division series against Vaughn's Red Sox, Belle's 11th inning homerun tied the game at 4. After the blast, Boston mangager Kevin Kennedy asked the umpires to check the bat for cork, Belle responded by looking into the camera focused on him in the dugout, flexing his right arm, pointing to his bicep, and clearly mouthing "There's your f****'n cork.""
  
  I was about 8 years old, but that still has to be my all time favorite tribe moment. 1995 was such an awesome summer.
• wes_mantooth

  

  My favorite indian ever. A human highlight reel
• grodt

  

  I believe that's the clip of him in that Indians video they put out.
  
  I never really got to see him with the Tribe (I wasn't really old enough), but I know he was a great power hitter and I still think he got jobbed in the '95 MVP race.
• royal_k

  

  He was one of my favorite Indian of all time. And I love that shot! And yea, he did get fucked in 95. I think he was the only player to ever hit 50 HR and 50 doulbles in a season at the time, and I don't think anyone has done it since. He was the true MVP that year. But, the media hated him.
• Art Modell

  

  Albert Belle was a thug and a moron.
• royal_k

  

  Art Modell;735153 wrote:I am a thug and a moron.

  
  I agree
• like_that

  

  Albert definitely got fucked over in the MVP race. I guess you have to be a pretty big asshole to get jobbed by journalists in the MVP race, because Barry Bonds won quite a few MVP titles.
  
  Albert Belle
  BA: .311
  RBI: 126
  HR: 50
  + Best team in the league
  
  Mo Vaughn
  AVG: .300
  RBI: 126
  HR: 39
  
  Yeah, I would definitely say he got fucked over.
• Art Modell

  

  When I think back about my favorite sports teams, I'm glad I dont have to mention an asshole like Albert Belle.
• KR1245

  

  AB was awesome. Didnt he start a brawl for running over Vina?
• THE4RINGZ

  

  Favorite all time Wes?
• royal_k

  

  like_that;735158 wrote:Albert definitely got fucked over in the MVP race. I guess you have to be a pretty big asshole to get jobbed by journalists in the MVP race, because Barry Bonds won quite a few MVP titles.
  
  Albert Belle
  BA: .311
  RBI: 126
  HR: 50
  + Best team in the league
  
  Mo Vaughn
  AVG: .300
  RBI: 126
  HR: 39
  
  Yeah, I would definitely say he got fucked over.

  
  Those stats don't lie...plus you throw in the 50 doubles and he blows Vaughn away.
• I Wear Pants

  I'm pretty positive I was at that game. I went to a lot of games in 95.
• Sykotyk

  

  I liked AB, but I really liked Thome, Ramirez (before he went crazy), Lofton, and Vizquel on the 95 team more. But, what AB did in the 95 season was immense. 50 homers in 144 games. That was a season I'll never forget.
• wes_mantooth

  

  THE4RINGZ;735164 wrote:Favorite all time Wes?

  
  Yeah, he was a piece of garbage off the field, but that dude brought so much intensity to the plate in every at bat. He never gave away an at bat and he was the most intimidating figure in baseball at the time. Kenny Lofton would be a close 2nd.
• Iliketurtles

  

  Belle was always one of my favorite players back in the day. I'd love to see a clip of this though.
• Fab4Runner

  

  Art Modell;735160 wrote:When I think back about my favorite sports teams, I'm glad I dont have to mention an asshole like Albert Belle.

  
  
  ??
  
  
• royal_k

  

  ^^^^HaHahahaaaahhahahahahahhahahha!!
  
  Awesome!
• coyotes22

  

  I remember going to see AB play at Thurmon Munson stadium, when he was with the Canton-Akron Indians.
  
  Those were fun times.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Fab4Runner;735277 wrote:??
  
  

  
  lol pwned.
• Con_Alma

  Jooooooooey. Jooooooooooey.
• KnightRyder

  

  KR1245;735163 wrote:AB was awesome. Didnt he start a brawl for running over Vina?

  i remember that game. and the answer is no.
• OQB

  

  Belle was a great baseball player and enjoyed all the crazy things he did in the 90's haha the cork thing is probably top 3 in my book.
• wes_mantooth

  

  OQB;735494 wrote:Belle was a great baseball player and enjoyed all the crazy things he did in the 90's haha the cork thing is probably top 3 in my book.

  
  I think that Omar's book tells the story of Albert's confiscated bat. The story of Jason Grimsly traveling through vents to get the umps locker room....it is a great read.
• ts1227

  

  KnightRyder;735396 wrote:i remember that game. and the answer is no.

  
  They did get face to face, and the benches cleared, but they didn't end up throwing any punches.
• BRF

  

  I always like Belle. I am stunned by the number of posters who say they were too young to remember! Egad!
  
  I remember when this guy from Wooster got bit on the thumb by another fan who tried to take Belle's 50th homer away from him.