Comments on: 100 Greatest Phillies: 32 – Bob Boone

By: Lamont Ospina

Lamont Ospina — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:08:38 +0000

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By: ashmidt

ashmidt — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:44:36 +0000

THE BOONES, THAT IS SOME FAMILY, THREE GENERATIONS ,CANT TELL ME ITS NOT IN THE GENES. NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT I DONT THINK GILES GOT ANYTHING FOR BOB, AND HE PLAYED ANOTHER TEN YEARS, I THINK FOR A CATCHER TO CATCH MORE GAMES THEN ANYONE ELSE IS INCREDIBLE. YOU REALLY HAVE TO BE TOUGH AND DURABLE, I KNOW THAT SWEEP TAG HE HAD, HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT, VERY SMART.

By: Phan in TN

Phan in TN — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:27:15 +0000

Bob Boone was such a mainstay of the Phillie Phan mantra. It rolled off the tongue when I was a kid.. Bob Boone, Bake McBride, Larry Bowa…

By: deal

deal — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:10:51 +0000

He also made the post season seven times and I believe he retired from baseball with the most games at catcher all time.

Anybody that holds the record for games at their position for any length of time definitely deserves to be recognized as a great player.

By: Jeff Y.

Jeff Y. — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:36:07 +0000

I read an SI article about 12 years ago saying that he was a shoe-in for the Hall of Fame. I don’t know about that, but he was a big part of the 1980 WS team, that’s for sure.

By: the lopez!

the lopez! — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:25:21 +0000

bob boone
now youre talking!

boonie was the consistent solid player behind the plate during the pre 21st century golden age of the phils.

whilst no von hayes, he certainly added offense and defense to phils during the 70′s

By: Tim Malcolm

Tim Malcolm — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:15:42 +0000

You got it, Phil.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:11:27 +0000

schmidt maddox carlton bowa tugger and the bull. do i win, tim?

By: Tim Malcolm

Tim Malcolm — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:53:40 +0000

Just a fun hint: There are six members of the ’80 champions remaining.

By: ryan

ryan — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:51:02 +0000

i’d have dutch ahead of boone for the franchise’s all time greatest catcher. but it’s not a huge disparity. i’d a flipped em in this list

By: BurrGundy

BurrGundy — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:42:54 +0000

THis was a “Steady Eddy” if ever there was one. It is good to see him this high on the list. He was a very smart player and an excellent field general. Everyone respected him. He is indeed the best overall catcher in Phillies history.

By: Eric R

Eric R — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:47:51 +0000

Always wondered if the Phils got rid of Boone partly due the strike in ’81 and he was the players’ rep. He went on for 8+ years, good defensive catcher…Phils wouldn’t have thought about Lance Parrish…

By: Good Night Joe Carter

Good Night Joe Carter — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:43:32 +0000

My favorite Phillies catcher. I remember being there at the bicentennial celebration game in 1976 when Boone hit an inside-the-park homerun. Probably the only one of his career.