Talk:Albert Belle

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Troubled Tribe star on the 1994-1997 ballclubs that dominated the Central division of the American League. Averaged 35+ home runs and 100+ RBI during this period. More telling was his average of 50+ doubles per year in the same period. Played an above average right field and hit clean up on teams that won consecutive division championships in '95-'97, and was a fearsome clutch hitter in a lineup of clutch hitters.

Known as Joey Belle in the minors, where he was admitted to the Cleveland Clinic for recovery from alcoholism. Called himself Albert ever after. Even in recovery, never lost a towering anger problem that had him ripping phones from the clubhouse walls throughout the height of his career, and attempting to run over a Haloween prankster with his car in his own neighborhood. Was potential Hall of Fame material until necrotic hip prematurely ended his career. Yet another proof that great baseball ability can coexist with psychosis, or near-psychosis, in the Ty Cobb tradition.

Contents 1 Redirect 2 Cork 3 Image 4 Biography assessment rating comment

[edit] Redirect

I have redirected the Joey Belle page to here. Sensation002 16:34, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Cork

From the 1994 Bat Burglary page:

Omar Vizquel, a member of the Indians in 1994, wrote this in his 2003 autobiography: "I can be naive at times, but I'm not stupid. Certainly not stupid enough to steal Albert's corked bat and replace it with one that looked completely different -- one that was autographed by Paul Sorrento. That wasn't even a nice try. The problem, of course, was that all of Albert's bats were corked." [2]

Perhaps this first-hand information could temper the otherwise effusive main page. Thoughts? 128.103.14.62 01:51, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image

I realize that Belle has/had a bad reputation, but I believe it shows a little bias on this page to use a police mugshot for his image. I'll look for a new photo unless there are objections.

No objection here. I was hoping we could see a pic of him playing ball rather than his mugshot (which was taken, to be fair, five years after he stopped playing).The Invisible Man 19:59, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

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The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article.-- Jreferee 00:17, 13 March 2007 (UTC)