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mcgwire ...probably will never make it.

Never is a very long time. None of us have any idea how the Juice Era is going to be perceived 20-30 years from now.

[Murphy's]Two MVPs, most homers and rbi's in the '80's

wtf, Only BBwriters would use a writers' award as a criterion for a different BBwriters' honor. RBIs, a counting stat -- Mark Grace had the most hits in the '90s; he's no HOFer.

― Bill Weber (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 14:42 (seventeen years ago) link

yes but the counting stats point towards consistency and a sustained period of awesomeness, two things which carry weight in pointless theoretical HoF debates. and prime counting stat plus general alrightness (ie Grace's case) does not equate to prime counting stat plus MVP awards and All-Star games and general recognition as the best hitter in your league for four or five years (preceded by another five or six years of above-averageness). plus good rbi totals on a consistently shitty team SHOULD count for something, counting stat nature be damned.

― giblet marmot, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 16:36 (seventeen years ago) link

good rbi totals in a bandbox?

― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 17:47 (seventeen years ago) link

if there's one thing i know, it's that baseball writers are notorious douchebags and so are many ex-players who are guarding the gates of the hall and they hold grudges for players they never met who are perceived to have done wrong.

― deep space nine (deep space nine), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 17:54 (seventeen years ago) link

The mindblower is the current Veterans Committee not yet voting in Marvin Miller, who made most of them rich.

― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 20:25 (seventeen years ago) link

four weeks pass...

If Bruce Sutter is in, Concepcion and Blyleven should be elected. They deserves more than Sutter.

― Enrique Abreu, Thursday, 28 December 2006 19:42 (seventeen years ago) link

If Bruce Sutter is in, Concepcion and Blyleven should be elected. They deserve more than Sutter.

― Enrique Abreu, Thursday, 28 December 2006 19:42 (seventeen years ago) link

An opinion so nice, he made it twice.

― Michael (Oakland Mike), Thursday, 28 December 2006 19:45 (seventeen years ago) link

They deserves more, my preciousssss.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 28 December 2006 19:47 (seventeen years ago) link

four years pass...

Ron Santo, finally finally finally

http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/7318808/chicago-cubs-great-ron-santo-elected-baseball-hall-fame

Now they can disband the 'Golden Era' committee.

― Dr Morbius, Monday, 5 December 2011 16:45 (twelve years ago) link

Nice. Too late, but good for his family.

― clemenza, Monday, 5 December 2011 19:22 (twelve years ago) link

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