Harold Baines for the Hall of Fame?

It amazes me that I'm even writing this. It seems to me that if you've got a player whose main job, nay, ONLY job for most of his career was to hit, he ought to have some damn impressive stats if you're going to talk about putting him in the Hall of Fame. He won a Silver Slugger and was a six-time All-Star, but Darryl Strawberry made eight All Star games, Frank McCormick nine, and Steve Garvey ten. Bill Freehan went to 11(!) All Star Games, and when he came up for election, he got two lousy votes and promptly fell off the ballot. A designated hitter ought to amass 200 or more hits at least once. A run producer should pile up 100+ RBIs more than three times in 22 seasons, or score 100 runs, even 90 runs , at least once. A great slugger ought to lead the league in slugging more than once, or hit 30 homers at least once, or at least be among the league leaders occasionally. Harold Baines did none of these things, and yet there are still folks out there who think he belongs in ... (link)