Milestones Not Proper Measure of Hall-Worthiness (see Sheffield)

• Fred9964

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  There's a lot more to HOF worthiness than just stats.  It implies a certain integrity, a certain leadership ability, whether vocal or by example, and it means that you made a difference on your team, not just on paper. 

   

  A very good example can be seen with Barry Bonds, who will almost certainly be in the hall, not because he hit the most homeruns ever, but because he was already good enough to make it when he started doing 'roids.  Sportswriters understand this and while a lot of them understand statistical analysis too, they know more about what makes a player great and therefore they know what should put them in the hall.

  Posted 7/2/2008 [reply] [flag]

• ethanator1088

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  Please do not say that Fred. Please do not tell me he will really get into the Hall. Not Barry. Not Barry.

  Posted 7/2/2008 [reply] [flag]

• noonzy

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  The top measure of a player's hall-worthiness, for a hitter, is the fear he inspired in the opponents' pitchers.  Sheffield inspired a ton of fear. Just like Bonds.  Both deserve to be in.

  Posted 7/5/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Dugout Central: Catalano: Milestones Not Proper Measure of Hall-Worthiness (see Sheffield)
Published 7/1/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Dugout Central: Catalano: Milestones Not Proper Measure of Hall-Worthiness (see Sheffield) Ray “I Suck” Culpa , sends this HOF jazz over… Conversely, consider Gary Antonian Sheffield. Looking at his career, anyone can see Gary has some nice numbers. He’s at 484 HRs, and if he gets to 500, he’s a shoo-in for the Hall, yes? Ummm, no. Despite the nice numbers, Sheffield, in my mind, has done more to hurt the game of baseball and its integrity than almost any other player of his generation (excepting, of course, Barry Bonds and Jose Canseco). A player’s achievements can be ...