Should 500 homeruns still get you in the Hall of Fame?

Journeyman · Feb 10, 2004

The inflated Hr totals of the 90's to present day could make the 500 HR Club not as excusive as it once was...An automatic invite to Cooperstown.

Mookdog · Feb 12, 2004

I'm sure this debate will get heavy once Rafael Palmeiro becomes eligible. I'd put him in. So I guess I'm saying 500 still does it.

blueedwards · Feb 12, 2004

in a 16 year carreer spanning 1971-1986:

runs - 901
hits - 1575
2b - 240
HR - 442
rbi - 1210
sb - 85

are these hall-of-fame numbers?

blueedwards · Feb 12, 2004

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Mookdog · Feb 12, 2004

I don't think those are Hall of Fame numbers, necessarily. But I don't have all the numbers. (I'm trying to look at numbers without presuming a name -- doesn't quite look like Cal Ripken. Dave Kingman maybe, but you didn't list strikeouts!)
Need to know what other numbers are in the context. Including MVPs, WS rings. And what was his Hall of Fame moment?

Mookdog · Feb 12, 2004

Sorry, Blue. You had Kingman's link up there before I posted.

blueedwards · Feb 12, 2004

cal ripken??? he was 7 years old in 1971!

king-kong was the man! if he only played ss...he'd be in the hall right now.

GreenDoberman · Feb 13, 2004

Does my man Fred McGriff deserve to get in because he never did steroids like just about every great home run hitter of his generation?

Mookdog · Feb 13, 2004

Unfortunately, I doubt he'll get credit for that. He'll be remembered more as the guy who turned down a trade to a contender. A lot of great players aren't in, and I expect he'll be one of them.

FairWarning · Feb 15, 2004

Before this steroid scandal broke, I had doubts about Mc Griff, and Frank Thomas. Now I believe you have to put them in because they put up legitimate numbers the right way.