i hate him,but yes,he's a hall of famer
hey Rob, if I asked this question before last season you may have not said the same thing.....LONGEVITY is huge when we're talking about HOF criteria...Pudge was on the brink of fading away before the Florida season....many other players, Mattingly, Dale Murphy, Jim Rice...all were just as or even more dominant but had careers that fizzled out somewhat prematurely for Hall status... YOU DO NOT MAKE THE HALL WITH A CAREER THAT'S OVER AT 30, I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DID THE FIRST 9 YEARS...
Alright journey, that makes sense now. you are right. what a difference a season makes. I take back what I said. if you just look at pudge up to the 02 season he probably doesnt stand a chance, but in 03 he had such a brilliant year with the bat and on defense we tend to forget about anything else.
Think about it this way, if PUDGE were to play 6 more years and hit a mere .250 in that span, get a mere 100 hits average per year in those 6 years, and win NO gold gloves.............he would be a DEFINITE HALL OF FAMER and probably first ballot.
Chances someday PUDGE will be in the HOF......
YES -8000
NO +7800
Chances someday PUDGE will be in the HOF......
YES -8000
NO +7800
He's been our favorite player in MLB since the retirement of Don Mattingly, Yount and Brett.
Since I was raised on Tex Rangers (1972-1997) I was horrified when they did not resign him.
But he's shed no tears apparently.
It wouldn't hurt him to complete this season and a couple more to utterly lock down his HOF. Since he could well play another FIVE beyond that if he were cool to playing 3B, 1B or DH, it seems fair to say Yes, he is a lock.
Since I was raised on Tex Rangers (1972-1997) I was horrified when they did not resign him.
But he's shed no tears apparently.
It wouldn't hurt him to complete this season and a couple more to utterly lock down his HOF. Since he could well play another FIVE beyond that if he were cool to playing 3B, 1B or DH, it seems fair to say Yes, he is a lock.
