It's Hall of Fame Weekend! Hooray!
And while it's exciting for Rich Gossage, Old Man Dick Williams, and the Ghost of Barney Dreyfuss, there is a green room full of guys who continue to check their voicemail in vain...
586 career stolen bases • 5-time All-Star • 2,134 career hits1962 NL All-Star Game & Regular Season MVP
3-time World Series Champion
1964 NL MVP • 281 career home runs • 7-time All-Star • 2,143 career hits1964 World Series Champion
NL MVP 1982, 1983 • 7-time All-Star • 398 career home runs(And no, I'm not talking about Ernie Whitt)
1977 NL Rookie of the Year • 1987 NL MVP • 8-time All-Star • 2,774 career hits • 438 career home runs • 1,591 career RBI
6-time All-Star • 374 career home runs • 3 top-5 AL MVP finishes
9-time All-Star • 374 career home runs • 2,254 career hits • 5 Gold Gloves
.304 career avg. • 8-time All-Star • 1964 AL Rookie of the Year • 3-time AL Batting Champion
8-time All-Star • 370 career home runs • Won 1969 World Series as NY Mets manager • Twice World Series Champion as player with Dodgers
3,701 career Ks • 287 career victories • 3.31 career ERA • 2-time All-Star • 2-time World Series Champion
1970 AL Rookie of the Year • 1976 AL MVP • 7-time All-Star • 3 Gold Gloves • .292 career avg.
.298 career avg. • 382 career home runs • 1978 AL MVP • 8-time All-Star Once snapped his bat on a check-swing
4 consecutive 20-win seasons • 4 top-5 AL Cy Young finishes • 1989 World Series Champion • 1989 World Series MVP • 1990, 1993 ALCS MVP
Good list, but I only think three of them are Hall-worthy: Blyleven, Dawson, and Santo.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Steve Garvey, N.L. record holder for consecutive game at 1207, 1974 N.L. MVP 10x All-star
ReplyDelete2x all-star mvp, only player to start an all-star game as a write-in. Well worth enshrinement
Munson, Hodges and Wills, all the way.
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