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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Probably not. I was just thinking maybe the inevitable induction of Ichiro, plus the astonishing success of Ohtani, would somehow lead to a reassessment of Oh's HR record and place in history.
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I have thought that he should enter and honestly believe it will happen in the next 10-15 yrs but hopefully less than 10.
The largest market for sports is the Asia market and it is being chased constantly. Japanese Baseball could be considered as strong an argument as the US as a national sport and reaches as strong of a competition level internationally as our own.
With the inclusion of Negro League stats opening more inclusion of those players in the future and the current enshrinement of Cuban players like José Méndez who spent the majority of their careers playing Cuban ball, it seems natural that there could be more steps to increase recognizing more players.
Oh is a natural inclusion.
...Then if you following the bouncing ball it would open the door for Victor Starffin but now I am just talking crazy, lol.
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Last edited by JustinD; 08-09-2023 at 03:03 PM.
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