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Posted By: howard

Frank, I wouldn't put Bobby Bonds in the HOF but pointing out that he had only two 100 RBI seasons and then pointing out that he was frequently a leadoff hitter is a bit unfair. How many leadoff hitters drive in 100 runs? Also, in the context of the offensive era he played in and in comparison to other leadoff men of the period Bonds' OBA of .353 is pretty good. To name just a few that were considered stars in their time: Davey Lopes, Bert Campaneris, Willie Wilson, Mickey Rivers, Ralph Garr and even HOFer Lou Brock all had lower OBAs than Bonds.

Had he not flamed out in his early 30's I'd say he would no doubt deserve to be in the Hall.

Howard