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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
a few good months, or even a few good years, doesn't mean anything either in this most difficult of sports.
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Yes, it is enormously difficult.
But you really think a few good "years" doesn't mean anything?
To whom— certainly not the players. Real baseball players take it game to game, at bat to at bat, pitch to pitch. They don't live their lives thinking, "Gee, I have to make the HOF." So the players certainly wouldn't agree with that.
The fans? I think fans of a team or player don't live in a "HOF or bust" space either. Fans will love lots of non HOF worthy players.
So how does a few good months or years mean nothing? The game is enormously hard. If anything, in such an environment having a great season is something a player or fan would love and value.
The only realm where that statement could apply is the realm of selling a baseball card for money.