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Originally Posted by bender07
But it's waaaaay more likely a guy will get in based on great offensive talent versus great defensive talent. Ted Williams wasn't a great defensive player by any means nor was he great baserunner. He simply could hit the s*** out of the ball and got in based on that.
There were very few guys that exiled on both sides of the 'ball.'
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Good point, Williams was an awful fielder but if he was on my team I wouldn't care WHAT he did in the outfield between innings...lol, Take a nap get a massage , eat a sandwich. Whatever he did would be fine with me. Heck I would have set up a picnic table and Bar-B-Q pit in the outfield if he wanted it. Plus he had Dom who could (and did play his and Ted's position)
On that same note I used to watch Reggie Jackson play every day when he was with the Yankees and EVERY FLY BALL WAS AN ADVENTURE ! Worst outfielder I ever saw in my life did far more harm than good with his defensive "skills" and he made it in the HOF on what ? First ballot ?