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Posted By: sean

I actually think the poem takes away from them somewhat as that becomes everybodies excuse as to why they shouldnt be in the hall. In fact, they all deserve it. People frown on evers and tinker because of their low lifetime BA when they forget how good they were in:
clutch situations
overall performance in relation to their team
how much they helped their team to get to 4 world series in 5 years in an era where pitching ruled.
plus individual acheivements such as evers golden year with the braves that undoubtably got them to the series.
Tinker's performance late in the season and how he dominated Christy Mathewson.
Frank chance's ability to be a star player and manger.
I also think kling and schulte deserve hall recognition.