Morris & Trammell Elected to HOF

[packs]

I think Robinson Cano is a far superior player to Whitaker and he also plays second base. I think Cano will have a tough time getting in.

[Gnep31]

I'm biased as a lifelong Tiger fan, but their peers believe they should be in. I value their opinions much more than people who have never played and have to look at metrics to try and figure out what makes a good ballplayer.

They were each the best player at their respective position for most, if not all, the decade of the 80's.

If I were putting together an all time great roster of winners these two would make the squad.

[packs]

Please explain how Morris was the best pitcher of his time but only finished as high as 3rd in any one year's Cy Young voting.

[Gnep31]

Originally Posted by packs

Please explain how Morris was the best pitcher of his time but only finished as high as 3rd in any one year's Cy Young voting.

More wins than any other pitcher. I would rather have consistency over one good yr.

[packs]

Wins have become the new RBI though, a stat that is more team based than player based.

[Gnep31]

Originally Posted by packs

Wins have become the new RBI though, a stat that is more team based than player based.

Said no baseball player ever....

[btcarfagno]

Originally Posted by Gnep31

Said no baseball player ever....

Right. Because the players are the keepers of baseball knowledge.

[yanks12025]

Originally Posted by packs

I think Robinson Cano is a far superior player to Whitaker and he also plays second base. I think Cano will have a tough time getting in.

Robinson Cano will end up being one of the best 2nd in the game when he retires. He'll probably be a first ballot HOF.

[packs]

Originally Posted by yanks12025

Robinson Cano will end up being one of the best 2nd in the game when he retires. He'll probably be a first ballot HOF.

He should be but I think he'll have the same trouble Vlad is. People will see him a tweener because he won't have any one benchmark.

[howard38]

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[btcarfagno]

Originally Posted by howard38

His benchmark will probably be 3,000 hits but even without that he should get in.

It seems we sometimes lose sight of just how good Cano is from an historical perspective.

Tom C

[Jwkeen]

I have always thought the number of Hall of Famers was way too high and should be a much more exclusive club. It does get very complicated because you hear a lot of people talk about stats. Stats definitely are one of the primary ways of measuring worthiness, but don’t measure everything.

[hammer]

Pete Rose or Denny McClain I guess it pays to be a prim and proper citizen.