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Old 08-02-2014, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Kenny Cole View Post
Unfortunately IMO, you don't get any extra HOF consideration for dying young while playing great. Joss and Youngs are the only two exceptions I can think of and their elections came decades after their deaths and in Youngs' case, during what is generally considered to be the apex of veterans committee cronyism. I don't see it happening.
You're just not going to get into the Hall with 113 HR and 701 RBI, whether you die young or your career is cut short otherwise. But that has no bearing in my opinion on his legacy as the best catcher of the 70s == yeah he was better than Fisk.
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