Who needs the Hall of Fame anyway?!

[bbcard1]

Originally Posted by MacDice

Thurman Munson? Just because you play for the Yankees does not mean that you should be in the Hall of Fame. From his ERA alone, I will take Bench, Fisk and Carter over him.

I am not a Munson hater...and think with a few more productive years he would have been worthy of consideration, but another from this era that REALLY gets overlooked is Ted Simmons. His stats are right in line with many catchers in the HOF, but few people even remember him.

[Robextend]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

I am not a Munson hater...and think with a few more productive years he would have been worthy of consideration, but another from this era that REALLY gets overlooked is Ted Simmons. His stats are right in line with many catchers in the HOF, but few people even remember him.

I have said many times that Simmons numbers are right up there with the all time greats at that position. It really is a shame he gets overlooked.

[Peter_Spaeth]

275 HR
850 RBI
.260 average
statistically most comparable players Bob Allison and Hank Sauer
come on

[Exhibitman]

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[39special]

How about Carl Furillo or Gil Hodges?

[Vintagedegu]

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[bcbgcbrcb]

How about Jim Thorpe as a baseball player.......

[glchen]

The rest of the Black Sox, including the manager, Kid Gleason. Various Cuban and Negro leaguers who haven't made the HOF.

[D. Bergin]

A few who I haven't seen named:

Mark Fidrych - remarkable rookie season, great personality and then injuries

Rocky Colavito - Great 10 year run, cult favorite, most similar to Reggie Jackson during his last decent year at the age of 33.

Denny McLain - 30 game winner, 2 Cy Youngs, amazing early career, so much potential

Ted Klu - Similar to Colavito but for a shorter period. Surprising stat to me for a power hitter like Klu. I noticed several seasons he had far more homers then he had strikeouts.