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Gil Hodges vs. Norm Cash
I'm not old enough to comment on Gil Hodges' worthiness to the Hall of Fame.
But If you look at baseball reference and compare Gil Hodges to Norm Cash the similarities are almost eerie. So, what's the reasoning behind Cash having no chance of ever getting in while Hodges has been mentioned for decades as the player most deserving who always fell short. Cash even has a batting title that Hodges doesn't have. And he once tried to use a table leg to bat against Nolan Ryan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je8tttn017Q Gil Hodges SUMMARY Career WAR 43.9 AB 7030 H 1921 HR 370 BA .273 R 1105 RBI 1274 SB 63 OBP .359 SLG .487 OPS .846 OPS+ 120 Norm Cash SUMMARY Career WAR 52.0 AB 6705 H 1820 HR 377 BA .271 R 1045 RBI 1104 SB 43 OBP .374 SLG .488 OPS .862 OPS+ 139 |
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Gil had 7 100 RBI seasons, Cash had 1. Gil was also the manager of a team that pulled one of the biggest upsets in World Series history.
Last edited by Jim65; 12-16-2021 at 09:35 AM. |
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RBIs have a lot to do with who is hitting in front of you. Just ask Albert Pujols.
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perversely I think Cash's monster season hurts him. It set expectations incredibly high and he never approached that level again. Hodges was a model of consistency.
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I always thought that if Vada Pinson's numbers had been more evenly distributed instead of front loaded he would have been inducted long ago.
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Even though I'm a Tiger fan, and even though Norm Cash is one of the coolest baseball players in history, I don't think he's a hall-of-famer.
I grew up in the 70's Dave Parker and Steve Garvey and, later, Dale Murphy were 3 mega-stars of the era. If Gil Hodges is in, there's no reason these 3 guys don't get in, is there? |
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This isnt a debate about RBIs, the OP asked why Hodges and not Cash and Hodges' 100 RBI seasons have a lot to do with it, voters like the big numbers and 100 RBI is a big number.
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Indeed.
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Those two things are not to be considered in the aggregate. You can get in as a player or a manager, but not as a combo as I understand it, though if you have a hall of fame vote you are not bound by any rules.
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