Performace milestones for automatic BB HoF induction? - Page 2

pudgy.in.the.middle · 02-21-2011, 05:21 AM

I meant if Ichiro reitred today, he should be a 1st ballot HOF. Sandy K did not meet any milestones, but I think most if not all would agree he was a no-brainer HoFer. I would think Ichiro is in that class of BB player, dominant game changer...a perfect segue to my next question/poll.

..If a player today was so dominant over X numbers of years a la Sandy Koufax, should he be an automatic HoFer? If so, what kind of stats are we talking about?

LISteve · 02-21-2011, 07:41 AM

Look at Mattingly. He was the best player in the game for 3 or 4 years and you can say dominant from 1984 trough 1989. However his back injury made him a mediocre player for the rest of his career. He was great .. but not long enough to make it into the hall. I should mention that he was my favorite Yankee of all time. He was really great to watch in his prime. What stats should qualify someone who had a short career?? I don't know ... I guess it is one of those things like ... you know it when you see it.

02-21-2011, 05:21 AM	#31
pudgy.in.the.middle banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,447 vCash: 500	To clairfy Ichiro... I meant if Ichiro reitred today, he should be a 1st ballot HOF. Sandy K did not meet any milestones, but I think most if not all would agree he was a no-brainer HoFer. I would think Ichiro is in that class of BB player, dominant game changer...a perfect segue to my next question/poll. ..If a player today was so dominant over X numbers of years a la Sandy Koufax, should he be an automatic HoFer? If so, what kind of stats are we talking about?

02-21-2011, 07:41 AM	#32
LISteve Gold Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,747 vCash: 500	Look at Mattingly. He was the best player in the game for 3 or 4 years and you can say dominant from 1984 trough 1989. However his back injury made him a mediocre player for the rest of his career. He was great .. but not long enough to make it into the hall. I should mention that he was my favorite Yankee of all time. He was really great to watch in his prime. What stats should qualify someone who had a short career?? I don't know ... I guess it is one of those things like ... you know it when you see it.