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Roger Maris: Hall of Famer?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Dick Whitman, Apr 15, 2014.

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  1. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    I don't much care for that language.
     
    3_Octave_Fart, Apr 16, 2014
    #61
  2. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    Yes 2,750 hits, a .319 career average, an MVP, a ROY, 10 Gold Gloves, 10 All-Star Game appearances, an ASG MVP award and a career .346 postseason average make him a marginal at best HOFer.
     
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    micropolitan guy, Apr 16, 2014
    #62
  3. BDC99

    BDC99 Well-Known Member

    No doubt. Well, maybe a LITTLE doubt about the numbers, but he is a lock.
     
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    BDC99, Apr 16, 2014
    #63
  4. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    Gil Hodges should have been in decades ago.
     
    Double J, Apr 16, 2014
    #64
  5. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Hodges never led an 8-team league in anything, not even RBIs despite hitting in the middle one of the greatest offensive teams of all-time. He also never finished higher than 7th in the MVP balloting.

    He was essentially the Tino Martinez of his era.

    That's a Hall of Famer?
     
    Steak Snabler, Apr 16, 2014
    #65
  6. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    If Pee Wee Reese is in Cooperstown, then so should be Hodges.
     
    3_Octave_Fart, Apr 16, 2014
    #66
  7. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    I also include on his resume manager of an iconic team.

    He was a major contributor to two iconic teams.
     
    Dick Whitman, Apr 16, 2014
    #67
  8. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    Was just going to say that about his managing the Miracles. Puts him over the edge for me.
     
    jr/shotglass, Apr 16, 2014
    #68
  9. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Hodges had a losing record as a manager.
     
    Steak Snabler, Apr 16, 2014
    #69
  10. BDC99

    BDC99 Well-Known Member

    Hodges. Hodges?!
    Fuck Hodges, man!
    Where does Hodges come from anyway, huh?
     
    BDC99, Apr 16, 2014
    #70
  11. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    I'm just bracing for the eventual OPS arguments.
     
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    93Devil, Apr 17, 2014
    #71
  12. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    The last two seasons, Miguel Cabrera led the A.L. in OPS. Stat heads supported Mike Trout for MVP both years. Traditionalists, including you, pitched a tantrum over it.

    And yet now, your worry is that ... stat heads won't support Ichiro? Because of OPS?
     
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    Dick Whitman, Apr 17, 2014
    #72
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