Edmonds: HOF?

Asking whether he'll make the Hall may be ridiculous, but I don't think it's completely ridiculous to wonder if he'll get the five percent to stay on the ballot.

 

sorry if i offended. i don't believe fanbois of any kind deserve to be coddled over stoooopid inquiries. gold gloves mean something if you're a shortstop, perhaps. centerfielders? um, not so much. : : :

outfielders better bring exceptional offensive numbers to the table. absolutely nothing about edmonds' numbers are close to exceptional.

 

Yeah I'm a big Jim Deshaies fan. What about it?

 

Although eight-consecutive Gold Gloves is nice, his offensive numbers aren't there.

 

puh-leeze! unless 5 percent of the voters are based in st. loo, it's a ridiculous question. besides, who the eff gives a crap about hitting the percent mark? i don't believe anyone who started at 5 percent eventually made the hall.

again, i'm embarrassed to be posting on this topic for a third time. i need to get a life. what a bitter old hack i've become. :-[ :-[ :-[

 

No, but what team will take a chance on him right now? Toronto?

 

I agree with spnited.

DID I ACTUALLY WRITE THAT?!

 

'bout time you came around to a right way of thinking!

 

He'd be a shoo in for the Hall of Above Average. He might get a Veterans Committee nod for the Hall of Very Good. But no HOF for Jim Edmonds. Injuries just took too much of his better days IMO.

 

That's a real good guess.

Of course the irony is the Jays got rid of a guy two years older who had a lot more left in the tank (Thomas).

 

If Edmonds could have laid off the pitch in his eyes, or the one in the dirt, or the one way the hell outside, or the one way the hell inside, he might have hit 100 more home runs. And probably still wouldn't be anywhere near hall of fame consideration.

He had some spectacular moments during his years in St. Louis, but he also had some spectacular failures, too. A really good -- and at times verging on great -- but not transcendent player.

And as a Cardinals fan, he left town one year too late.

 

To me, Edmonds belongs in the Hall of Cash a Paycheck.