Jeff Bagwell - HOF?

Will Jeff Bagwell's retirement official - do you think he will get voted into the Hall of Fame?

 

As I said on a previous thread, I think he's borderline, but his being the face of the Astros with Biggio, the MVP, good defense and baserunning, and being the Stros All-time home run leader gets him onto enough ballots eventually.

First ballot would surprise me.

 

My unofficial rule about HOF. Dominate for a few years, have solid all around numbers and be a all-star for a majority of years played. By this qualifications I think Bagwell deserves to be a HOF.

 

A rookie of the year and an MVP go a long way with me.

Plus a MVP runner-up and a third.

And nine of his 15 seasons in the Astrodome.

If he had played his whole career at Minute Maid, he would have had 600 HRs.

Absolute HOF for me.

 

It will take a couple shots because some will factor in Enron/Minute Maid, but fail to account for the dome, but he's in.
If he played in Enron/MM for the first 8-10 years his numbers would be mindnumbing.

Weren't there a lot of roid whispers around him? The way his body broke down.

 

That was brought up yesterday. I always remember him being pretty squat, but he did always seem to have absolute tree trunks for legs.

 

Exactly, the size of his legs are what I'll remember. And to think, he was supposed to be the guy to replace Wade Boggs.

 

Borderline HOF ... probably out.

Note to idiotsnetwork: Bags was an all-star 4 times in 15 years, not the majority of his years played.

 

Hard to believe it was just four, but you are correctamundo.

He didn't make the all-star teams in either of the years he finished seventh in the MVP voting.

 

No to the Hall.

And please don't build anyone's case -- pro or con -- on All-Star selections. Not with fan voting and the rule that every team has to be represented.

 

I'll put him in my Hall of Pretty Good.