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Re: Is Roger Maris HOF worthy?
Apr 23, 2013, 11:17 PM
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I believe so
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Re: Is Roger Maris HOF worthy?
Apr 23, 2013, 11:18 PM
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It was also a different day back then when 500 homers and a .300 average wasn't the measuring stick for power hitters.
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I wonder why?
Apr 23, 2013, 11:22 PM
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lol
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Re: I wonder why?
Apr 23, 2013, 11:24 PM
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Very true haha
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It was a different day. In his "day," he led the league in
Apr 24, 2013, 9:29 AM
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home runs once, and finished in the top 5 two other times.
Over the course of his very short career, 9 players had more homers than he did.
So even in his "day," he wasn't really one of the elite sluggers, except for one great year.
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I don't believe Maris is a Hall of Famer and don't think
Apr 24, 2013, 12:16 AM
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McGwire or Sosa ever will be either. I do think Bonds is and I think he'll get in eventually.
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Re: I don't believe Maris is a Hall of Famer and don't think
Apr 24, 2013, 12:47 AM
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Numbers aren't everything. This prompted me to as my 14 year old if they had heard of George Brett, Robin Yount, and Eddie Murray. All of them are in the HOF, but she didn't know them. She actually thought that Eddie Murray was the voice in Shrek. She knew who Roger Maris was though. It is the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of Stats.
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The HOF isn't for "names" it's for the very best players
Apr 24, 2013, 1:11 AM
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Roger Maris is well known for his 61 season, heck there's even a movie about it. The fact is though outside of that he only had 2 other seasons where you could even argue he was one of the best players in the game and even those 2 years could be considered a stretch. Every other season he played was pedestrian at best. Unless you can tell me what years outside of 60-62 he played anything close to what is considered a hall of fame level. To me 3 good years in a career of 12 is not hall of fame worthy.
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Well, we're all entitled to our opinions aren't we?
Apr 24, 2013, 6:11 AM
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Maris is a no brainer. Are Johnny Unitas's stats impressive today? Are Bart Star's? Yes I realize that is a different sport.
I have to wonder if you are old enough to have seen any of these three play...
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Pretty much no one of any age thinks that Roger Maris
Apr 24, 2013, 9:18 AM
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Is a Hall-of-Famer. Here are the criteria:
"Voting shall be based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played."
Maris was one of the top players in baseball for a couple of years. He wasn't even the best player on his own team in those years (Mickey Mantle was). The rest of his career he was not a special player at all. No one has ever gotten in the baseball HOF based on two really good seasons.
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Yes!***
Apr 24, 2013, 6:42 AM
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I belong in the Hall of Fame before Sosa and Bonds.
Apr 24, 2013, 7:32 AM
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Cheating is cheating. If a student gets caught cheating on an exam the teacher doesn't just throw out the questions that he cheats on, they throw out the whole thing.
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Re: Is Roger Maris HOF worthy?
Apr 24, 2013, 8:55 AM
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I remember the 61 - but he was a flash-in-the-pan IMO. I don't think it's HOF worthy unless you also do something for many years.
For me - until Pete Rose is admitted into the HOF, they should just shut the dayum place down.
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Not even close.***
Apr 24, 2013, 9:23 AM
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Re: Is Roger Maris HOF worthy?
Apr 24, 2013, 9:26 AM
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He should be in the Hall of Fame on his 61 homer year alone.
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