Bonafide Baseball Hall of Famers

Is that evened out by playing in a pinball stadium for the latter part of his career?

 

He played his home games in the Astrodome for nine of his 15 seasons, so not really. Those six years in the "pinball stadium" include his final season, 2005, when he played only 39 games and hit three homers.

Bagwell did set a career high with 47 home runs the year the new park opened, but that wasn't really that far out of line from his typical numbers. He had hit 42 the year before and 43 in '97.

 

So in '87 Ozzie Virgil hit 27 HRs, and Lonnie Smith hit one more HR than Murphy did in '89. Plus Horner was there for most of Murphy's years. It's not accurate to say he had no protection.

 

Doe Rafael Palmeiro get any love from this board now as a legitimate first ballot HOFamer?

 

I repeat, Raffy definitely has HOF numbers but his charade in front of Congress followed by a positive test eliminates him

 

Let bygones be bygone big guy.

 

The thing about Raffy is that his numbers are more of a career grind accomplishment. He was a damn good but not dominant hitter for a long time. The PED use discount (20 percent off all numbers) dents his case dramatically. It wasn't until the end of his career people started thinking of him as a potential Hall of Famer.

 

In a way, his career is like Hank Aaron's HR chase. He was very consistent.

 

In a way, that's completely absurd.

 

No it isn't. Raffy was a very consistent ball player. That and longevity makes in an HOFer.

 

No, it doesn't.

Mario Mendoza was the definition of consistency.

He's not in the Hall of Fame.

And Palmeiro won't be, either.

 

In a way, comparing him to Hank Aaron is still completely absurd