when reading some of the Hall of fame threads i begin to wonder if the BBWAA will exclude a 500HR-guy from the Hall.
There are a lot of Guys who recently cracked the mark (Griffey / Sosa / Palmeiro) or could crack the mark in the near future (A-Rod / Sheffield / Thome / Bagwell [assuming he will play]/ Thomas / Ramirez maybe even Delgado).
Of course A-Rod and Griffey are locks. The others are up for Discussion.
This makes the 500HR-Club not as exclusive as it once was. So would you leave Jim Thome or Delgado or whomever out of Cooperstown even if they would have 500HRs?
Back in the Day the 500HR mark was the Ticket for Cooperstown for Sluggers. (Just like 3000 Hits is the mark for Hitters).
But with the Smaller Ballparks, the Juiced Foreheads and the juiced Baseballs it does not feel like THEE MARK anymore.
There are a lot of Guys who recently cracked the mark (Griffey / Sosa / Palmeiro) or could crack the mark in the near future (A-Rod / Sheffield / Thome / Bagwell [assuming he will play]/ Thomas / Ramirez maybe even Delgado).
Of course A-Rod and Griffey are locks. The others are up for Discussion.
This makes the 500HR-Club not as exclusive as it once was. So would you leave Jim Thome or Delgado or whomever out of Cooperstown even if they would have 500HRs?
Back in the Day the 500HR mark was the Ticket for Cooperstown for Sluggers. (Just like 3000 Hits is the mark for Hitters).
But with the Smaller Ballparks, the Juiced Foreheads and the juiced Baseballs it does not feel like THEE MARK anymore.
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