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Should Manny be in the HOF?? I say Yes

dakotadakota Posts: 235
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Better catcher than Bench and Munson????? Should be in the hall.

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  • Coinhusker1Coinhusker1 Posts: 3,560 ✭
    I followed baseball in the late 70s, and do not remember this guy at all.

    Of course, it may have been because the A's sucked in the late 70s. I do remember that the paid attendence for one of the A's home games in 1977 (or 78, I forget) was 693.
  • dakotadakota Posts: 235
    Manny was actually a Pirate for most of his career. He was on the 1971 Championship team.Rookie card in 1968. Always smiling with the gap between his front two teeth.
  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,136 ✭✭✭✭✭
    He was probably the free-est swinger in baseball. He didn't care if the pitchl was two feet out of the strike zone, he was swinging' at it...and usually hit it!


    Steve
  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,797 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If so, then Tony Pena must also go. IMO, both were very good defensive catchers in their day, but not HOF-worthy.
    My Box of 20: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/box-20/ryks-gold-box-20/17132
  • dakotadakota Posts: 235
    Yeah...Im only joking around but for those that are unaware....this guy was very underated.
  • ctsoxfanctsoxfan Posts: 6,246 ✭✭
    I'd bet I'm not the only one who thought this was a Manny Ramirez thread.
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  • AxtellAxtell Posts: 10,037 ✭✭
    Hell if Bettis 'deserves' to go, so does this guy.

    Hell, let's put EVERY pittsburgh player in the hall...what are you, yankee fans?!

    haha

  • CubfanCubfan Posts: 1,545
    There arent too many players who were traded for a manager as Manny was though. That has to count for something image.
  • denwd1denwd1 Posts: 430
    the baseball hall of fame? manny sanguillen? he was an all star,a good hitter with a great arm and an unmistakable style , but i really doubt he iseven in the pittsburg pirate hall of fame. but he should be in that one.
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    Crap, I thought this was a Manny Legace thread!


    Stingray
  • fiveninerfiveniner Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭
    If Manny goes so does Ted Simmons,Bill Freehan & Lance Parrish,anybody agree?All 3 were better than many in most catagories.
    Tony(AN ANGEL WATCHES OVER ME)
  • fiveninerfiveniner Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭
    Woops I forgot Thurman Munson.
    Tony(AN ANGEL WATCHES OVER ME)
  • dallasactuarydallasactuary Posts: 4,329 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>If Manny goes so does Ted Simmons,Bill Freehan & Lance Parrish,anybody agree?All 3 were better than many in most catagories. >>



    Agree, but the list of catchers better than Manny is much longer than just those three. Of the maybe 20 or so modern catchers better than Manny not already in the HOF, Freehan, IMO, has the strongest case.
    This is for you @thisistheshow - Jim Rice was actually a pretty good player.
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