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Who is the best player that is eligible for the HOF, but not in it yet?

CrimsonTiderCrimsonTider Posts: 1,381 ✭✭✭
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I say Dale Murphy
collecting Dale Murphy and OPC
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  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Blyleven and I don't even collect his cards.



    Steve
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  • richtreerichtree Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭
    Andre Dawson
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  • mrmint23mrmint23 Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭
    Don Mattingly and Mark Mcgwire
  • richtreerichtree Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭
    scratch that ..... Mark McGwire
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  • 69Cubs69Cubs Posts: 150 ✭✭
    Ron Santo should be in there.

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  • RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    Bert Freaking Blyleven.
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  • Nathaniel1960Nathaniel1960 Posts: 2,331 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I second Santo....there is no reason why he should not be there. Really, top ten all time at his position IMO.
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  • dpucciodpuccio Posts: 117 ✭✭
    Blyleven without question
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  • leathtechleathtech Posts: 3,191 ✭
    Santo without question
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  • onefasttalononefasttalon Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭
    Donnie Baseball, Mark McGwire, Dale Murphy (for sure), Freddy Lynn ????, Ron Santo, Andre Dawson, and of course Pete Rose SHOULD be eligible and already in.

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  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    Lenn Sakata
  • MBMiller25MBMiller25 Posts: 6,056 ✭✭
    Pete Rose
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  • BunkerBunker Posts: 3,926 ✭


    << <i>Pete Rose >>



    Gets my vote as well
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  • samspopsamspop Posts: 1,993 ✭✭✭
    Mark McGwire and Pete Rose...no question.
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  • Bottom9thBottom9th Posts: 2,695 ✭✭
    Santo or Blyleven.

    Also agree that Pete Rose has served his time and deserves to be there.


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  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    Lifelong fan of Murphy but Mattingly belongs before Murphy.
  • racy1019racy1019 Posts: 38
    Dave Parker
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  • Yankees001Yankees001 Posts: 1,496 ✭
    Bert Blyleven, Jack Morris, Don Mattingly and Roger Maris

    Personal favorite Thurman Munson
  • BunkerBunker Posts: 3,926 ✭
    Copied from another site asking these same questions:

    Tommy John has won more games than any eligible pitcher not in the Hall of Fame.


    However, John has also won more games than 52 pitchers already in the Hall of Fame.


    In his long career, he won 288 games, compiled a 3.34 ERA, threw 46 shutouts, won 20 games three times, and was elected to four all-star teams.


    He started more games than any left-hander in history, save for Steve Carlton.

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  • gregm13gregm13 Posts: 5,798 ✭✭✭
    Rose - hands down.

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  • csmtampacsmtampa Posts: 1,828 ✭
    Pete Rose
    Ron Santo
    Andre Dawson
  • RobbRobb Posts: 2,034 ✭
    The best player to have ever worn the number 23 in ANY sport (yes, even basketball)... Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd.

    But I'm a lil' biased.

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  • WalterSobchakWalterSobchak Posts: 2,096
    Rose, then Blyleven. Big gap to the next-best non-HOFer after that.
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  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Rose is not eligible.



    Steve

    Good for you.
  • burke23burke23 Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭
    Rusty Kunz - or Blyleven. Bunker, Blyleven was much better than John - not sure its really close. Glad to see Blyleven getting some love for this question - silly that he isn't in yet (mostly because of people using Wins to determine who the good pitchers are I assume). Don't know much about Santo, but his htting numbers are very solid, but not spectacular. If his fielding was top notch I wouldn't have a problem with that.
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  • gregm13gregm13 Posts: 5,798 ✭✭✭
    How about FB? I'd say Al "Ox" Wistert....

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  • gregm13gregm13 Posts: 5,798 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Rose is not eligible.



    Steve >>



    That's another story...

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  • HAMMERFAN44HAMMERFAN44 Posts: 318
    No doubt...Blyleven
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  • BronkotaBronkota Posts: 56
    Shannon Sharpe.
  • larryallen73larryallen73 Posts: 6,069 ✭✭✭
    Garvey!
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,839 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd say Blyleven or Santo.

    Ted Simmons should get some attention as well...


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  • akuracy503akuracy503 Posts: 1,923 ✭✭✭
    Will "the thrill" Clark....come on guys we gotta let someone in from the late 80's.

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  • bobbyw8469bobbyw8469 Posts: 7,144 ✭✭✭
    Roger Maris should be in the Hall......I also think Gil Hodges..........I know those two picks aren't very popular, but that's who I vote for...
  • rbdjr1rbdjr1 Posts: 4,474 ✭✭



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  • HighChopperHighChopper Posts: 1,091
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  • MLRMLEOMLRMLEO Posts: 269
    How can you have 3701 strike-outs a era of 3.31 280some wins and not be in the Hall?
  • KrissKrissKrissKriss Posts: 60
    Sid Monge gets my vote...
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    < Rose is not eligible.



    Steve >>



    That's another story...

    Greg M.



    Yes it is, however the OP asked "Who is the best player that is eligible for the HOF, but not in it yet?"

    Keyword 'eligible.....



    Steve
    Good for you.
  • HighChopperHighChopper Posts: 1,091
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  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Kaat should be in.


    Steve
    Good for you.
  • BigRedMachineBigRedMachine Posts: 2,563 ✭✭✭
    Quit being a hater Steve, Rose deserves to be in. image

    I'll second or third Blyleven.

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  • gregmo32gregmo32 Posts: 2,648 ✭✭✭
    Blyleven,

    followed somewhere by Tim Raines.
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  • DavidPuddyDavidPuddy Posts: 3,488 ✭✭✭
    Here's my short list of players I'd like to see in the HOF. In order.
    Rose (if eligible)
    Joe Jackson (if eligible)
    Blyleven
    Simmons
    Raines
    Dawson
    Murphy
    Garvey
    Oliver
    Santo
    John
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  • gregm13gregm13 Posts: 5,798 ✭✭✭


    << <i>< Rose is not eligible.



    Steve >>



    That's another story...

    Greg M.



    Yes it is, however the OP asked "Who is the best player that is eligible for the HOF, but not in it yet?"

    Keyword 'eligible.....



    Steve >>



    Agreed..

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  • CrimsonTiderCrimsonTider Posts: 1,381 ✭✭✭
    Blyleven
    Simmons
    Raines
    Dawson
    Murphy
    Garvey
    Oliver
    Santo
    John
    Katt



    I believe that many of these will be voted in soon due to the fact that they are not tainted as much by the steroid dogma that some of the newer and more deserving players. I'll be the first to say that Barry Bonds was better than Dale Murphy, however with the current resent in the media toward anyone tainted by this, Murphy maybe able to squeak in as a protest vote against the perceived cheaters. Or at least I hope so.

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  • CrimsonTiderCrimsonTider Posts: 1,381 ✭✭✭
    I also agree that Rose should be eligible and should be in the hall. How can you have a hall a fame and not have the hit leader. In the near future, there will be point in time when the hit all-time leader and the homerun all-time leader will be theoritically eligible but not electable.
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  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,225 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Bert Blyleven and Jim Kaat.
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