Posted by mahatma chani on 2008-04-18 12:22:19 +0000
Baseball milestones
So congrats to Manny for passing Gehrig and McGriff on the all-time home runs list. I noticed that Gary Sheffield is only a couple behind Manny. Question for the peanut gallery: Is Sheffield a Hall of Famer?
Posted by tendiamonds on 2008-04-18 13:47:42 +0000
Not if Jim Rice isn't.
I don't think Sheffield was ever the most feared hitter in the game. He is someone who is really good, and has stuck around for a long time, and I don't think that's enough.
Posted by respectless on 2008-04-18 13:57:27 +0000
Keeping in mind that Rice SHOULD be a HOF'er, but his shitty relationship with the voters has likely been what has kept him out, I think Sheffield will be in the Hall, although, maybe not on the first ballot.
Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-04-18 17:00:18 +0000
Neither Manny nor Chef ever got an MVP, though both got some votes in multiple years.
Chef's in, I think, if Rice is. (Course, Rice never got a ring, either.)
Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-04-18 17:36:14 +0000
Remember in like 93 or 94 when the Padres 3-4-5 hitters were Gwynn, Sheffield, McGriff? Man.
Posted by tendiamonds on 2008-04-18 18:46:15 +0000
This is Manny's MVP season.
Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-04-19 16:48:32 +0000
I think it was Gammons who predicted the same for ESPN. Hope so.
I don't think Sheffield was ever the most feared hitter in the game. He is someone who is really good, and has stuck around for a long time, and I don't think that's enough.
2530 hits, 1545 runs, 481 HR's, 1578 RBI's, 244 SB's, .296 BA
sound like hall of fame numbers to me.
Jim Rice's Career numbers:
2452 hits, 1249 runs, 382 HR's, 1451 RBI's, 58 SB,s .298 BA
Keeping in mind that Rice SHOULD be a HOF'er, but his shitty relationship with the voters has likely been what has kept him out, I think Sheffield will be in the Hall, although, maybe not on the first ballot.
Chef's in, I think, if Rice is. (Course, Rice never got a ring, either.)