David Ortiz Hallf of Fame bound??

[xpress34]

Re: David Ortiz Hallf of Fame bound??

I wanted to add Palmiero to this mix as well since his name did come up earlier as well:

Papi - 16 years and counting
Mac - 16 years
Raffy - 20 years

BA - Papi (.285) / Mac (.263) / Raffy (.288)
RBI - Papi (1326) / Mac (1414) / Raffy (1835)
Hits - Papi (1863) / Mac (1626) / Raffy (3020)
HR - Papi (401) / Mac (583) / Raffy (569)
OPS - Papi (.928) / Mac (.982) / Raffy (.885)
OBP - Papi (.380) / Mac (.394) / Raffy (.371)
SS - Papi (5) / Mac (3) / Raffy (2)
GG - Papi (0) / Mac (1) / Raffy (3)
AS - Papi (8) / Mac (12) / Raffy (4)

So playing 4 years longer than Mac and Papi (to this point) Raffy out did them in BA, RBI and Hits - and SS and GG for awards but never made a WS trip.

And as soon as he had the 3,000 RBI to go with his 500 HR, it was suspicious how quickly the news of his steroid use leaked - and he became a ghost.

Personally I don't think any of the three will ever make the Hall.

- Smitty

[legaleagle92481]

Re: David Ortiz Hallf of Fame bound??

Not a Hall of Famer. Poor early career with Twins, DH status, low career stats compared to HOFers and Roid links.

[R_Aaronson]

Re: David Ortiz Hallf of Fame bound??

Not a HOF'er. And 500 homers no longer "automatically" gets you in anymore, especially those who played in the steroid era or have been linked to PED usage.

Better bump that number up to 600 HR's.

[xpress34]

Re: David Ortiz Hallf of Fame bound??

Not a HOF'er. And 500 homers no longer "automatically" gets you in anymore, especially those who played in the steroid era or have been linked to PED usage.

Better bump that number up to 600 HR's.

The only current or recently retired player(s) in that group (660 HRs)that aren't tagged as a roid user are:

Ken Griffey Jr - 612
Jim Thome - 630

The others are all linked to roids:

Barry Bonds - 762
A Rod - 647
Sammy Sosa - 609

[NEFAN]

Re: David Ortiz Hallf of Fame bound??

If Pete Rose is banned for life, any juicer should be too.