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Originally Posted by moogpowell
Alone on offense you can make a strong argument for the HOF. Throw in his defense and the case becomes better. Granted, he was hardly likable or someone you'd want to split a croissant with. Moreover, cocaine always hung over his candidacy. But if HOF voters overlooked it for Tim Raines it why should that be an issue for Parker?
Moreover, the idiocy of 3,000 hits equaling automatic entry (Rose aside) rears its ugly head. If Parker had 288 more hits he would be a HOF lock, given historical precedent. That's silly because if he averaged 15 more hits per year to hit 3,000 that wouldn't have materially influenced his offensive profile.
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As I was reading down through these posts, I thought I should mention The Cobra. Glad someone beat me to it.
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Always collecting Pirates from the early 1900's thru the early 70's.
Completed - 1967 Topps Baseball, 1969 Greiner Tires Pirates, 1964 Topps Giants
Working on - 1967 Topps Test Stickers - Pirates 31/33 just need the 2 Clemente’s
Also looking for a 1970's Spalding Advisory Staff photo of Richie Hebner.
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