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Albie O'Hanianhankron-While your point is indeed valid - people like to focus on objective measures. Subjective issues are tougher to deal with. How does a fan really know who is or what makes a great leader in the clubhouse? We can speculate but unless you are in the clubhouse on a daily basis it is difficult to say.
Defense is the same way - ask any fan about what they think of the defense of Nomar Garciappara or Derek Jeter and you are going to have a very strong argument for both sides.
On the Palmiero issue it is nice that he was a decent defensive firstbaseman and that should be a plus in his favour given that he already has outstanding offensive numbers but there is not one firstbaseman in the Hall who is in there in part because of their defense.