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Originally Posted by Snapolit1
Everyone has their views. I think baseball HOF has to be a mixture of objective data and subjective views as to one's overall importance to the game. Yogi Berra is an icon of the sport. For many reasons of course. If his WAR was 12.2 he's still deserve to be in the HOF.
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Well yeah, not like Yogi was a slouch in that department either. WAR is a cumulative stat just like hits/walks/HR's/etc.., and must be put in context.
He obviously played a very demanding position and was pretty dominant in his standing at that position among his peers at the time.
...and he still ranks pretty highly among catchers of all eras.
I personally think catchers should get judged for HOF candidacy completely different then all other position players. Similar to Pitchers.
I remember moaning and groaning about Carlton Fisk and Gary Carter getting in, and most recently of course, Ted Simmons.
Most demanding position on the diamond and there's guys out there who think Johnny Bench and Yogi (and maybe Piazza) should be the only catchers represented in the HOF, because all they do is compare their offensive stats to regular position players.
