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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
If he couldn't get in in the first 35 +- years of his eligibility, I would say he is not deserving. As I recall he had almost no support when he was eligible by the conventional route. My test for a HOFer is like the Supreme Ct. test for obscenity, you know one when you see one.
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Also, he fails the 'baseball card' rule. As a kid during the Santo era, while his card was desirable, it was no Ernie Banks or Fergie Jenkins. More like a Ken Holtzman. Same for Oliva and Kaat. Hodges was a Mets manager card, so that was a disaster
