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Originally Posted by packs
I think the true test should be: was this person one of the three best players at their position during their career? If the answer is yes, then I don't see how that person isn't a HOFer. In the case of Larry Doyle, he was unquestionably the best second baseman of his time. So how is he not a HOFer?
Pitchers would be a different story because at any given time there could be an infinite amount of top pitchers. I wouldn't use the top three as an indicator for them.
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I don't like this argument. What constitutes an era? If we just look at who the top 3 at any given position are without comparing them to the rest of history at said position we are just going to weaken the HOF more than it is already.
Was the player in the top 10-15 all time at their position?
If not were they in the top 10 in the game at any position during their career?
Does that players stats paint a picture of an all time great? Or just a good player who played a position that had poor depth league wide at the time?