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John(z28jd)I really hate when guys are considered great even if the only thing they can do is hit homers.Mark McGwire is the best example of this,he was a great home run hitter,he wasnt a great player,he wasnt a great fielder,and he was very very slow and struck out way too much,and couldnt hit for average yet hes considered great because he hit alot of home runs.Go look at his season by season stats,hes had some average years and a couple horrible years. Hes no better than Kiner and shouldnt be considered as such ........It just bothers me when people say McGwire is a sure hall of famer,but someone like Palmiero or McGriff are either said to be likely or marginal.If he had a 100 less homers and even if every number was exactly the same,everyone would be saying he had a nice career but he wouldnt make the hall and it proves that homers are over-rated. 1600 strikeouts(less than every 4 at-bats)18 combined triples and stolen bases in 16 seasons and a 263 average,217 in the post season,dont make a great player.Those 4 seasons(97-00) really skew his career stats..
Im not saying hes not a hall of famer,but just trying to prove the over-rated home run theory and hes the best example.He made the all-century team dont forget and if you cant find 2 1st baseman better than him you dont know baseball(plus you have to take away the stats he got after the voting for that,because he obviously didnt have them when the voting went on)