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Posted By: Cat

Gil:

Maris' achievements were not exactly "one season." He won back-to-back MVPs in '60 and '61. Maris was a legitimate power hitter. His career was pretty much done by the age of 30 because of complications from diabetes. He is another one of those "what he could of been if not for..." stories. Kirby Puckett was elected into the HOF, in my belief because of what may have been if he had not had macular degeneration. He had zero MVP awards. His numbers, by themselves, don't appear to be HOF worthy. I don't have a problem with Kirby getting in because of his fate, but Maris deserves the same "circumstances" consideration.

He would get one of my votes...if I had one.