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Posted By: Steve Dawson

Do PCL players deserve to be in the HOF based on their PCL playing records? Any comments or opinions on that topic?



Fred,

I'm really not sure about that. That's kinda why I asked about a book on the PCL. I suppose an argument could be made for some players, but I'm afraid it would be a slippery slope that once one player is inducted, then calls would be made for more and more players to be inducted (sorta like it is now ). Let's just say that if it could be shown that a player had outstanding stats in the PCL way back when, and for whatever reason they never got the chance to move up to the "majors", then they should at least be considered for HOF induction.

I guess it just kinda hit me tonight when someone above mentioned that it's the "National" Baseball Hall of Fame, meaning "all" baseball in the country. It's like I've been arguing for some time about the "Pro" Football Hall of Fame meaning that it's "all" pro football, not just the NFL.

I know there would be all kinds of arguments about if so and so player in the PCL was really good, he would've been called up to the "majors". Like I said before though, were there any really great Hall of Fame caliber players in the PCL who could have made it in the "majors", but chose not to because they didn't want to play clear across the country since no major league teams were west of the Mississippi.


Steve