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Posted By: Bob

Jeff- I agree 100%. As long as Speaker and Cobb are in (as well as others who bet and tried to influence games) Rose deserves to be in the Hall as a player.
That's a different kettle of fish from this thread, though, so no more.
On Clemente, I saw both he and Aaron play. Clemente was a great player but Aaron, in the words of many of the best pitchers of that era, was the one guy they didn't want to come to the plate with men on base. I think Aaron has never gotten the recognition he was due, other than being labeled the all-time HR king.
On Aaron as the best of all time? In a word, no. Babe Ruth was the greatest player who ever put on a uniform. Maybe it is close between Babe and Willie and Ted and Roberto and Hank, but then you have to consider the fact Ruth was the best left handed pitcher in baseball while he was on the mound. It would be like trying to decide who was the greatest football player of all time and finding out not only was Jim Brown one of the greatest running backs, but he was also the greatest middle linebacker who ever lived.
Just my 2 cents.
tbob