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Dave Snyder.......either should go in. Maybe in the "Hall of Better Than Average, Solid Ball Players" but not the Hall of Fame. There are literally people in the HOF that have double the numbers these guys do - hits, hr's, rbi, and the list goes on and on. Santo and Hodges were undeniably two fantastic ball players, but they were not among the GREATEST of all time. I disgaree with several people who have been voted in in recent years....and if the Mendoza line keeps dropping, pretty soon you'll see all the players on the fence get in, like:
Dwight Evans
Jim Rice
Alan Trammell
Lou Whitaker
Bill Buckner
Dale Murphy
Dave Parker
Bill Madlock
Carney Lansford
Willie McGee
Dave Kingman
If you'd be proud of a hall of fame that had all these guys in it, then throw Santo and Hodges in too.
I'd put Vada Pinson and Joe Torre in before all of them, and I'm a Red Sox fan!
-Dave