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jay behrensCharacter really wasn't much of an issue back then. Basically, if you didn't get banned from the sport, then you got in on your abilities.
As for Mac being more than a one trick pony....PUHLEEZ!!! I watched him from the day he came up with As, having season tickets and living in the Bay Area at the time. He was an absolute butcher at 1B. About the only major leaguer I saw slower than him was Tim Wallach. I never saw Ernie Lombardi play, but he had a reputation as being the slowest player in the game. He had on freak year where he hit over .300. He is slower version, worse fielding version of Dave Kingman on steroids. Just imagine how many HRs Kingman could have hit if steroids were around in his day. He would have really lived up to his nickname King Kong.
So no, Mac doesn't belong in the HOF based on his stats. Everyone says that HOFers are supposed to be the best of the best. Mac wasn't, plain and simple. He was horrific in all categories except hitting HRs, which is incredibly overrated.
Jay
I love pinatas. You get to beat the crap of something and get rewarded with candy.