Posted By:
Chris CountsMark,
I would love to see Concepcion make it since I'm a Reds fan, but I believe he comes up short. I compared him to Pee Wee Reese and Phil Rizzuto. While Concepcion measures up favorably in many categories, his on base average was a measily .322, not even close to Reese (.366) and Rizzuto (.351). Trammell, on the other hand was a better hitter than any of the three and he was a good enough fielder to win four Gold Gloves. I consider Concepcion to be comparable to four other HOF shortstops, Bobby Wallace, Dave Bancroft, Travis Jackson and Rabbit Maranville, none of whom I believe was deserving of induction. Another shortstop who I believe is truly deserving is Cecil Travis, who I hope is still on the Veteran's Committee ballot ...