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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

Good points, Chris. Haines shouldn't be in the Hall; neither should Tiant. Boyer and Klu were popular players on teams which, at that time, lacked a superstar. They were both very talented, but to me they fall just short of having what it takes to get in. Munson and Hodges were great players on teams virtually loaded with star power. To me the confusion lies within the area of:

A) Have Hodges and Munson been repeatedly overlooked because their greatness was constantly overshadowed by the feats of their HOF teammates, or

B) Would they have been inducted already if their respective stars had the chance to shine on a second-rate club (but a good annual second or third-place contender)?

Personally, I'm not for Munson being inducted. And, after all of this discussion, a few of you are actually starting to change my perspective on Gil (which kind of hurts, after all the time I've spent fighting for his case!). Opinions can be changed, though, and most times for the greater good, so keep posting your educated thoughts on the subject as opposed to simply "playing favorites". This has been an interesting topic, and to me has evolved into much more admirable series of thoughts and fact-based opinions than these types of threads have in the past.