Why is Jackie Robinson in the HOF?

[howard38]

Originally Posted by CMIZ5290

This might be the dumbest post I have ever read. Clemente? Really??

The post was a little vague so it depends on what he meant. Clemente certainly got into the hall of fame at least five years early for reasons unrelated to stats and Robinson likely got in earlier than he otherwise would have based on his stats alone. Also, more than any other players, questioning their place among the all-time greats really seems to piss a lot of people off. They both definitely belong in the HOF though.

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by howard38

The post was a little vague so it depends on what he meant. Clemente certainly got into the hall of fame at least five years early for reasons unrelated to stats and Robinson likely got in earlier than he otherwise would have based on his stats alone. Also, more than any other players, questioning their place among the all-time greats really seems to piss a lot of people off. They both definitely belong in the HOF though.

Possibly his post was. But how in the World can anyone question Clemente as a HOFer? He had 3,000 hits, and the best arm in baseball that I've ever seen....As a young kid in Atlanta, I saw him throw out Ralph Garr of the Braves who was arguably the fastest man in the game. The ball was hit to the warning track and Clemente caught the ball and threw a bullet that did not even bounce! The catcher caught the ball standing on the plate and tagged Garr out...Everybody in the stadium buzzed about that play for 30 minutes...Milo Hamilton said it was the best throw he had ever seen or ever will see....Oh, and by the way, his rookie card just keeps going thru the roof!

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by CMIZ5290

Possibly his post was. But how in the World can anyone question Clemente as a HOFer? He had 3,000 hits, and the best arm in baseball that I've ever seen....As a young kid in Atlanta, I saw him throw out Ralph Garr of the Braves who was arguably the fastest man in the game. The ball was hit to the warning track and Clemente caught the ball and threw a bullet that did not even bounce! The catcher caught the ball standing on the plate and tagged Garr out...Everybody in the stadium buzzed about that play for 30 minutes...Milo Hamilton said it was the best throw he had ever seen or ever will see....Oh, and by the way, his rookie card just keeps going thru the roof (if it's in a PSA holder)!