What NY Yankee should be in the HOF?

[Jlighter]

Originally Posted by T206Fan

Can Elston Howard get a little love for the hall?

12 time allstar
2 gold gloves
1 mvp
4 World series titles

Pretty sure it's 6 World Series.

His stats really don't help, but the historical context of being the first black Yankee gives him a big bump.

[Nashvol]

George Steinbrenner

[chris6net]

Originally Posted by Nashvol

George Steinbrenner

Is a criminal!

[Kenny Cole]

Originally Posted by chris6net

Is a criminal!

Yes he was.

[MVSNYC]

Sorry, but Randy Johnson and "Yankee" in the same sentence just never sounded right to me.

[Runscott]

I like Mattingly.

I also like Maris, realizing that he doesn't fit the HOF's 'career' requirements for number of HOF-caliber years, but I don't think Koufax did either, at least not any more than Mattingly did.

[Mark]

Billy Martin had a pretty impressive career, winning in Minnesota, Detroit, New York, and Oakland. The hall is OK without any of the other names I've read about here.

[drc]

If Mattingly coaches well.

For the record, I am the opposite of a Yankees fan. Though agree they've had a multitude of fine and admirable players.

[deadballfreaK]

I used to live half a mile from Don Mattingly's walled in mansion. Great player, nice guy, local star, but HOF? I don't think so, but a good managerial career and he will be there. I don't see any slighted Yankees. They already have enough advantages getting in.

[JimStinson]

Originally Posted by Mark

Billy Martin had a pretty impressive career, winning in Minnesota, Detroit, New York, and Oakland. The hall is OK without any of the other names I've read about here.

+1 , BILLY MARTIN ...best manager day in day out I ever saw. Made winning teams out of losing teams everywhere he went ! Not just NYC, Also should be in the Boxing Hall of Fame
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[packs]

Good players are good players. I don't buy the thinking that some players are only in the HOF because they played for the Yankees. You'd have to hold being on a good team against every HOFer if you're going to hold it against a Yankee.