What NY Yankee should be in the HOF?

[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.

[deadballfreaK]

BTW, I can't quote this as gospel, but I know a guy who was in Donny Ballgame's class in HS and he says Don was plagued by a couple of stupid bullies, but to his credit he didn't let it stop him.

[deadballfreaK]

Upon further review Nettles has a case, but he should have retired about three years earlier. Seems to be a bias against 3B. Santo finally made it after they waited for him to die. Ken Boyer should be in. Nettles was a defensive whiz and had some pop at the plate.

[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.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by 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.

I think the Yankee factor got Joe Gordon in. Does he really get in with the same puny stats playing for the Browns?

[packs]

Yes. He missed prime years due to the war and according to Baseball Reference he is the 16th best second baseman to ever play the game. He got elected over 30 years after his death. It's not like it was a Frankie Frisch situation.

[glchen]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I think the Yankee factor got Joe Gordon in. Does he really get in with the same puny stats playing for the Browns?

I still don't know how Joe Gordon won the AL MVP in 1942 over Ted Williams even though Williams won the Triple Crown, and basically led the league in practically all offensive categories that year.

[mattsey9]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I think the Yankee factor got Joe Gordon in. Does he really get in with the same puny stats playing for the Browns?

One of the big digs against Ron Santo was that he never made the playoffs. So it can work both ways.