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Originally Posted by The Wolf
Chuck Tanner, his long-time manager, once said about Stargell's presence and leadership that "When you had Willie Stargell on your team, it was like having a diamond ring on your finger."
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His leadership was surely impressive (the late 70's Pirates were basically his teams, afterall) but I doubt the HOF voters were ignoring the 475 homeruns he hit during an often-injured career (had he played 150+ games a year during his prime I think there's little doubt he would have finished with 600 or more).
I'm glad someone brought Fred Lynn up, because he was every bit as good as Jim Rice was.
I really don't see how you can put Jim Rice in the hall of fame but not Dave Parker. Or Fred Lynn.
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-- Nolan Ryan's HoF Induction Speech
Last edited by Jason Moyer; 01-10-2008 at 11:30 AM.
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